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Direct linkBoberg, John Eric – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Transformational leadership has been shown to affect organizational commitment, capacity development, and performance. However, these relationships have received very little attention in schools, especially high schools in the United States that are experiencing educational reform initiatives under No Child Left Behind. Using a sample of 1403 high…
Descriptors: Principals, High Schools, Transformational Leadership, Administrator Behavior
Lee, Chung Gun – ProQuest LLC, 2014
This study consists of three sub-studies. Sub-study 1 and 2 attempted to incorporate environmental variables as precursor background variables of the theory of planned behavior (TPB) to predict quitting-related intentions among Texas adult smokers and university student smokers, respectively. Sub-study 1 and 2 analyzed different data sets and were…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Smoking, Health Behavior, Behavior Change
Hanks, Jeffrey Mark – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this study was to model, through structural equation modeling techniques, the relationships among superintendent practices of collaborative goal-setting, establishment of nonnegotiable goals for achievement and instruction, board alignment with and support of district goals, monitoring goals for achievement and instruction, use of…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Academic Achievement, Factor Structure, Factor Analysis
Understanding Predictors of Enrollment in Advanced Placement (AP) Coursework among Latina/o Students
Cavazos, Lionel Javier, Jr. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this study was to (a) determine the extent to which Latina/o students' perceptions of support from high school teachers and counselors, as well as acculturation, predict enrollment in AP coursework; (b) examine Latina/o students' perceptions of different forms of support that appear to play a role in academic success (Hassinger…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement, Predictor Variables, Enrollment Influences, Hispanic American Students
Johnson, Linda K. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The overarching goal for American education under President Barack Obama has been to increase college enrollment and completion rates. The pressure to achieve this goal has been keenly felt in the postsecondary community, especially as federal and state funding have become increasingly tied to achieving higher college completion rates. Yet the…
Descriptors: High Schools, Urban Schools, Public Schools, High School Students
Lee, Shih-Ting – ProQuest LLC, 2009
This study examined the relationships between metacognition, self-regulation and students' critical thinking skills and disposition in online Socratic Seminars for ninth grade World Geography and Culture students. Participants of this study came from six intact pre-AP (Pre-Advanced Placement) classes in a public high school in south central Texas…
Descriptors: High School Students, Metacognition, Self Management, Critical Thinking
