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Sustainable Development of School Buildings Management in the Exploratory Schools in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
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Al Shboul, Rawia Khalil Hasan – International Education Studies, 2018
The management and sustainability of school buildings is one of the primary challenges facing school administrations in the twenty-first century, especially after the increasing demand for education and seeking to increase the absorptive capacity of the increasing numbers of students, in addition to increasing the number of days of the school year…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Sustainable Development, School Buildings, Facilities Management
Differences between Higher and Lower Achievement Rate and Leadership Qualities, Instructional Practices, Parental Involvement, Opportunity to Learn, and Professional Development
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Ficarra, Laura – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The purpose of this mixed study was to investigate the differences between higher and lower achievement middle school rates pertaining to leadership qualities, opportunity to learn, instructional practices, parental involvement, and professional development. Qualitatively, principals were interviewed using a semi-structured interview protocol.…
Descriptors: High Achievement, Low Achievement, Middle School Students, Leadership Qualities
Texas FFA Officer Perceptions of Good Followership
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Ferrell, Susan Kate; Boyd, Barry L.; Rayfield, John – Journal of Leadership Education, 2013
This study examines Texas FFA officers' perceptions regarding the traits and characteristics that good followers possess. A content analysis of officer responses to an open-ended question found that these young leaders have a limited level of understanding of what constitutes a good follower. Furthermore, female respondents placed a greater…
Descriptors: Leadership Qualities, Leadership Styles, Administrator Attitudes, Demography
The Impact of School Administrator Characteristics, Perceptions, and Practices on Special Education
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Truong, Anthony – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Survey data from a sample of 226 school administrators and 137,601 students from districts in four Southern California counties reveal unique facets of leadership beliefs and practices. This survey study identified and analyzed the characteristics, perceptions, and practices of school administrators to determine their impact on administrator…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Transformational Leadership, Administrator Role, Attitude Measures
Vice-Principalship: Their Responsibility Roles and Career Aspirations
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Lee, John Chi-Kin; Kwan, Paula; Walker, Allan – International Journal of Leadership in Education, 2009
A discrepancy exists between the ideal and the actual roles played by vice-principals (VPs). This gap between roles influences the level of job satisfaction, which, in turn, affects their desire for a principalship. This study used a questionnaire survey of about 300 Hong Kong VPs to examine the core responsibility dimensions pertaining to their…
Descriptors: Job Satisfaction, Foreign Countries, Occupational Aspiration, Administrator Responsibility
Leadership Issues: Raising Achievement.
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Horsfall, Chris, Ed. – 2001
This document contains five papers examining the meaning and operation of leadership as a variable affecting student achievement in further education colleges in the United Kingdom. "Introduction" (Chris Horsfall) discusses school effectiveness studies' findings regarding the relationship between leadership and effective schools,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Effectiveness, Administrator Role