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Direct linkEllerbrock, Cheryl R.; Denmon, Jennifer; Owens, Ruchelle; Lindstrom, Krista – Middle Grades Research Journal, 2015
This yearlong qualitative multisite case study investigated ways middle and high school transition supports foster a developmentally responsive transition for students. A total of 23 participants engaged in this study, including 4 students, 4 middle school teachers, 13 high school teachers, 1 middle school principal, and 1 high school principal.…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Middle School Students, Qualitative Research
Download full textResearch for Action, 2010
Philadelphia made early investments in reforms designed to address the challenges of large neighborhood high schools, including supports for the critical ninth grade transition year. Well over a decade later, our research shows that freshman year interventions are frequently not implemented in ways that maximize their effectiveness. This policy…
Descriptors: Neighborhoods, High Schools, At Risk Students, Grade 9
Peer reviewedHetlinger, John S. – NASSP Bulletin, 1986
Outlines areas for principals to cover in developing new teacher orientation programs. These include overview of the school and community, policies and procedures, benefits, compensation, and physical facilities. (MD)
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Faculty Handbooks, Principals
Wade, John – Executive Educator, 1986
To ease students' transition to junior high school, Edwards Junior High School (South Carolina) devised a special orientation program for sixth graders at three elementary schools. The program features a principal's visit and slide show, band concerts, school visits, a special orientation day, a first-day assembly, tours, counseling, and an…
Descriptors: Assembly Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Junior High Schools, Parent School Relationship
Detroit Public Schools, MI.
The questions in this interview guide pertain to the Detroit Public Schools Uniform Code of Student Conduct and City Wide Attendance Regulations. They are directed to school principals and assistant principals. The questions help to determine if the Uniform Code and Attendance Regulations were disseminated, if orientations were carried out, and…
Descriptors: Assistant Principals, Attendance, Behavior Problems, Compliance (Legal)
CROFT, DON B.; HALPIN, ANDREW W. – 1962
A COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONNAIRE WAS DEVELOPED, ANALYZED, AND TESTED TO BE USED FOR PORTRAYING THE "ORGANIZATIONAL CLIMATE" OF AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. IT WAS STATED FIGURATIVELY THAT PERSONALITY IS TO THE INDIVIDUAL AS "CLIMATE" IS TO THE ORGANIZATION. OVER 70 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS WERE CHOSEN FROM VARIOUS REGIONS OF THE UNITED STATES…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Elementary Schools, Faculty Evaluation, Group Structure
Kowalski, Joan P. Sullivan – 1977
This report on new teacher orientation programs contains the results of the Educational Research Service's survey of 1,261 school districts of various sizes throughout the nation. The survey uncovered many differences in how school districts go about initiating new teachers to their duties. Some districts begin the orientation program when the…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Literature Reviews, National Surveys, Orientation Materials
Harvey, Michael J. – 1991
Recognition of the school as a cultural phenomenon has implications for the way in which the new principal enters a fully operational school, defines a role, and attempts to exercise influence. This paper outlines a three-part general strategy whereby the new principal can become a participant in the ongoing negotiation of the school culture.…
Descriptors: Administrator Effectiveness, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Cultural Context
Gantt, Walter N. – 1973
This handbook is written for the principal of an inner-city school in the belief that the principal who respects the people with whom he works, who encourages them in planning to achieve mutually agreed-upon goals, who trusts them with real responsibility, and who supports their efforts has a greater chance of being an affective school…
Descriptors: Administrative Change, Administrative Principles, Administrative Problems, Administrator Guides
Currie, John R. – 1990
The principal of a newly opened elementary school implemented a practicum study designed to unify faculty, parents, staff, and children; add direction to the program; develop a sense of purpose; and increase participation. It was expected that a vision statement would be developed in the school's first year of operation, and that parents and staff…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Cultural Influences, Educational Environment, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedMayfield, Margie I. – Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 1983
Questionnaires examined perceptions of Victoria parents (178); principals (36); K,1,3,4 teachers (186) about children's orientation to kindergarten and K-1 and 3-4 transitions. Results cover initial adjustment to school, orientation programs, difficulty making transitions, reasons for difficulty, K-1 transition classes, shortened kindergarten days…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries
National Association for Foreign Student Affairs, Washington, DC. – 1985
A secondary school principals' reference guide provides information on key issues concerning foreign students in the United States both in organized exchange programs and under sponsorship of relatives and friends. The topics discussed include: elements in promoting successful youth exchange programs; admissions and academic placement (initial…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Admission (School), Federal Regulation, Foreign Countries
Wright, Grace S.; Greer, Edith S. – Office of Education, US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1963
Junior and junior-senior high schools enroll a large proportion of our early adolescent population. The programs they provide, the services they offer, their administrative practices, and the character of their staffs have far-reaching effects. These programs, services, practices, and staff characteristics constitute the scope of the present…
Descriptors: Educational History, National Surveys, Questionnaires, Junior High Schools
