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Mayner, Stephen W. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Organizational change initiatives are more likely to fail than to succeed, especially when the change challenges corporate culture and norms. Researchers have explored factors that contribute to change failure, to include the relationship between leadership behaviors and change success. Peer reviewed studies have yet to examine these variables in…
Descriptors: Transformational Leadership, Organizational Change, Correlation, Administrator Behavior
Murillo, Leo – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The purpose of this causal comparative study is to determine whether the assistant principal decision-making process and their years of experience influence the advanced diploma rates in high schools on Long Island, New York. The subjects for this study were 75 assistant principals in Long Island high schools during 2016. Assistant principals'…
Descriptors: Assistant Principals, High Schools, Decision Making, Graduation Rate
Bunch, Kelle Sue – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of the professional development training provided by the National Institute for School Leadership (NISL) on leadership behavior in schools. In order to achieve this overall objective, the following research questions framed this mixed methods study: 1. To what degree did the National Institute…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Leadership Qualities, Administrator Behavior, Program Effectiveness
Girard, Guadalupe – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Purpose. The purpose of this quantitative study was to identify the external and internal political strategies used by principals that allow them to successfully navigate the political environment surrounding dual language programs. Methodology. This quantitative study used descriptive research to collect, analyze, and report data that identified…
Descriptors: Online Surveys, Bilingual Education Programs, Trust (Psychology), Politics of Education
Kieres, Katherine H. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Based on Bass and Riggio's (2006) Augmentation Model of Transactional and Transformational Leadership, this quantitative study sought to identify the amount of variance in teacher job satisfaction and organizational commitment that can be explained by principals' transformational leadership behaviors, above and beyond the influence of…
Descriptors: Transformational Leadership, Job Satisfaction, Statistical Analysis, Principals
Kaufman, Jason A. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of the present study was to examine whether organizational culture varies as a function of institutional type in higher education, and to identify whether there exists congruence between organizational culture type and leader behavior. Utilizing the Organizational Culture Assessment Instrument (OCAI) developed by Cameron and Quinn…
Descriptors: Organizational Culture, Institutional Characteristics, Higher Education, Administrator Behavior
Williams, Kristen E. – ProQuest LLC, 2014
The special education director is responsible for a myriad of responsibilities related to the education of students with disabilities. Little is known about the leadership behaviors associated with this position. Considerable research has been done to document the many benefits of transformational leadership behaviors on organizational climate and…
Descriptors: Transformational Leadership, Special Education, Leadership Styles, Questionnaires
Nkadi, Francisca M. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Ethical leadership plays a major role in school administration while transactional and transformational leadership styles have been known to be effective in an organizational setting. However, the latter styles have also been linked to unethical behavior. The research problem for this study tested the possibility that transactional and…
Descriptors: Ethics, Leadership Qualities, Administrator Behavior, Statistical Analysis
Brackins, Lakesha L. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This quantitative study examined the relationship between principals' espoused beliefs and their actions as educational leaders. Principals in the state of Alabama were invited to participate in the study. A researcher created survey was used to determine if the principals' self-reported instructional and transformational actions were related to…
Descriptors: Principals, Instructional Leadership, Administrator Behavior, Administrator Attitudes
Thomas, Sherree L. – ProQuest LLC, 2014
Teacher attrition has become a concern at local, state, and national levels. As a result, a number of researchers have examined the factors that affect teacher job satisfaction and retention. However, in spite of all the efforts in research to find a solution, problems associated with teacher attrition have not significantly improved. This study…
Descriptors: Principals, Administrator Attitudes, Job Satisfaction, Transformational Leadership
Tuttleton, Jennifer Lee Grice – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The importance of education is realized in all facets of life given the direct link between poverty and poor educational outcomes. Education is a rudimentary need; an individual will face many barriers and impediments in life without a sound knowledge base and strong literacy skills. This is the fundamental reason why there has been a considerable…
Descriptors: Poverty, Principals, Administrator Role, Correlation
Atkinson, Ronald E., Jr. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This study examined the extent to which the role of the assistant principal is perceived to include instructional leadership behaviors. Specifically, this study compared the perceptions of instructional leadership practices of elementary, middle, and high school assistant principals from the perspectives of assistant principals, principals, and…
Descriptors: Assistant Principals, Administrator Behavior, Instructional Leadership, Comparative Analysis
Morris, Edie R. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Educational Leadership is inherent of many qualities. Individuals who possess leadership stand apart from the mainstream population in general society and in any organization, thus they are change agents who influence others by their uniqueness and dynamism. The art of leadership is challenging, but meaningful, and purposeful as the focus is…
Descriptors: Administrator Effectiveness, Principals, Teacher Attitudes, Instructional Leadership
Jones, James M. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Principal leadership studies have indicated that leadership can play an important role in augmenting students' achievement scores. One significant influence that can affect achievement scores is the leadership style of the principal. This study focuses on fourth-grade achievement scores within urban elementary schools and explores the relationship…
Descriptors: Principals, Leadership Styles, Elementary School Students, Reading Achievement
Espinoza, Socorro M. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Leadership has been identified as an essential ingredient of educational reform aiming to ensure that every student gets the education they need to succeed in an era of high accountability. Transformational leadership in the educational context is conceptualized as a process of building commitment to meet the challenges faced by professionals in…
Descriptors: Principals, Transformational Leadership, Administrator Behavior, Teacher Leadership