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Catherine N. Pichon – ProQuest LLC, 2024
As superintendents steer their districts through uncharted territories, their experiences and strategies are key to transforming schools. This study employed transcendental phenomenology to explore how seven Virginia superintendents from two different regions described their experiences implementing novel cultural competency training. Data…
Descriptors: Superintendents, Cultural Awareness, Program Implementation, Administrator Attitudes
Guodong Liang; William J. Slotnik – Region 12 Comprehensive Center, 2024
Considered one of the nation's most comprehensive statewide principal development initiatives, the primary purpose of the Missouri Leadership Development System (MLDS) is to develop and support effective school leaders. R12CC employed a mixed-methods design for this evaluation by collecting both quantitative and qualitative data to address…
Descriptors: Leadership Training, Evaluation, Faculty Development, Elementary Secondary Education
Kathy Jackson – ProQuest LLC, 2022
School administrators face uncertainties and challenges in implementing nontraditional learning environments that provide high-quality educational experiences during pandemics and crises (Basilaia & Kvavadze, 2020; Tria, 2020). The purpose of the current qualitative exploratory case study was to explore how 11 district-level (superintendents…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Educational Change, Blended Learning, Superintendents
Unis Truboff, Jennifer – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The purpose of this study was to assist learner and problem-centered education advocates and practitioners in increasing the number of these educational paradigms within US public schools. Lin's theoretical framework for social capital and a thematic review of school governance and curricular policies in the literature for each US educational…
Descriptors: Superintendents, Administrator Attitudes, Program Implementation, Student Centered Learning
Buckner-Capone, Anji; Duckor, Brent – Educational Leadership and Administration: Teaching and Program Development, 2021
School climate is important for continuous improvement. California's LCFF requires districts to report on school climate and use data to inform decision making. Qualitative data, derived from an explanatory sequential mixed-methods study, explored three belief constructs and sub-groups by response patterns. Education leaders have a range of…
Descriptors: Superintendents, Administrator Attitudes, Beliefs, Educational Environment
Arar, Khalid; Avidov-Ungar, Orit – Leadership and Policy in Schools, 2020
Purpose: In times of reform and consequential changes, school superintendents act as mediators between government policies and those who implement them in the field. This article explores the perceptions of school superintendents in Israel concerning their professional development (PD) process, especially during the implementation of Israeli…
Descriptors: Superintendents, Administrator Role, Role Perception, Professional Development
Dempewolf, Andrew Ryan – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine building and district administrators' perceptions of the Kansas Dyslexia Initiatives. Their awareness and experiences may influence how administrators understand, plan for, and align the current approach for reading instruction within their respective buildings or district in relation to the…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Administrator Attitudes, Principals, Central Office Administrators
Wheeler, Douglas Dean – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The purpose of this qualitative phenomenological study was to examine superintendent instructional leadership in the context of the Iowa Teacher Leadership and Compensation System (TLCS). The study included interviews of 15 Iowa superintendents who were involved in the application and initial implementation of the Iowa TLCS in their districts.…
Descriptors: Superintendents, Administrator Attitudes, Instructional Leadership, Teacher Leadership
Celoski, Michael J. – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine the perceptions and reflections of former and current superintendents of suburban public school districts throughout the state of New Jersey regarding their districts' use of classroom walkthroughs as a means to improve instructional practice. Comprehensive, in-person, semi-structured interviews…
Descriptors: Educational Practices, Superintendents, Administrator Attitudes, Instructional Leadership
Enrique Ruacho – ProQuest LLC, 2020
This study explored the implementation of data driven decision making (DDDM) among superintendents to improve low-performing schools in the Western United States. Specifically, this study utilized the Clark and Estes (2008) Gap Analytic Conceptual Framework to understand superintendents' knowledge, motivation, and organizational influences related…
Descriptors: Data Use, Decision Making, Low Achievement, Institutional Characteristics
Reingold, Roni; Avidov-Ungar, Orit – International Journal of Leadership in Education, 2019
Effective implementation of educational reforms requires collaboration between stakeholders. The current paper describes and analyzes the findings of a qualitative research, which examined the perceptions of the three hierarchic levels of stakeholders, assigned by the Israeli Ministry of Education in 2010 to introduce and implement a new policy…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Change, Program Implementation, Stakeholders
Cole, Bobby Virgil, Jr.; Sauers, Nicholas J. – Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2018
One of the fastest growing, most discussed, and most expensive technology initiatives over the last decade has been one-to-one (1:1) computing initiatives. The purpose of this study was to examine key factors that influenced implementing and sustaining 1:1 computing initiatives from the perspective of school superintendents. Nine superintendents…
Descriptors: Superintendents, Administrator Attitudes, Program Implementation, Educational Technology
Marion, Kristi Sue – ProQuest LLC, 2018
As school districts consider transitioning from a traditional five-day school week to a four-day school week, administrators and school boards seek information about the four-day school week to assist in making the best decision possible. This collective case study was undertaken to examine the perceptions of administrators, school counselors, and…
Descriptors: School Schedules, Teacher Recruitment, Teacher Persistence, Job Satisfaction
Johnson, Amy F. – Center for Education Policy, Applied Research, and Evaluation, 2019
Nationally, over the past few decades, standards-based school reform has taken root as a policy initiative and instructional model. This has advanced the use of learning standards and aligned assessments as a mechanism to bring consistency and clarity to public school curriculum and instruction, with the intention of raising student achievement.…
Descriptors: Superintendents, Administrator Attitudes, Competency Based Education, State Standards
Clark, Kaye B. – ProQuest LLC, 2016
A public school superintendent, as the chief executive officer in a district, is in a unique position to influence the programs addressing the needs of gifted students in that district. A superintendent's beliefs could impact program content, resource allocation, and priority status. This study looked at superintendents' perceptions of the North…
Descriptors: Superintendents, Administrator Attitudes, Academically Gifted, School Districts