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Hanks, Jeffrey Mark – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this study was to model, through structural equation modeling techniques, the relationships among superintendent practices of collaborative goal-setting, establishment of nonnegotiable goals for achievement and instruction, board alignment with and support of district goals, monitoring goals for achievement and instruction, use of…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Academic Achievement, Factor Structure, Factor Analysis
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Harris, Helen Wilson; Zipperlen, Marlene – Administrative Issues Journal: Education, Practice, and Research, 2011
Evidence-based practice and evidence-informed practice are not just buzzwords in education. It is essential that administrators encourage both the development and the application of new knowledge in the field. This study of 1755 elementary age children in Central Texas indicates a positive association between the experience of childhood loss and…
Descriptors: Best Practices, Elementary School Students, Correlation, Grief
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Jones, Kim; Howley, Aimee – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2009
Using data from a survey of superintendents in four states, this study explored how contextual factors and the real and perceived stringency of accountability measures influence the attention superintendents pay to the different roles comprising their work. A major concern was the extent to which stringent accountability was associated with…
Descriptors: Instructional Leadership, Superintendents, Accountability, Predictor Variables
Ogundokun, Olubunmi K. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This study analyzes the relationship between school management strategies and student's academic achievement, while controlling for factors such as the school principals' age, gender, experience, as well as school size and location, Student's Social Economics Status (SES), English as a Second Language learner's population (ESL), Special Education…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Correlation, Governance, School Size
Gibson, Greg – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between resource allocation practices in specific categorical functions and student performance in reading and math. This study utilized quantitative research methods to study the effects of spending and performance over four years of analysis. Quantitative data was acquired utilizing…
Descriptors: Statistical Analysis, Resource Allocation, Research Methodology, Poverty
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Sriram, Rishi; Scales, T. Laine; Oster, Meghan – About Campus, 2011
Perhaps a decade ago, accreditation agencies might have been satisfied with a list of student learning outcomes and some evidence that students achieved them. More and more, accreditors request evidence of "improvement". It is not enough to merely demonstrate that what one is doing works reasonably well; one must also show that he or she…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Curriculum Development, Program Improvement, Program Effectiveness
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Kelly, J. Terence – New Directions for Community Colleges, 2011
This chapter offers time-tested advice for new presidents, including how to build and maintain strong relationships with trustees, how to address the persistent concerns of student success and remediation, and how to access the college's economic condition as well as how to oversee and maintain strong funding channels.
Descriptors: Community Colleges, College Presidents, Board Administrator Relationship, Interprofessional Relationship
Black, Frederick J., Jr. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This qualitative case study examined the inclusion program of students receiving special education services in a general education mathematics classroom at an exemplary middle school in the southern region of Texas. This study sought to identify the best practices of a highly effective middle school mathematics inclusion program. This study…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Mathematics Instruction, Middle School Students, Middle School Teachers
Kingston, Mary – Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, 2011
House Education and Labor Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities unanimously expressed concern for the growing trend in cyberbullying during a hearing last June 24. The event, which featured National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) board member Barbara-Jane Paris and other witnesses, including TV personality Dr. Phil…
Descriptors: Bullying, Safety, Cooperation, Federal Government
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Ellis, Martha – Community College Journal, 2008
Conferences, publications, media, and state mandates provide a plethora of information about community colleges "going green." Indeed, many community college presidents have signed the American College & University Presidents Climate Commitment, a pledge to reduce the carbon footprints of their institutions. But the task is not easy.…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, College Presidents, Sustainable Development, Administrator Role
Vine, Kim L. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The purpose of this study was to investigate public school administrators' perceptions of their level of ethics with respect to the amount of turbulence perceived on campus. In addition, ethical decision making processes and ethics training, based on the recommendations of the participants in the study was investigated. Survey research was used to…
Descriptors: Social Support Groups, Public Schools, Role Models, Decision Making
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Bell, Reginald L. – Business Communication Quarterly, 2007
This article presents an interview with Ray Gonzalez, a risk consultant at Deloitte & Touche LLP, in Houston, Texas, about the financial reporting responsibilities of top, middle, and frontline managers in large and medium-size firms. This interview spotlights the necessity for timely and accurate reporting of financial information relating to…
Descriptors: Interviews, Administrator Role, Risk, Consultants
Hubbard, Catana C. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The purpose of this study was to examine the self-efficacy of special education directors serving in public schools in the state of Texas. Within the review of literature the following key components were identified: special education administration, self-efficacy--theoretical perspective and self-efficacy and outcomes-based research. A…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Measures (Individuals), Statistical Analysis, Special Education
Shead, Lisa M. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This study examined the relationship between principals' leadership styles and teachers' job satisfaction. A demographic survey, the School-Level Environment Questionnaire (Fisher and Fraser, 1990), and the Job Descriptive Index (Smith, et, al. 1969) were administered to 232 teachers representing the San Antonio Independent School District. The…
Descriptors: Job Satisfaction, Leadership Styles, Secondary School Teachers, Educational Environment
LaFee, Scott – School Administrator, 2007
On the morning of Dec. 12, 2006, hundreds of federal agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement descended upon six Swift and Co. meat-packing plants in Texas, Colorado, Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota and Utah affecting communities. These federal crackdowns on illegal immigrants reverberate in schools too, forcing superintendents to confront some…
Descriptors: Childrens Rights, Immigration, Immigrants, Superintendents
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