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Enomoto, Ernestine K.; Conley, Sharon – International Journal of Educational Leadership and Management, 2014
The purpose of this paper is to explore how accreditation processes aided a school principal in making reform happen. Using routinized action theory (Feldman, 2000), we examined how the routines in school accreditation were used to transform what had been a demoralized, low performing middle school. This theoretical lens is important as it…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Educational Change, Principals, Educational Administration
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Kelly, Angela M.; Gningue, Serigne M.; Qian, Gaoyin – Education and Urban Society, 2015
This study explored the challenges facing 1st-year alternatively certified teachers of mathematics and science in urban middle schools. Four teachers, participants in a National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded Robert Noyce Scholarship Program, were followed from preservice training through their 1st year of teaching, having taken part in…
Descriptors: Middle School Teachers, Beginning Teachers, Urban Schools, Mathematics Teachers
Kryder, Theodore D. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The purpose of this study was to investigate forgiveness as a leadership trait. The methodology for this quantitative and qualitative study consisted of electronic surveys and in-depth interviews with elementary and middle school principals. This research explored the effects of revenge and avoidance on school leadership and the possible positive…
Descriptors: Instructional Leadership, Principals, Interviews, Mail Surveys