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The Effect of Principals' Self-Efficacy on Student Reading Achievement in Rural Schools
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Lyons, Josh D. P. – ProQuest LLC, 2019
Expectations for reading achievement in the state of Iowa require all students to be proficient by the end of third grade (ELI, 2012). This requires both teachers and principals serving elementary schools to improve reading achievement. Although teachers are proven to have the most immediate impact on student achievement, it is principals'…
Descriptors: Reading Achievement, Elementary Education, Administrator Role, Principals
Principal and School-Level Effects on Elementary School Student Achievement
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Brockmeier, Lantry L.; Starr, Gene; Green, Ronny; Pate, James L.; Leech, Donald W. – International Journal of Educational Leadership Preparation, 2013
The purpose of this study was to determine if principal tenure, principal stability, and principal educational experience in public education along with school-level variables predicted elementary school student achievement. A second purpose was to examine whether there was a significant difference between (a) levels of principal tenure and levels…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary School Students, Tenure, Principals
The Superintendent's Influence on Student Achievement
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Plotts, Timothy; Gutmore, Daniel – AASA Journal of Scholarship & Practice, 2014
The purpose of this quantitative study was to examine the relationship between the length of superintendent tenure, longevity, and continuity relative to student achievement as evidenced by the 2008-2009 Grade 3 New Jersey Assessment of Skills and Knowledge (NJ ASK) in Language Arts. The researcher focused on New Jersey school districts in the…
Descriptors: Superintendents, Academic Achievement, Tenure, Administrator Effectiveness
A Multiple Regression Analysis of Factors Concerning Superintendent Longevity and Continuity Relative to Student Achievement
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Plotts, Timothy – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The purpose of this quantitative study was to examine the relationship between the length of superintendent tenure, longevity, and continuity relative to student achievement as evidenced by the 2008-2009 3rd Grade New Jersey Assessment of Skills and Knowledge (NJASK) in language arts. Achievement in the study was defined as those students who…
Descriptors: Tenure, Language Arts, Academic Achievement, Multiple Regression Analysis
How School Principals Influence Student Learning
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Dhuey, Elizabeth; Smith, Justin – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2012
In recent decades, much attention has been focused on student achievement in the United States. Many policy initiatives have been attempted in an effort to bolster achievement, including increasing school revenue, decreasing class size, expanding early childhood programs, and introducing vouchers and charter schools, to name a few, but not all of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Principals, Elementary School Students, Administrator Role
A Multiple Regression Analysis of Six Factors Concerning School District Demographics and Superintendent Tenure and Experience in 2007-2008 Schools Relative to Student Achievement on the Third Grade Kansas Reading Assessments
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Myers, Scott P. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this quantitative study was to examine the relationship between the length of tenure of a superintendent and academic achievement as defined by the percentage of students who scored "Proficient" or better on the 2008 Third Grade Kansas Reading Assessment. To put this relationship into context, five other predictive…
Descriptors: Tenure, Academic Achievement, Predictor Variables, Multiple Regression Analysis