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Vincent K. Resto – ProQuest LLC, 2020
The success of school communities and their stakeholders is determined by the leadership at the helm of the organization, as the arc of decision-making lies within their hands. Therefore, an analysis of principals' decision-making processes and their potential impact is of great significance. In the realm of decision-making, "systems thinking…
Descriptors: Principals, Systems Approach, Elementary Schools, Middle Schools
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Julia H. Kaufman; Lauren Covelli; Pierrce Holmes – RAND Corporation, 2024
Researchers use data from the RAND American Mathematics Educator Study surveys of public school principals and teachers to investigate three school structures--referred to as "school opportunity structures" throughout this report--that may affect kindergarten through 8th grade (K-8) students' mathematics learning. These structures are…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Elementary Schools, Middle Schools, Track System (Education)
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Rivera-McCutchen, Rosa L. – Journal of School Leadership, 2014
The current study builds on earlier leader succession research, focusing on a school where the "insider"--who was believed to be strong before being hired as the formal school leader--drew sharp criticism after assuming the principalship. Interviews with staff members who worked with the insider leader in her role as teacher and…
Descriptors: Principals, Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Role, Attitude Change