NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 3 results Save | Export
Comparing Principals' Leadership Styles and Behaviors between High- and Low-Poverty Schools
Direct linkDirect link
Ashlee Lynn McManamey – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Graduation rates and standardized test scores are common indicators to measure student academic achievement. These indicators have revealed a gap between two socioeconomic cohorts of students in kindergarten through 12th grade. Students attending high-poverty schools have lower academic performance than students attending low-poverty schools. As a…
Descriptors: Poverty, Comparative Analysis, Leadership Styles, Transformational Leadership
The Leadership Practices of Elementary Principals in Urban Inner-City Schools of South Los Angeles That Impact Successful Implementation of School Reform
Direct linkDirect link
Benton, Robin L. – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The purpose of this study is to investigate the existing influences faced by today's urban inner-city elementary school principals that impact the successful implementation of reform strategies as measured by student achievement data. The study examines dynamics such as the characteristics and qualities, leadership style and behavior,…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Principals, Elementary Schools, Educational Change
The Relationship of Leadership Styles, Gender and Years of Experience of Middle School Principals in North Carolina on Achievement and Growth Trends on the End of Grade Exams
Direct linkDirect link
Brooks, Morris, Jr. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
Leadership is an ever changing process and principals play a key role in the instructional focus of a school which often times created success in instruction (Riordan, 2003). Principals face different challenges today while improving schools and student academic achievement. The perceptions of an effective school leader has changed over the years…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Academic Achievement, Leadership Styles, Principals