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Mertens, Mark E. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This descriptive historical case study, presented as a sort of means of coming to terms with the past, details a 1980 to 1982 declining-enrollment decision-making process which led to the closure of one of three high schools in the suburban, midwestern Robbinsdale Area Schools. Following the district's expansion from a first-ring suburbia with…
Descriptors: Population Trends, Suburbs, Suburban Schools, Social Class
Else, Danielle F. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Though research has validated a link between principal leadership and student achievement, questions remain regarding the specific relationship between the principal and high-achieving learners. This association facilitates understanding about forming curricular decisions for high ability learners. The study was conducted to examine the perceived…
Descriptors: Principals, Administrator Role, Instructional Leadership, Academic Achievement
Lockard, Steven A. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Preparing students to be college or career ready in the 21st Century starts with the foundational skills they acquire in elementary school. Elementary school principals must work to ensure that, not only do they have a belief in their own abilities to provide this foundation, but that their school improvement efforts are reflected in the results…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Principals, Reading Achievement, Administrator Attitudes
Birch, Christopher – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This mixed methods study evaluated the differences in the perceptions of educators in the state of Missouri on cell phone use in the classroom setting and its relationship to instruction. Specifically, this study analyzed the difference in perceptions and relationships that exist among educators (teachers and counselors) and administrators in…
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, Teacher Attitudes, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices
Montano, Esta W. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Since 1966, the Metropolitan Council for Educational Opportunity (METCO) has operated in suburban communities in Massachusetts as a voluntary desegregation program. In interviews, nine white educators revealed their perspectives of the METCO program in their district and discussed their beliefs about the ways that race and whiteness intersected…
Descriptors: Voluntary Desegregation, School Desegregation, Whites, Suburbs
Porter, Scott – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The purpose of this study was to identify obstacles which prevent active participation at home and at school for economically disadvantaged families. Parental involvement has been recognized as one of the most important variables influencing student academic achievement (Henrich & Gadaire, 2008; Jeynes, 2007; Stewart, 2008). Recent history…
Descriptors: Barriers, Parent Participation, Disadvantaged, Economically Disadvantaged
Smits, Karen – ProQuest LLC, 2009
Recent data on teacher attrition indicate that approximately 15 percent of teachers either leave the profession or move from one school to another each year. The attrition rate is highest for teachers new to the profession with 30-50 percent leaving within five years. High rates of attrition are a contributing cause of various educational problems…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Teacher Persistence, Teacher Shortage, Interviews