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Trena Brown Warren – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Statement of Purpose and Method of Study: This quantitative study aimed to investigate the influence of principal preparation on the leadership behaviors of elementary school principals who supervise, support, and evaluate prekindergarten teachers in Mississippi public schools. Specifically, the researcher sought to determine if statistically…
Descriptors: Instructional Leadership, Administrator Behavior, Preschool Teachers, Administrator Education
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Jordan Shurr; Emily C. Bouck; Meaghan McCollow – Exceptionality, 2024
While often understated, the role of teachers of students with extensive support needs (ESN) requires many activities associated with the concept of teacher leadership. Administrators play a key role in supporting teachers as they perform these essential leadership-oriented activities. In this study, researchers surveyed the engagement and…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Teacher Leadership, Teacher Role, Students with Disabilities
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Belenkuyu, Cüneyt; Dulay, Sabiha; Aypay, Ahmet – Educational Administration: Theory & Practice, 2020
This study aims to reveal what the principals' experience of being a principal means to them. Phenomenological research design was used in the study. The study group of the research selected by the maximum diversity sampling consists of 37 principals. The findings of the study show that the most time-consuming tasks of school principals are…
Descriptors: Principals, School Administration, Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Responsibility
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Kekesi, Divine Koku; Donkor, Simon Kormla; Torkonyo, Moses – Education Quarterly Reviews, 2019
The study investigated the perception of early childhood educators on the use of play as a teaching technique in the Afadjato South District. The study was a cross-sectional descriptive design using concurrent triangulation mixed method approach. A sample of 120 participants was used comprising100 kindergarten teachers, 10 basic school heads and…
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Positive Attitudes, Teaching Methods
Brown, Kirsty Clarke; Squires, Jim; Connors-Tadros, Lori; Horowitz, Michelle – Center on Enhancing Early Learning Outcomes, 2014
The Center on Enhancing Early Learning Outcomes (CEELO) was asked to review current information on how states are preparing principals to supervise and support early childhood teachers in schools and districts. This document summarizes what is known about principal licensing requirements and professional development in early childhood pedagogy and…
Descriptors: Principals, Administrator Qualifications, Certification, Administrator Education
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Shue, Pamela L.; Shore, Rebecca A.; Lambert, Richard G. – Leadership and Policy in Schools, 2012
This article presents the results of a statewide survey that examined the perceptions and needs of elementary school principals in North Carolina who have prekindergarten classrooms on their campus. The survey examined principals' knowledge about early childhood education and their attitudes towards prekindergarten. Results suggest that few…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Elementary Schools, Principals, State Surveys
Alberta Education, 2013
The education of students is fundamental to shaping a preferred provincial, national and global future. It is also essential in maintaining Alberta's standard of living and ensuring its global competitiveness. The education system must simultaneously prepare the citizens of tomorrow while equipping the students with the knowledge and skills they…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Planning, Educational Legislation, Parents