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Martin, Florence; Parker, Michele; Allred, Beth – Electronic Journal of e-Learning, 2013
This is a case study of faculty adoption and use of Horizon Wimba Virtual Classroom in online courses at a Southeastern University in the United States. The purpose of this case study was to explore faculty adoption and use of Horizon Wimba in their online courses. This inquiry is based on Yen et al. (2010) adoption factors (organizational,…
Descriptors: Virtual Classrooms, Case Studies, Synchronous Communication, Adoption (Ideas)
Umphrey, Jan; Carnahan, Cathy – Principal Leadership, 2011
This article presents an interview with Cathy Carnahan, the 2011 MetLife/NASSP National Middle Level Principal of the Year. Carnahan makes adult learning a priority to support student achievement at Duniway Middle School in McMinnville, Oregon. She describes her school as a community of learners that is a safe setting for teachers to lead and…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Interviews, Principals, Communities of Practice
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Scribner, Samantha M. Paredes; Crow, Gary M.; Lopez, Gerardo R.; Murtadha, Khaula – Journal of School Leadership, 2011
The notion of "success" is narrowly defined and appropriated within an educational context. Typically limited to objective measures of organizational productivity, effectiveness, and efficiency, "successful" principal practices, we argue, engender action and attention to a broader array of issues and interrelationships. In this study, we conducted…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Instructional Leadership, Superintendents, Principals
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Kwan, Paula; Walker, Allan – International Journal of Educational Research, 2009
This article reports a study designed to identify the factors that both hiring bodies and applicants believe are most important when making decisions about principal selection, appointment and acceptance. Based on a quantitative study involving the four main groups of players in the principal selection process, we confirmed a four-factor…
Descriptors: Factor Structure, Principals, Personnel Selection, Personnel Evaluation
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Volante, Louis; Cherubini, Lorenzo; Drake, Susan – Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy, 2008
This study examined factors at the school, district, and provincial level that influenced school administrators' responses to large-scale assessment. To understand administrators' perspectives, 5 secondary and 4 elementary administrators from a suburban school district in southern Ontario, Canada were interviewed. Key factors noted by…
Descriptors: Suburban Schools, Foreign Countries, Performance Factors, Influences
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Starr, Karen; White, Simone – Journal of Research in Rural Education, 2008
This article explores the responses of school principals of small rural schools in Victoria, Australia to leadership challenges they identify as characteristic of these contexts. The research is an exercise in grounded theory building, with the focus on the principalship as it is enacted in small rural settings. The article also seeks to trace the…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Rural Schools, Foreign Countries, Principals
Marzano Research Laboratory, 2011
This document contains the Phase III report from the "What Works in Oklahoma Schools" study. As opposed to describing the findings from the study that was conducted, it provides a tool-kit that can be used by Oklahoma principals and teachers to determine the best courses of action for their schools and classrooms. The tools provided in…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Administrators, Needs Assessment, Reflective Teaching
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Liu, Edward; Rosenstein, Joseph G.; Swan, Aubrie E.; Khalil, Deena – Leadership and Policy in Schools, 2008
Administrators in six urban districts were interviewed to understand the nature and extent of their problems with recruiting and retaining high quality mathematics teachers. Findings suggest that the math staffing challenge is quite complex, and administrators have had to make difficult compromises because of deficiencies in the quantity and…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Teacher Shortage, Mathematics Teachers, Mathematics Education
Brown, Mark G.; Schwarz, Joseph E. – Performance and Instruction, 1988
Description of a process for solving human performance problems focuses on the analysis phase, which examines information to determine causes and develops recommendations for solving the problems. Techniques used for gathering data are described, criteria for evaluating ideas are listed, and weighted scores for performance improvement ideas are…
Descriptors: Employment Problems, Evaluation Criteria, Improvement Programs, Interviews
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Rhodes, Christopher; Brundrett, Mark – Management in Education, 2005
The accession of new senior leaders and middle leaders are significant events and may bring a desired continuity of current improvement efforts, or herald a new direction for the school. Although attention has been paid to building leadership capacity in schools, perhaps via the distribution of leadership, little attention has been paid to…
Descriptors: Talent Identification, Leadership, Administrator Attitudes, Assistant Principals
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Woolford, Patricia – Management in Education, 2005
This article suggests that the balance of powder invested in principals at incorporation has shifted to the Learning and Skills Council (LSC), which for some is reminiscent of Local Education Authority (LEA) control. The evidence is taken from 28 semi-structured interviews with ten college principals between 2001-2003 as control passed from the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, School Districts, Principals, Administrator Attitudes
Maddux, Robert B. – 1987
This manual, in workbook format, introduces the principles of how to conduct an effective employee performance appraisal in the higher education setting. It uses several case studies to illustrate these principles. It is designed to be used for individual study or group workshops and seminars. The topics discussed include establishing a positive…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Colleges, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education
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Doyle, Lynn H. – International Journal of Educational Reform, 2004
Educational administrators are spending considerably more time and effort on issues involving special services for disadvantaged and special needs students than they have in the past. In light of current school improvement initiatives to improve the academic success for all students, it is likely that this will even increase. Passage of No Child…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Disabilities, Educational Change, Related Services (Special Education)
Freyberg, Peter; And Others – 1979
The first (exploratory) phase of the Learning in Science Project focused on science teaching/learning in the Form 1 to 4 level (ages 10 to 14) and sought to identify problems and difficulties in several areas. Provided in this paper are comments obtained during structured interviews (from students, ex-students, teachers, headmasters, science…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Curriculum Development, Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education