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Nickardo Salmon – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The purpose of this study is to investigate the lived experiences of department chairs who participated in leadership training to determine if it added value in preparing them to be effective in their role. More specifically, the study focused on department chairs who attended the Department Chair Workshop hosted by the Institute for Academic…
Descriptors: Leadership Training, Department Heads, Leadership Role, Workshops
John J. Sears – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Higher levels of student achievement are required to meet the needs of a changing workforce. The effect increases in education spending have on student learning gains among algebra students in Florida was unknown. Most research on per-pupil funding and student achievement is qualitative and measures opinions on the long-term effects of increased…
Descriptors: Algebra, Mathematics Instruction, Expenditure per Student, Mathematics Tests
Leiba, Alwyn – ProQuest LLC, 2016
Investigation of leadership styles and emotional intelligence (EI) factors have on job satisfaction could help address leadership issues within community college leadership teams. The purpose of this quantitative, nonexperimental study was to determine what effective leadership styles, in conjunction with level of EI, have in relation to job…
Descriptors: Leadership Styles, Emotional Intelligence, Job Satisfaction, Community Colleges
Keaveny, Stacy M. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Federal and state guidelines for school reform dominate the landscape of public education. Florida and its school districts, as a Race to the Top state, are in the process of fully implementing a value-added model of teacher evaluation. Effective school leaders are calling upon the theoretical framework of transformational, visionary and…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Public Education, Instructional Leadership, Value Added Models
Harte-Weiner, Philene – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The quantitative study contained herein was conducted to determine if there is a relationship between antibias education (ABE) and student performance on state standardized tests in a South Florida school district. In many districts, raising test scores has become priority with some schools even changing their curriculum so that teachers teach…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Academic Achievement, School Districts, Comparative Analysis
Jones, Faye R. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
This exploratory study of department chairs, deans, and faculty at extensive research public universities in Florida resulted in the identification of 85 future competencies of department chairs using a human resources perspective. Results include a discussion of the top 20 most important competencies and the top 20 competencies anticipated to be…
Descriptors: Identification, Human Resources, Leadership, Competence