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New Leaders, 2012
This report is the executive summary of a research study that identifies the actions that great principals take to ensure and amplify great teaching. The findings are based on an in-depth analysis of the leadership practices in more than 200 district (134) and charter (77) schools that saw substantial gains in student achievement in seven urban…
Descriptors: Principals, Administrator Effectiveness, School Districts, Charter Schools
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Augustine, Catherine; Russell, Jennifer – Journal of Staff Development, 2010
Through its engagement with grantees on initiatives to improve school leadership, The Wallace Foundation came to recognize the important role that state organizations play in advancing effective leadership in districts and schools as well as the importance of coordination among state- and district-level policies. The authors have recently…
Descriptors: Instructional Leadership, Educational Improvement, Leadership Effectiveness, Educational Change
Ikemoto, Gina; Taliaferro, Lori; Adams, Erica – New Leaders, 2012
This report identifies the concrete practices that set exemplary principals apart from their peers, exploring how they assemble the strongest-possible staff and foster a culture where teachers--and their students--are supported to success. The researchers conducted an in-depth analysis of data sets from two studies conducted by New Leaders from…
Descriptors: Principals, Administrator Effectiveness, Management Development, Teacher Administrator Relationship
Daresh, John C. – 1986
Several problems and issues are typical of the beginning years of a principalship. A study of first- and second-year principals in a midwestern state classified these problems and issues into three broad areas: role clarification, limitations on technical expertise, and difficulties with socialization to the profession and to a particular school…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Education, Administrator Responsibility