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"This Is Fine": The Principal's Role in the Induction Experiences of a Gay, Novice, ELA Teacher
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Davis, Summer – Journal of School Leadership, 2023
While there have been numerous studies of teachers' lived experiences, the LGBTQ+- teaching community continues to be underrepresented within this literature (Mayo, 2008). More specifically, empirical evidence regarding LGBTQ+ preservice teachers' (PST) experiences and their induction is nearly all, but absent. This is of great importance to…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, LGBTQ People, Minority Group Teachers, Middle School Teachers
Actions and Attitudes Regarding Middle-Grade LGBTQ Students: Principals' Perspectives
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Boyland, Lori G.; Kirkeby, Kimberley M.; Boyland, Margaret I. – Journal of School Leadership, 2020
This study examined Indiana public middle school principals' perceptions of school conditions and stakeholders' attitudes regarding middle-grade lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ) students. Principals' responses revealed that inclusive school environments and caring faculty members were prominent factors in successfully…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Principals, Administrator Attitudes, Stakeholders
Champions: District Leaders Build Skills to Boost Educator Practice
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Psencik, Kay; Brown, Frederick; Cain, Laura; Coleman, Ramona; Cummings, C. Todd – Journal of Staff Development, 2014
Fort Wayne Community Schools continue to increase student learning and meet state and national standards and expectations annually based on several factors that have made a difference for educators within the system: district and principal leadership, learning teams, effective learning designs, and deep commitment to a culture of learning. Fort…
Descriptors: School Districts, Instructional Leadership, Faculty Development, Academic Achievement
Administering Educational Services for the Handicapped: Role Expectations and Perceptions.
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Robson, Donald L. – Planning and Changing, 1981
A survey of 228 Indiana elementary educators examined the administrative role behavior of service deliverers to handicapped students. Role perceptions of special education directors and principals were compared with the expectations of regular and special class teachers and superintendents. The study revealed considerable ambiguity and the…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Role, Disabilities, Elementary Education
Program Change and Administrative Roles in Indiana's School-to-Work Pilot Site High Schools.
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Beerman, Susan E.; Kowalski, Theodore J. – Contemporary Education, 1998
Examined the implementation of nine pilot school-to-work high schools, highlighting planning models, curricular changes, and effects of program implementation on principals' roles. Surveys and interviews with principals and site coordinators indicated that changes in curricula were visible and heavily encouraged by respondents. Without their…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Curriculum Development, Education Work Relationship, Educational Change
Teaching and Learning in the Critical Early Years: Preschool through Third Grade.
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Indiana State Dept. of Education, Indianapolis. – 2000
This guide is a compilation of stories from early childhood educators throughout the state of Indiana and selected articles from research and experts in the field to assist Indiana educators in designing effective curricula, instruction, and assessment for children from preschool through third grade. The focus of the guide is developmentally…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Classroom Environment, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Diversity (Student)