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Armstrong, Denise E. – Teachers College Record, 2010
Background/Context: Over four decades ago, Arnold van Gennep used the term rites of passage to describe the ceremonial and ritualistic behaviors that marked the passage between social roles. Although the transition from teaching to administration is not as clearly delineated as passages in traditional societies, it is also characterized by…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Socialization, Ceremonies, Leadership
Coleman, Marianne; Campbell-Stephens, Rosemary – School Leadership & Management, 2010
The article is based on data from in-depth interviews with 13 deputy or assistant head teachers who had taken part in "Investing in Diversity", a leadership course, unusual in that it is designed for Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) aspirant school leaders. This course is at present only offered in London and Leeds, but it is intended to…
Descriptors: Leadership Training, Leadership, Interviews, Assistant Principals
Vidrine, Brent – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of the study was to investigate participation rates of minorities and economically disadvantaged students in Advanced Placement programs in selected high schools in Northeast Louisiana. Advanced Placement programs in high schools generally promote higher level education courses. The focus of the investigation was perceptions held by…
Descriptors: Minority Group Students, Economically Disadvantaged, Advanced Placement Programs, High School Students
White, Margaret – British Columbia Teachers' Federation, 2009
This research report examines changes in FTE teachers, FTE administrators, and teacher-administrator ratios, drawing on two data sources over two time periods. The Ministry of Education collects statistics about administrators from two different data sources. Teacher Statistics, an annual report published by the ministry uses data collected in…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Administrators, Full Time Equivalency, Teachers

Cox, Edward P. – ERS Spectrum, 2009
Transformational change in today's schools will require leaders with strong intrapersonal and interpersonal skills. A recent assessment program in South Carolina focused attention on the identification of the emotional intelligence of aspiring and newly appointed principals. A battery of personality and leadership assessments was used to develop…
Descriptors: Emotional Intelligence, Principals, Leadership Qualities, Interpersonal Competence
Robinson, Joanne; Horan, Lori; Nanavati, Mary – Adult Learning, 2009
Mentoring is a highly recognized and accepted strategy for attracting, developing, and sustaining leaders across the education sector and beyond. It helps accelerate learning, reduce isolation, and increase the confidence and skill of newly appointed school leaders. It can also be a powerful learning and growth opportunity for the experienced…
Descriptors: Mentors, Adult Learning, Foreign Countries, Skill Development
Taylor, Kelley R. – Principal Leadership, 2009
This article discusses a recent case decided by the U.S. Supreme Court which highlights the importance of having specific suspicions of misbehavior before conducting a strip search. The case involves an eighth-grade female student who was being strip-searched by a middle school assistant principal, a school nurse, and an administrative assistant…
Descriptors: Assistant Principals, School Nurses, Search and Seizure, School Districts
Kolosey, Connie – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The purpose of this study was to discover, document, and describe the salient actions, events, beliefs, attitudes, social structures and processes related to professional learning conversations from the perspective of nine assistant principals (APs). The participants were elementary, middle and high school APs, three at each level. Using a…
Descriptors: Assistant Principals, Inservice Teacher Education, Trust (Psychology), Self Efficacy
McLester, Susan – District Administration, 2011
The Obama administration has grand hopes for turning around the nation's lowest-performing schools, in part by allocating $3.5 billion for School Improvement Grants. Unfortunately, there simply aren't enough qualified principals to replace those mandated to be fired under two of the four school improvement models that the federal government says…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Low Achievement, Federal Government, Educational Improvement
Wyatt, Ronald W. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Research in education, criminology, and sociology has long suggested that there is a strong, reciprocal connection between students' behaviors in school and their academic achievement. Student misbehavior in schools has also been described as a serious problem by the public as well as school practitioners. Traditionally, assistant principals are…
Descriptors: Assistant Principals, Behavior Problems, Student Behavior, Discipline
Provost, John; Boscardin, Mary Lynn; Wells, Craig – Journal of School Leadership, 2010
Perspectives of principal leadership behavior contribute to how principals and other school leaders understand the role of the principal in an era of significant educational reforms. A Q methodology was used with 30 principals, assistant principals, and other educational administrators working in a variety of roles and different types of districts…
Descriptors: Assistant Principals, Q Methodology, Educational Change, Data Analysis
Carroll, Kay – Teaching English with Technology, 2012
Global and digital connectivity transform Australian classrooms by creating rich environments for inquiry learning. Developing inquiry learning in this Information Communication Technology (ICT) context is an Australian educational goal. Recently the Australian Curriculum reform and the Digital Education Revolution has become a catalyst for…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, National Curriculum, Elementary School Teachers, Secondary School Teachers
Asip, Michael Patrick – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this study was to conduct a formative program evaluation of a school district's multisensory reading initiative. The mixed methods study involved semi-structured interviews, online survey, focus groups, document review, and analysis of extant special education student reading achievement data. Participants included elementary…
Descriptors: Reading Programs, Program Evaluation, Formative Evaluation, School Districts
Vorapanya, Sermsap; Dunlap, Diane – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2014
In 2008, Thailand passed legislation on the educational provisions for students with disabilities to mandate the implementation of inclusive education. This article provides a historical overview of special education in Thailand and the emergence of inclusive education as it moves from policy to practice. To further identify the challenges faced…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Inclusion, Educational Practices, Performance Factors
Castillo, Criselda I. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The purpose of the study was to collect data to determine if assistant principal experience predicts student achievement as measured by the outcome measures of (1) school overall accountability rating, (2) Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) reading/English language arts score, (3) TAKS mathematics score, and (4) campus attendance rate…
Descriptors: Assistant Principals, Language Arts, Academic Achievement, Accountability