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Jones, Shawn Cecil – Online Submission, 2017
Classroom size, curriculum, and student attendance are all important factors that affect student outcomes, but these factors cannot compare to the classroom teacher's influence on student academic performance. Unfortunately, highly qualified teachers are not equally effective in different school settings. Findings associated with highly effective…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Urban Schools, Suburban Schools, Teacher Characteristics
Johnson, Clarence; Kritsonis, William Allan – Online Submission, 2007
This article addresses several key ongoing issues in a large urban school district. Literature focuses on what make a large urban school district effective in Human Resource Management. The effectiveness is addressed through recruitment and retention practices. A comparison of the school district with current research is the main approach to the…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, School Districts, Human Resources, Urban Schools
Taymans, Juliana M.; Tindle, Kate P.; Freund, Maxine B.; Ortiz, Deanna M.; Harris, Lindsay A. – Online Submission, 2006
Accountability in many and varied forms is being required of teacher preparation programs. Weiner (2000) explores the dichotomy of the belief that meaningful learning needs to be situated versus policy that demands educational outcomes be standardized. This contradiction demands urgent analysis as we look for appropriate measures of accountability…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Outcomes of Education, Urban Schools, Poverty