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Mertens, Steven B.; Flowers, Nancy – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2016
Utilizing longitudinal data from the national Schools to Watch (STW) program, this paper examines school demographic characteristics and teacher ratings of the implementation of STW criteria in STW schools and schools that have applied but have not yet been designated as a STW. The STW program was established by the National Forum to Accelerate…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Institutional Characteristics, School Effectiveness, School Demography
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Cooper, J. Brent; Ruppert, Nancy B.; Johnson, Dustin N. – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2016
The purpose of this study was to analyze principals' perceptions of middle grades programs in public middle and K-8 schools in North Carolina. A comparison of principals' perceptions of middle grades programs is made by grade configuration (middle vs. K-8) and by school type (Schools to Watch (STW) vs. non-Schools to Watch (non-STW)). A comparison…
Descriptors: Principals, Administrator Attitudes, Middle Schools, Public Schools