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What's Happening in Our English-Medium Primary Schools: Findings from the NZCER National Survey 2019
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Wylie, Cathy; MacDonald, Jo – New Zealand Council for Educational Research, 2020
Every 3 years the New Zealand Council for Educational Research (NZCER) surveys principals, teachers, trustees, and parents at a random sample of English-medium primary schools to provide a national picture of what is happening in teaching and learning. This allows comparisons and tracking of how things change over time. This report presents many…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Language of Instruction, Elementary Schools, Well Being
The Professional Learning Community in Special Education Schools: The Principal's Role
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Schechter, Chen; Feldman, Niv – Educational Research and Reviews, 2013
The concept of a professional learning community is characterized by the networks of learning processes which exist among its members, where teachers continuously deliberate with one another on how to solve problems that relate to teaching and learning. Interestingly, whereas a growing number of studies have focused on how to promote collective…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Principals, Administrator Role, Special Education
Do Principal Preparation Programs Influence Student Achievement through the Building of Teacher-Team Qualifications by the Principal? An Exploratory Analysis
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Fuller, Ed; Young, Michelle; Baker, Bruce D. – Educational Administration Quarterly, 2011
Purpose: The primary purpose of this study is to explore how the characteristics of the principal preparation programs of newly hired elementary school principals might influence school achievement through the development of well-qualified teams of teachers by the school. Of primary interest is whether elementary school principals from preparation…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Least Squares Statistics, Principals, Elementary Education
Leading Praxis: Exploring Educational Leadership through the Lens of Practice Architectures
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Wilkinson, Jane; Olin, Anette; Lund, Torbjorn; Ahlberg, Ann; Nyvaller, Monica – Pedagogy, Culture and Society, 2010
In this article we investigate educational leadership as a site of practice, utilising the notion of "practice architectures" as our lens. The latter shifts Etienne Wenger's more individualising notion of 'learning architectures' to a broader study of the systems and organisations that prefigure educational practices and potentially,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Practices, Instructional Leadership, Principals
On the Road: In Search of Excellence in Middle Level Education.
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Peterson, David W. – 2001
Using the recommendations in "Turning Points 2000" as a point for comparison, this study examined how middle level instruction was being implemented in over 50 middle schools in 10 states, focusing on the balance between equity and excellence. Middle schools participating in the study were located mainly in suburbs of Minneapolis and St.…
Descriptors: Educational Administration, Educational Quality, Equal Education, Excellence in Education
The Evolution of Middle Schools.
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George, Paul S. – Educational Leadership, 2001
Over the past 30 years, Florida's 500 middle schools have become more sizeable, racially segregated, and security conscious. Other features include interdisciplinary team organization, warring curricula, block schedules, integrated technology, inclusion, ability grouping, corporate practices, and female and minority principals committed to…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Academic Standards, Advertising, Block Scheduling