The purpose of this qualitative study was to effectively analyse connections between the needs of students diagnosed with ASD and accommodations made in the regular public school classrooms in New Providence, The Bahamas in addressing those needs. Furthermore, the purpose included determining whether the necessary training is provided for regular…

The purpose of this research was to survey selected Eastern Kentucky Principals (Elementary, Middle, and High School) to collect data about stress in public schools. A stress survey (Appendix C) was sent to randomly selected elementary, middle, and high school principals located in the Eastern Kentucky region serviced by Morehead State University…

This case study describes a time period of 6 years in the history of a school, a period marked by crisis recovery and organizational response to a mandated large-scale reform. Despite its challenges, when speaking of this period a number of the staff reflected on it as a kind of magical moment in time. Twenty years later, I began to wonder what…

The purpose of this study was to ascertain whether elementary school principals were as knowledgeable about reading instruction as classroom teachers; whether classroom teachers viewed their principals as a main source of assistance in reading instruction; and whether professional courses, experience, preference for teaching reading, and…

This study proposed that differential feedback affects change in principals' behavior as perceived by teachers. The population for the study consisted of 189 elementary schools of the Cleveland Catholic School System from which was drawn a sample of 40 schools. In addition to the general question posed, three more specific questions were asked:…

A study conducted in the winter of 1973 attempted to investigate how elementary school principals in innovative schools perceive their roles compared to the role perceptions of principals in more traditional school settings. Thirty-two schools were designated as innovative by a panel of four elementary school principals. It was assumed that the…

The purpose of this study was to determine whether or not the elementary school principal has an impact on the outcomes of schooling manifested by students and, if so, to determine the nature of the role of the principal in influencing cognitive and affective outcomes manifested by students. The three sets of principal-related variables used were…

The purpose of this study was to identify potential sources of school-community conflict in black and Puerto Rican communities by examining the perceptions of Education Coordinators in Community Action Agencies and Principals in New York City elementary schools concerning community involvement in the school, curriculum in the school and…