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Wang, Mo; Xia, Jing – Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 2022
This article describes the development of a teacher leadership scale (TLS) that can be utilized in early childhood education in China. A mixed methods research design was developed to meet the research aim, and both qualitative and quantitative data on the perceptions of teacher leadership from both middle leaders (i.e. vice-principal, key stage…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Teacher Leadership, Measures (Individuals), Preschool Teachers
Supovitz, Jonathan A.; D'Auria, John; Spillane, James P. – Consortium for Policy Research in Education, 2019
School leadership is broadly acknowledged to be the lynchpin for school success. Yet, amongst the countless demands that school leaders face, making wise leadership choices is increasingly challenging. On what should leaders focus their attention and how should they prioritize their improvement efforts? How can they identify, understand, and make…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, School Effectiveness, Power Structure, Participative Decision Making
Huguet, Alice; Holtzman, Deborah J.; Robyn, Abby; Steiner, Elizabeth D.; Todd, Ivy; Choi, Linda; Baird, Matthew D.; Gutierrez, Italo A.; Garet, Michael S.; Stecher, Brian M.; Engberg, John – RAND Corporation, 2020
In 2018, The RAND Corporation and the American Institutes for Research (AIR) published an evaluation of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's Intensive Partnerships for Effective Teaching (IP) initiative, which was designed to improve achievement among low-income minority (LIM) students. The initiative provided support for several reforms that…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Partnerships in Education, Teacher Improvement, Educational Change
Kezar, Adrianna – Pullias Center for Higher Education, 2019
This report presents an innovative approach for higher education institutions to better support students from diverse backgrounds. It explores how colleges and universities can fulfill a student success agenda through the creation of a diverse infrastructure that enables the overall institution to effectively mobilize to serve diverse student…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Student Diversity, Student Needs, Success
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Hanson, Janet; Ruff, William; Bangert, Arthur – Journal of Educational Issues, 2016
This study explored the relationship between school level and the psychosocial construct of a growth mindset school culture. Data was collected on the What's My School Mindset (WMSM) Survey from a stratified random sample of PK-12 faculty and administrators (n = 347) in 30 schools across a large northwestern state. The overarching research…
Descriptors: School Culture, Elementary Secondary Education, Administrator Surveys, Teacher Surveys
National Association of Charter School Authorizers, 2018
The "Quality Practice Project" (QPP) is the National Association of Charter School Authorizers' (NACSA's) multi-year research initiative to identify what high-performing authorizers do to achieve stellar student and public interest outcomes. Participants and researchers collaboratively investigated the perspectives and practices of…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Educational Quality, School Effectiveness, Academic Achievement
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Klar, Hans W.; Huggins, Kristin Shawn; Hammonds, Hattie L.; Buskey, Frederick C. – International Journal of Leadership in Education, 2016
Principals are being encouraged to distribute leadership to increase schools' organizational capacities, and enhance student growth and learning. Extant research on distributed leadership practices provides an emerging basis for adopting such approaches. Yet, relatively less attention has been paid to examining the principal's role in fostering…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Educational Administration, Participative Decision Making, Transformational Leadership
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Wilkerson, Stephanie B.; Shannon, Lisa C.; Styers, Mary K.; Grant, Billie-Jo – National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2012
Success in Sight focuses on the interrelated parts of an education system. This systemic school improvement intervention is designed to address schools' specific needs while building their capacities to plan, implement, and evaluate school improvement practices. It is intended to help schools, leadership teams, and teachers systemically engage in…
Descriptors: Evidence, Experimental Groups, Intervention, Elementary Education
Solution Tree, 2010
This action guide is intended to assist in the reading of and reflection upon "Learning by Doing: A Handbook for Professional Learning Communities at Work, Second Edition" by Richard DuFour, Rebecca DuFour, Richard Eaker, and Thomas Many. The guide can be used by an individual, a small group, or an entire faculty to identify key points,…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Program Descriptions, Learning Activities, Student Educational Objectives
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Russell, John J.; And Others – Educational Leadership, 1992
The Teacher Involvement and Participation Scale, version 2 (TIPS 2) helps schools assess eight dimensions of the decision-making process, including goals/vision/mission; facilitating procedures and structures; curriculum/instruction; budgeting; staffing; staff development; operations; and standards. This article explains additional applications…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Measurement Techniques, Models
Southeastern Educational Improvement Lab., Research Triangle Park, NC. – 1990
Guidelines for facilitation of a teacher workshop on participative decision making, with a focus on the development of a school improvement plan based on consensus, are offered in this manual. Session topics include: perceptions, creativity, brainstorming, consensus building, and action planning. The introductory section defines workshop goals.…
Descriptors: Agenda Setting, Brainstorming, Cooperative Planning, Educational Improvement
Karst, Ralph R. – 1996
This brief report summarizes the results of a survey of professors of educational administration in the southern region of the United States, which sought to determine whether preparation programs were democratically administered. The survey included some demographic questions, 12 questions that asked respondents to rank preparation programs…
Descriptors: Curriculum Evaluation, Data Collection, Data Interpretation, Democratic Values
Lauber, Diana; And Others – 1987
The 1985 legislation (PA 84-126) creating Local School Improvement Councils (LSIC) and annual local school budget hearings laid the foundation for meaningful citizen involvement in the Chicago Public Schools. This legislation had two components: (1) annual school site budget hearings required in each school in which citizens, parents, and teachers…
Descriptors: Accountability, Boards of Education, Budgets, Citizen Participation
Turnbull, Brenda J.; And Others – 1990
This report presents survey data, as of early 1990, on administration of the Hawkins-Stafford Amendments of the Elementary and Secondary School Act and on the continuing functions of state education agencies (SEAs), such as application review and monitoring. The Hawkins-Stafford amendments are designed to mandate accountability for student…
Descriptors: Accountability, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Economically Disadvantaged
Bulach, Clete; And Others – 1997
A plan was developed to improve test scores in a Georgia high school. A committee of teachers, students, citizens, and a curriculum consultant was formed to analyze the school's problems and the reason for low test scores and low achievement. Data on the school climate indicated that it was poor, except that the instructional leadership of the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Attendance, Cooperative Learning
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