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Burton, Brett A.; Rigaud, Vanessa; Googins, Jody – Leadership and Research in Education, 2021
This case study aimed to look at the stories of building administrators during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic. The administrators' stories were examined through the lens of Getzels and Guba's (1957) Administrative Theory Framework and intended to reexamine principal preparation programs and professional development. The…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Principals, Administrator Attitudes
Bradley, Erika Hope – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this quantitative study was to investigate whether an administrators' professional teaching background and years of administrative experience influence their perceptions of the opportunities and challenges they face guiding the improvement of teaching and learning. Specifically this research analyzed administrators' perceptions of…
Descriptors: Statistical Analysis, Principals, Assistant Principals, Administrator Attitudes
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Barnett, Bruce G.; Shoho, Alan R.; Oleszewski, Ashley M. – Leadership and Policy in Schools, 2012
This study examined the perceptions of a cross section of new and experienced assistant principals regarding the realities of their jobs. Findings indicated that their challenges pertain to workload and task management, conflicts with adults and students, and curriculum and instruction issues. Novice and experienced assistant principals' responses…
Descriptors: Assistant Principals, Administrator Responsibility, Faculty Workload, Administrator Education
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Kalule, Lawrence; Bouchamma, Yamina – Educational Assessment, Evaluation and Accountability, 2014
We examined teacher supervision practices (supervision models, phases, and professional development guidelines) of in-school supervisors (principals, vice principals, and study program directors) in Uganda, the supervisors' efficacy perceptions regarding teacher supervision, and supervisor characteristics associated with the choice of supervisory…
Descriptors: Teacher Supervision, Supervisors, Supervisor Qualifications, Educational Practices
Clark, Damon; Martorell, Paco; Rockoff, Jonah – National Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research, 2009
We use detailed data from New York City to estimate how the characteristics of school principals relate to school performance, as measured by students' standardized exam scores and other outcomes. We find little evidence of any relationship between school performance and principal education and pre-principal work experience, although we do find…
Descriptors: Assistant Principals, Equal Education, Mathematics Tests, Program Effectiveness
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Pegg, Ann Elizabeth – International Journal of Leadership in Education, 2010
This article explores how organizational cultures shape workplace learning for those learning to be educational leaders. The discussion is illustrated with the data from an ethnographic case study which explored the workplace learning of five school leaders. The findings suggest that workplace boundaries were constructed in response to perceptions…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Leadership Training, Ethnography, Risk
Clark, Damon; Martorell, Paco; Rockoff, Jonah – Urban Institute (NJ1), 2009
We use detailed data from New York City to estimate how the characteristics of school principals relate to school performance, as measured by students' standardized exam scores and other outcomes. We find little evidence of any relationship between school performance and principal education and pre-principal work experience, although we do find…
Descriptors: Assistant Principals, Mathematics Tests, Principals, Academic Achievement
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Petzko, Vicki N.; Clark, Donald C.; Valentine, Jerry W.; Hackmann, Donald G.; Nori, John R.; Lucas, Stephen E. – NASSP Bulletin, 2002
Principals of all 14,107 middle-level schools in the U.S. were invited to participate in the year 2000 online survey. More than 1,400 responded. Responses are compared with previous studies conducted in 1965; 1980, and 1992. Discusses the implications and recommendations for recruiting, initial training, and continuing professional development of…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Education, Adolescent Development, Assistant Principals