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Thomas Hughes – Research in Educational Administration & Leadership, 2023
Legally astute educational leaders are essential to carry out any school's mission. This article relays their priorities and preferences concerning legal literacy training approaches. Their collective input offers clear support for real-life focused, contextually grounded legal preparation. Remarkably, only ten percent of the participants reported…
Descriptors: Administrators, Administrator Attitudes, Management Development, Professional Training
Miranda Scoggan – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The problem addressed by this qualitative case study is that many principals do not understand special education law and policy after completing administrator programs, which may affect their ability to conduct proper or effective implementation of special education law, policy, and instruction. The purpose of this qualitative case study was to…
Descriptors: Principals, Special Education, Laws, Public Policy
Carlos E. Gomez-Montes – ProQuest LLC, 2021
At the time I conducted this research study, the Puerto Rico public school system did not include an AP position in their school leadership structure. Using quantitative descriptive statistics research, I conducted this study to assess the knowledge and perceptions of PR school principals regarding adding an assistant principal (AP) position into…
Descriptors: Assistant Principals, Principals, Administrator Attitudes, Employment Opportunities
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Halevi, Lior; Schechter, Chen – NASSP Bulletin, 2023
The study examines factors that boost principals' sense of resilience in their first year, as well as those that undermine it. 61 interviews were conducted with 21 school principals from five different districts throughout their first year in the role. Analysis revealed five categories of resilience-undermining factors. (1) Work overload that…
Descriptors: Resilience (Psychology), Beginning Principals, Administrator Responsibility, Stress Variables
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Lufi Kartika Sari; Valérie Thomas; Free De Backer; Koen Lombaerts – European Journal of Teacher Education, 2024
Teaching practice in remote areas is beneficial for pre-service teachers' professional development. The geographical structure and society in remote areas provide unique experiences. This study focuses on how teaching practice in remote areas opens up opportunities for transformative learning. Forty-one pre-service primary teachers from three…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preservice Teachers, Elementary School Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education
Mary Ford – ProQuest LLC, 2021
With little research as guidance, it is difficult for educators to know how to prepare to lead systems of professional learning at the district level. In this phenomenological study, the sensemaking framework was used to understand the experiences, knowledge, and beliefs of those who hold district-level leadership roles with responsibility for…
Descriptors: Guidance, Leadership Role, Communities of Practice, Faculty Development
Girgin, Ahmet; Tofur, Sezen – Online Submission, 2022
The aim of this study is to evaluate the special purposes of the compulsory lessons in the curriculum in the context of cultural administration in education, according to the views of secondary school administrators. The study was designed in a phenomenological design, one of the qualitative research methods. 20 secondary school administrators…
Descriptors: Secondary Schools, Administrator Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Principals
LaBarre, Alison B. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
A principal has many responsibilities; high on this list includes the need to be educated in current special education requirements to serve students with disabilities. The purpose of this study was to explore the amount of special education legal knowledge that secondary principals in Ohio possess. Demographic information, perceived special…
Descriptors: Principals, Administrator Responsibility, Knowledge Level, Legal Responsibility
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Tahir, Lokman Mohd; Samah, Narina A.; Hamzah, Mohd Hilmi; Abdullah, Abdul Halim; Ali, Mohd Fadzli; Mohd Yusof, Sanitah – SAGE Open, 2021
As school leaders, novice principals faced some challenges within the first years of their leadership journey. This mixed-methods study explores the initial challenges faced by novice principals while leading their schools. At the same time, their countering strategies in handling the initial challenges are also being explored. A total of 168…
Descriptors: Novices, Principals, Elementary Schools, Secondary Schools
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Jaca, Nosipho Immaculate – Perspectives in Education, 2021
The aim of this study was to identify key challenges of practice that departmental heads (DHs) face during their transition from a teacher to their DH role. The study was based on Bridges' transition theory. The researcher employed a qualitative research methodology and interviewed 15 DHs working in the Department of Basic Education's Tshwane…
Descriptors: Barriers, Vocational Adjustment, Elementary School Teachers, Department Heads
Ann H. Le – ProQuest LLC, 2021
In this study, I explored selected elementary school principals in Texas regarding their perceptions toward the inclusion of students with disabilities in the general education classroom. Principals today serve as educational leaders who are responsible for leading all educational activities in their school, including specialized programs designed…
Descriptors: Principals, Administrator Role, Administrator Attitudes, School Districts
Touassi, Amy Safia – ProQuest LLC, 2020
This exploratory case study identified administrative competencies that multiple stakeholders perceive to be important for fostering an inclusive and accessible learning environment for students with disabilities in a small, suburban school district located in Southwest Ohio. It consists of a comparative assessment of stakeholder perceptions of…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Effectiveness, Inclusion, Students with Disabilities
Williams, Kimberly A. – ProQuest LLC, 2015
Principals are responsible for supervising the educational and legal requirements for their students who have been identified with special education needs, yet they have not necessarily been specifically trained to do so. The research reviewed in this dissertation suggests that building administrators are often placed in situations in which they…
Descriptors: Principals, Administrator Responsibility, Surveys, Special Education
Macedonia, Anna – ProQuest LLC, 2021
The purpose of this qualitative, multiple case study, was to investigate female beginning school-based administrators' perceptions of their roles and responsibilities in regard to special education and how their university-based preparation influenced their knowledge, skills, and practices in providing administrative support to special education…
Descriptors: Women Administrators, Novices, Administrator Education, Administrator Attitudes
Morris, David Eric – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Education research on gifted education has proven to be limited when examining principals' knowledge and skills to lead gifted programs. Professional development provided by school districts and principal preparation programs are lacking in the ability to provide principals with the capacity to impact instruction and growth for gifted students.…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Principals, Administrator Qualifications, Knowledge Level
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