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Wells, Caryn M. – International Journal of Educational Leadership Preparation, 2012
This paper documents the results of a mixed method study of superintendents who participated in a survey while attending an annual meeting in 2009. The superintendents (N= 25) were from a variety of states, and they were educational leaders in rural, suburban and urban school districts. While small in number, the results of this study reflect the…
Descriptors: Unions, Superintendents, School Culture, Teacher Leadership
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Taylor, Rosemarye T.; Pelletier, Kelly; Trimble, Todd; Ruiz, Eddie – International Journal of Educational Leadership Preparation, 2014
The purpose of these three parallel mixed method studies was to measure the effectiveness of an urban school district's 2011 Preparing New Principals Program (PNPP). Results supported the premise that preparing principals for school leadership in 2013 must develop them as instructional leaders who can improve teacher performance and student…
Descriptors: Principals, Administrator Education, School Districts, Mixed Methods Research
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Lewis, Timothy; Rice, Margaret; Rice, Richard, Jr. – International Journal of Educational Leadership Preparation, 2011
This study examined Alabama school superintendents' perceptions of the new Alabama instructional leadership standards as related to the superintendency, and superintendents' professional needs related to the knowledge indicators in the standards. Also explored were superintendents' perceptions towards professional development delivery methods,…
Descriptors: Time Management, Academic Achievement, Educational Change, Instructional Leadership
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Schwanenberger, Michael; Ahearn, Christopher – International Journal of Educational Leadership Preparation, 2013
This paper documents the results of a mixed method study of teachers who participated in a survey and focus groups in a K-12 southwestern suburban school district during the 2011-2012 school year. The mixed method design contains elements of both qualitative and quantitative approaches, permitting the authors to collect qualitative and…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, School Districts, Surveys, Focus Groups
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Braun, Donna; Gable, Robert; Kite, Stacey – International Journal of Educational Leadership Preparation, 2011
A questionnaire was administered to school principals (N = 88). The questionnaire data, along with student achievement data and school practices data, were analyzed using hierarchical multiple regression to investigate the relationships among leadership preparation practices, self rated leader behavior, the school learning environment, and student…
Descriptors: Principals, Questionnaires, Multiple Regression Analysis, Leadership
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Braun, Donna; Gable, Robert; Kite, Stacey – International Journal of Educational Leadership Preparation, 2011
This paper reports on the qualitative second phase of a mixed method study that examined the relationships among leader preparation practices and leader, school, and student outcomes through the use of two focus groups (N=8, N=7) to investigate the following research questions: (a) What practices are used by leaders to improve student achievement…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Mixed Methods Research, Administrator Education, Leadership Training