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Community Involvement and Relations of School District Superintendents in Kentucky
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Sherif, Victoria; Rous, Beth; Bjork, Lars G. – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2018
The study described in this paper elevates the role of community and educational stakeholders in building purposeful and meaningful relations with school district superintendents in the state of Kentucky. The purpose of this survey-based research is to explore superintendents' experiences with various educational stakeholders including school…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Community Relations, School Districts, Superintendents
Secondary School Principal Perceptions of Multi-Optional Response Programs as a School Safety Measure
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Burton, Brett A. – Leadership and Research in Education, 2020
The phenomenological research investigates the perceptions of principals on the use of multi-option response plans before, during, and after active shooter drills. The study discovers three central themes from eight Secondary principals. Active shooter drills in public schools are mandated by state legislation and create school culture challenges…
Descriptors: Principals, Administrator Attitudes, School Safety, Emergency Programs
A Qualitative Ethnographic Portrait of Women's Studies
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Rosser, Julee L. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
In this research study, I sought to understand and describe the Women's and Gender Studies (WGS) Program at Berea College by exploring it through the experiences of students, faculty, administrators, and alumnae. I designed and implemented a feminist organizational ethnography. Organizational ethnography is a naturalistic, qualitative research…
Descriptors: Womens Studies, Ethnography, Qualitative Research, Feminism
Implementation and Outcomes of the Appalachian Renaissance Initiative in Eastern Kentucky Schools
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Phillips, Andrea; Kaufman, Julia H.; Pane, John F.; Lee, Emma; Bogart, Andy – RAND Corporation, 2019
This report presents findings from RAND's evaluation of the Appalachian Renaissance Initiative (ARI) in 17 districts totaling 99 kindergarten-12th grade schools within the Kentucky Valley Educational Cooperative (KVEC). The initiative took place from the 2014-2015 through 2017-2018 academic years. The evaluation examined various aspects of ARI…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Program Implementation, Program Effectiveness, Academic Achievement
A Comparison Study of the Perceived Effectiveness of College and University Presidents in Kentucky
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Tribble, Stephen A. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This study advanced the research by Michael, Schwartz, and Balraj (2001) and McGoey (2005), which examined how trustees and other internal key stakeholders (respectively) from institutions of higher education in the state of Ohio perceived indicators of presidential effectiveness. The primary purpose of this study was to examine the perceived…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, College Presidents, Administrator Effectiveness, Administrator Attitudes
Building District Capacity for System-Wide Instructional Improvement in Jefferson County Public Schools. Working Paper. GE Foundation "Developing Futures"™ in Education Evaluation Series
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Darfler, Anne; Riggan, Matt – Consortium for Policy Research in Education, 2013
This report summarizes findings from one component of the Consortium for Policy Research in Education's (CPRE) evaluation of the General Electric Foundation's (GEF) "Developing Futures"™ in Education program in Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS). As described in the CPRE proposal and research design, the purpose was to closely…
Descriptors: Capacity Building, School Districts, Faculty Development, Futures (of Society)