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Ahmad, Imtiaz; Khawaja, Mumtaz; Hussain, Muhammad Ather; Panhwar, Uzma; Farshad, Muhammad – Journal of Education and Practice, 2017
The purpose of this study was to investigate, by means of quantitative research methods, District Education Officers (DEOs) perceptions regarding the behavioral characteristics of effective secondary school principals. The major findings were based on the results of the eight interviews conducted with DEOs. In an effort to determine the findings,…
Descriptors: Principals, Administrator Behavior, Administrator Effectiveness, School Districts
Murillo, Leo – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The purpose of this causal comparative study is to determine whether the assistant principal decision-making process and their years of experience influence the advanced diploma rates in high schools on Long Island, New York. The subjects for this study were 75 assistant principals in Long Island high schools during 2016. Assistant principals'…
Descriptors: Assistant Principals, High Schools, Decision Making, Graduation Rate
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Avci, Ahmet – Educational Research and Reviews, 2016
The aim of this research is to investigate the relationship between the leadership styles of principals and organizational citizenship behaviors of teachers according to teachers' perceptions. In this research, a relational survey model was used. Data for the research were obtained from 1,723 teachers working in public and private schools which…
Descriptors: Leadership Styles, Principals, Administrator Behavior, Measures (Individuals)
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Osborne-Lampkin, La'Tara; Folsom, Jessica Sidler; Herrington, Carolyn D. – Regional Educational Laboratory Southeast, 2015
This systematic review of the relationships between principal characteristics and student achievement was created for educators, administrators, policy-makers, and other individuals interested in a comprehensive catalogue of research on relations between principal characteristics and student achievement. It synthesizes what is known about…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Academic Achievement, Correlation, Meta Analysis
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Green, James E. – Education Leadership Review, 2014
While research on the traits and skills of effective leaders is plentiful, only recently has the phenomenon of toxic leadership begun to be investigated. This research report focuses on toxic leadership in educational organizations--its prevalence, as well as the characteristics and early indicators. Using mixed methods, the study found four…
Descriptors: Leadership Effectiveness, Leadership Qualities, Educational Administration, Incidence
Beam, Carla – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this study was to add to the research on position longevity for urban school superintendents by examining personal character traits and skills. The study explores how these traits translate to leadership behaviors. Additionally, relevant background and experience necessary to success were examined. This was a case study involving…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Superintendents, Instructional Leadership, School Districts
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Kearney, W. Sean; Kelsey, Cheryl; Sinkfield, Carolin – Planning and Changing, 2014
This study measures the impact of targeted interventions on the emotional intelligence of aspiring principals. The interventions utilized were designed by Nelson and Low (2011) to increase emotionally intelligent leadership skills in the following six areas: social awareness/active listening; anxiety management; decision making; appropriate use of…
Descriptors: Emotional Intelligence, Leadership Qualities, Administrator Characteristics, Principals
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Goodwin, Janet; Babo, Gerard – Education Leadership Review of Doctoral Research, 2014
The purpose of this study was to rank order 21 leadership behaviors originally identified by the work of Waters, Marzano & McNulty (2003) and the impact they have on teacher instructional practice using questionnaire responses provided by past recipients of the National Teacher of the Year award at the state level (n=178) in order to expand…
Descriptors: Principals, Leadership Styles, Instructional Leadership, Administrator Behavior
Dandoy, Jason R. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this study is to determine which factors influence items that school principals consider "barriers" to dismissal of "incompetent" or "poor performing" teachers. This study determines if specific characteristics of schools, principals, or a combination of the two can predict the specific barriers cited…
Descriptors: Principals, Administrator Attitudes, Teacher Dismissal, Barriers
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McFadden, Cheryl; Maahs-Fladung, Cathy; Beck-Frazier, Susan; Bruckner, Kermit – Journal of Women in Educational Leadership, 2009
This study was designed to investigate whether significant differences exist among the perceptions of leadership behaviors of female principals in North Carolina using Bolman and Deal's (1984) four frames (structural, human resource, political, and symbolic) for analysis. Participants consisted of 1,245 female principals from elementary,middle,…
Descriptors: Human Resources, Leadership, Principals, Females
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Johnson, Shirley; Busch, Steve; Slate, John R. – International Journal of Educational Leadership Preparation, 2008
In this study, the reasons why men and women behave differently in leadership roles in schools were investigated because of recent research on the indirect nature of the school principal's impact on learning and on gender differences in leadership behaviors. Practicing principals (109 males, 172 females) from two Southwestern states were surveyed…
Descriptors: Educational Administration, Administrator Behavior, Gender Differences, Leadership Styles
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Taylor, Tim; Martin, Barbara N.; Hutchinson, Sandy; Jinks, Michael – International Journal of Leadership in Education, 2007
The purpose of this study was to examine the leadership practices of principals identified as servant leaders. The conceptual framework used to access the leadership behaviours was the leadership practices advocated by Kouzes and Posner. Statistical analysis included a multivariate test to determine if the demographic variables were significantly…
Descriptors: Statistical Analysis, Leadership, Principals, Leadership Styles
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Beck-Frazier, Susan; White, Larry Nash; McFadden, Cheryl – Journal of Leadership Education, 2007
The study design investigated the leadership behavior of deans of education that addresses an important aspect of leadership--leadership is created when there is alignment between the organizational leadership behaviors needed by the institution and the leadership behaviors provided by the organizational leader. A survey of a selected group of…
Descriptors: Deans, Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Behavior, Leadership Qualities
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Busch, Steve; Johnson, Shirley; Robles-PiƱa, Rebecca; Slate, John R. – International Journal of Educational Leadership Preparation, 2009
In this study, the researchers examined principal behaviors related with change in school climate. That is, the manner in which principals managed change within their schools and the impact of these change behaviors on the school climate was investigated. Through use of the Leadership Profile (Johnson, 2003) and the Organizational Health Inventory…
Descriptors: Principals, Administrator Attitudes, Educational Change, Educational Environment
Adams, Edgar D. – ProQuest LLC, 2008
The purpose of this study was to determine if there was a significant difference between teachers' perceptions of principals' use of consideration and initiating structure and elementary school student achievement as measured by academic growth according to the results of North Carolina End of Grade tests for reading and math during the school…
Descriptors: Public School Teachers, Teacher Persistence, Statistical Analysis, Grade 5