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Matthew Kierstead; George Georgiou; Cheryl Poth; Emily Mack – Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 2023
The purpose of this study was to explore the multifaceted leadership role an effective principal assumed in the deployment of evidence-based literacy practices in her school. We conducted a mixed methods case study integrating the lived experiences of 11 school staff (principal, learning support teacher, and classroom teachers) with the reading…
Descriptors: Principals, Administrator Role, Evidence Based Practice, Foreign Countries
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Anderson, Derek L.; Standerford, N. Suzanne – Issues in Teacher Education, 2012
A serendipitous moment, a passing conversation, led to this study. A university professor expressed concern that his second-grade son was "bored" with his weekly spelling lists, homework, and tests. A colleague of his, a former elementary teacher with 30 years experience and currently teaching field-based methods courses in this child's…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Educational Change, Change Strategies, Rural Schools
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Mackey, Bonnie; Pitcher, Sharon; Decman, John – Education, 2006
Although several studies provide insights regarding the impact of the elementary school principal upon the success of the school reading program and student reading achievement scores, there are few, if any, studies that link characteristics of principals with actual standardized test scores. In this study, field notes and observations, along with…
Descriptors: Grade 2, Reading Programs, Reading Achievement, Principals