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Wes Austin; Bengie Chen; Dan Goldhaber; Eric A. Hanushek; Kris Holden; Cory Koedel; Helen F. Ladd; Jin Luo; Eric Parsons; Gregory Phelan; Steven G. Rivkin; Tim Sass; Mavzuna Tureava – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2023
Anecdotal evidence points to the importance of school principals, but the limited existing research has neither provided consistent results nor indicated any set of essential characteristics of effective principals. This paper exploits extensive student-level panel data across six states to investigate both variations in principal performance and…
Descriptors: Principals, Administrator Effectiveness, Management Development, Administrator Education
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Urick, Angela – NASSP Bulletin, 2020
The purpose of this study is to identify different types of school leadership as perceived by teachers and to test the extent that these types predict teacher retention. School leadership varies by perception, context, and may influence a teacher's decision to leave their current school or the profession. Four statistically different types of…
Descriptors: School Administration, Principals, Leadership Styles, Teacher Attitudes
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Levin, Stephanie; Scott, Caitlin; Yang, Man; Leung, Melanie; Bradley, Kathryn – Learning Policy Institute, 2020
Strong and stable school leadership is critical for success in schools across the nation. The duties of the principal are many and varied. Principals, for example, can oversee instruction, purchase curricular materials and supplies, and provide professional learning and supports for teachers. Carrying out these duties effectively makes a…
Descriptors: Principals, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Attitudes, Persistence