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Chen, Yi-Gean; Cheng, Jao-Nan; Sato, Mikio – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2017
This study is a cross-national research in school leadership behaviors. Research subjects in this study include primary and secondary school teachers in Taiwan and northeastern Japan. By referring to "School leadership of the future," this study summarized that school leadership is working toward a team approach to instruction…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Principals, Administrator Behavior, Leadership
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
Osborne-Lampkin, La'Tara; Folsom, Jessica Sidler; Herrington, Carolyn D. – Regional Educational Laboratory Southeast, 2015
This systematic review of the relationships between principal characteristics and student achievement was created for educators, administrators, policy-makers, and other individuals interested in a comprehensive catalogue of research on relations between principal characteristics and student achievement. It synthesizes what is known about…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Academic Achievement, Correlation, Meta Analysis
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
Hough, Kimberly L. – Journal of School Leadership, 2014
This quantitative survey study was designed to determine whether superintendent accountability behaviors or agreement about accountability behaviors between superintendents and their subordinate central office administrators predicted district student achievement. Hierarchical multiple regression and analyses of covariance were employed,…
Descriptors: Accountability, Statistical Analysis, Superintendents, Prediction
Thibodeaux, Amy Krohn – ProQuest LLC, 2014
The purpose of this study was to examine whether principal leadership behaviors and the demands of high-stakes tests had an impact on teachers' intent to remain in the teaching profession. Perceptions of teachers concerning the contributing factors that led to their intent to remain in the teaching profession were also examined. Factors included…
Descriptors: High Stakes Tests, Teacher Persistence, Teacher Attitudes, Job Satisfaction
Troutman, Lisa Dorman – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Throughout the United States school principals are subject to increasingly high demands for student accountability. Under the pressures and mandates of this federal legislation, principals are asking themselves what specific leadership practices affect student achievement. A review of literature shows that principals are regarded as a major factor…
Descriptors: Principals, Instructional Leadership, Academic Achievement, School Culture
Chappelear, T. C.; Price, Ted – International Journal of Educational Leadership Preparation, 2012
Principals in school buildings are under immense pressure to improve outcomes for all students. Recent literature suggests this accountability may be at least partly warranted, as there is overwhelming evidence that building principals can positively impact student achievement through their behavior as effective instructional leaders. Much of the…
Descriptors: Evidence, Academic Achievement, Rating Scales, Statistical Analysis
Hughes, Brenda C. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This quantitative research study employed a correlational research method. Two survey instruments were used in this study. The Leadership Practices Inventory (LPI), which is a 30-item Likert scale questionnaire which measures 5 areas of leadership behaviors: (1) Model the Way; (2) Inspire a Shared Vision; (3) Challenge the Process; (4) Enable…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Elementary School Teachers, Administrator Behavior, Principals
Howard, Mary Frances. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The nation's K-12 schools are faced with critical challenges: elevating academic achievement, recruiting high-caliber teachers, engaging parental involvement and at-risk students. The national and global economic crisis has significantly compounded these challenges (Fullan, 2002; McEwan, 2003; Kowalski, 2008). School leaders are mandated by…
Descriptors: Principals, Administrator Role, Teacher Responsibility, Teacher Morale
Hardman, Brenda Kay – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Teachers' perceptions of their school leaders influence student achievement in their schools. The extent of this influence is examined in this study. This quantitative study examined teachers' perceptions of the leadership style of their principals as transformational, transactional or passive-avoidant in improving and non-improving schools in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Leadership Styles, Leadership, Stimulation
Maynard, Liss Althea – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Education, a fundamental privilege in America, has been deemed the great equalizer that should afford each individual access and opportunity (Hale, 2004). However, research has proven that for many students of color, the American dream is simply a nightmare. Many minority students have lagged behind academically, failing to graduate and failing to…
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, Leadership, Administrator Behavior, Principals
Minus, Eric L. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This study sought to investigate the relationship between middle school principals' instructional leadership behaviors and student achievement. In particular, this study investigated the specific principal leadership behaviors of middle level principals that promote student achievement in school. A secondary variable for consideration was student…
Descriptors: Socioeconomic Status, Academic Achievement, Data Analysis, Instructional Leadership
Lempesis, Costa – ProQuest LLC, 2009
A critical component for successful schools is effective leadership. In the 1980's the concept of leadership emerged and the rules changed for school principals (Lashway, 2002). Previously, administrators were primarily evaluated based upon their abilities in managing school facilities and operations efficiently. Academics became the new focus.…
Descriptors: Principals, High Schools, Federal Legislation, Change Agents