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Jeffery Shawn Russell – ProQuest LLC, 2021
This study examined the relationship between Situational Leadership Theory and empathy as practiced by elementary school teachers in western Kentucky. Teachers from five public school districts in west Kentucky were surveyed to determine their affinity to Situational Leadership Theory and empathy with the added component of helping father-absent…
Descriptors: Males, Grade 4, Grade 5, Fatherless Family
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Muñoz, Marco A.; Scoskie, Julie R.; French, Diana L. – Educational Assessment, Evaluation and Accountability, 2013
Given the international need to improve student learning, there is nothing more important than classroom teachers. Obtaining a deeper understanding of effective classrooms is a priority if educational reform efforts are to succeed in any educational system around the world. In the last decade, educational researchers have expanded the knowledge…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Teacher Attitudes, Reading Achievement, Urban Teaching
Alliance for Excellent Education, 2010
"Straight A's: Public Education Policy and Progress" is a biweekly newsletter that focuses on education news and events both in Washington, DC and around the country. The following articles are included in this issue: (1) "Nation's Report Card": Reading Scores Flat for Fourth Graders; Eighth Graders Improve by One Point; (2)…
Descriptors: Public Education, Reading Achievement, Scores, Grade 4
Cortez, Suzanne E. – 1994
In order to examine trends in educational reform in Kentucky, two studies of student portfolio evaluations as perceived by Kentucky teachers were described and compared. Under the Kentucky Educational Reform Act, student portfolios can serve as a basis for official evaluation of school performance. The first study, conducted in the fall and spring…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Trends, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Teachers