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Marczynski, Jean C.; Gates, Gordon S. – Journal of Educational Administration, 2013
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to analyze data gathered in 1998 and 2011 from representative samples of women secondary school principals in Texas to identify differences in personal, professional, leadership, and school characteristics. Design/methodology/approach: Two proportionate, random samples were drawn of women secondary principals…
Descriptors: Educational History, Women Administrators, Principals, Secondary Schools
Butler, Linda Ann – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this study was to examine student achievement as a function of principal personality and assistant principal personality in an elementary school setting. Student achievement, the dependent variable, was fifth grade campus mean scale scores on the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills test for reading, math, and science. Holland's…
Descriptors: Assistant Principals, Personality Traits, Elementary Schools, Academic Achievement
Branch, Gregory; Hanushek, Eric; Rivkin, Steven – National Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research, 2009
Much has been written about the importance of school leadership, but there is surprisingly little systematic evidence on this topic. This paper presents preliminary estimates of key elements of the market for school principals, employing rich panel data on principals from Texas State. The consideration of teacher movements across schools suggests…
Descriptors: Principals, Administrator Effectiveness, Occupational Mobility, Administrator Attitudes