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Aldarelli, Edward – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The demands of high-stakes testing, tenure reform, and teacher accountability have dominated the landscape of education for almost two decades. The expectations placed on public schools require leadership that supports and motivates teachers to perform at extremely high levels. Public schools therefore must fill their institutions with principals…
Descriptors: Transformational Leadership, Leadership Styles, Public Schools, Principals
Hargis, Connie Ann – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The purpose of this qualitative, descriptive case study was to explore how principals, teachers, and instructional specialists (in small rural communities) perceive the influence of principal leadership style on teacher capacity, motivation, and setting, and the subsequent influence on student achievement in northern Arizona. The study sample was…
Descriptors: Principals, Leadership Styles, Academic Achievement, Semi Structured Interviews
Brander, Bryan Patrick – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between principal leadership styles and the academic achievement of students with disabilities. Participants were North Carolina elementary and middle school principals and teachers. The researcher examined what leadership styles (transformational, transactional, or passive-avoidant) are…
Descriptors: Principals, Leadership Styles, Questionnaires, Correlation
Ergle, Barbara – ProQuest LLC, 2012
School leaders face high expectations from society for leadership effectiveness. While it is commonly accepted that leadership practices contribute to school excellence, specific behaviors of effective elementary principals in the local context were not well understood. The purpose of this mixed methods study was to investigate self-reported…
Descriptors: Transformational Leadership, Principals, Elementary Schools, Mixed Methods Research