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Zheng, Yunzheng; Gao, Xingyuan; Shen, Jianping; Johnson, Megan Russell; Y. Krenn, Huilan – NASSP Bulletin, 2023
On-time high school graduation is an important topic in educational research, policy, and practice. However, no comprehensive meta-analyses had been conducted on this topic. The current meta-analysis reviewed 47 articles published from 1985 to April 2022 and aggregated the effect in four dimensions: student background, family support, school…
Descriptors: Graduation Rate, High School Students, Student Characteristics, Educational Environment
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Portin, Bradley S.; Shen, Jianping; Williams, Richard C. – NASSP Bulletin, 1998
Legislators, school boards, and district administrators proposing more changes affecting schools and the principal's role should realize that many principals have little capacity to assume additional duties. Time constraints and external priorities are converting principals from instructional leaders to managers, while increasing their role's…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Educational Change, Effective Schools Research, Elementary Secondary Education
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Shen, Jianping; Cooley, Van – NASSP Bulletin, 1999
A survey of educational-administration students revealed 10 factors influencing teachers' reluctance to move into administration: nature of work responsibilities, working conditions, emotional aspects, district location, superintendent reputation, effects on home life, quality of community life, community support, salary/responsibility issues, and…
Descriptors: Administrative Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Graduate Students, Higher Education