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Betsy Van Jura Hollar – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The purpose of this study was to determine if Knowledge Management Theory and Jim Collins' (2001) Hedgehog Concept from his book "Good to Great" were appropriate tools for strategic planning initiatives in K-12 public schools and to understand if there was a correlation between the application and use of these and (1) a principal's years…
Descriptors: Knowledge Management, Elementary Secondary Education, Public Education, Principals
John Allen Chen – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Problem and Purpose: Research shows that K-12 administrators experience a great deal of stress. This is also true of Adventist principals (Ledesma, 2011). Some suggest improved spirituality and quality of life can alleviate or manage stress. This study examines the interrelationship between job stress, spiritual well-being, and quality of life…
Descriptors: Stress Variables, Work Environment, Well Being, Quality of Life
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McCabe, Jeffrey – Leadership and Policy in Schools, 2021
Child welfare workers routinely use schools as a location to interview children who are the alleged victims of child abuse and neglect. This study analyzed the survey responses from 109 principals in [Study sate] to determine if differences existed between how high school and non-high school principals have their school staff respond to interview…
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Children
Smith, Tyler E.; Reinke, Wendy M.; Herman, Keith C.; Sebastian, James – Grantee Submission, 2021
As leaders in the school, principals play an important role in fostering family engagement. Unfortunately, little is known about specific aspects of leadership that promote family engagement. Collegial leadership, an aspect of principal leadership that promotes organizational health via trusting relationships and a sense of community, may be…
Descriptors: Principals, Leadership Styles, Family School Relationship, Administrator Role
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Dretzke, Beverly J.; Sheldon, Timothy D.; Lim, Alicia – Mid-Western Educational Researcher, 2015
This study investigated K-12 teachers' opinions about the use of student surveys as a component of a teacher evaluation system. Surveys were administered to teachers at the beginning of the school year and again in the spring. Analyses of teachers' responses on the fall survey indicated tentative support for the inclusion of student feedback in…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Elementary School Teachers, Secondary School Teachers, Student Surveys
Carter, Jason – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this study was to determine whether McGregor's Theory X and Theory Y, gender, age, and years of experience of principals form a composite explaining the variation in teacher absences. It sought to determine whether all or any of these variables would be statistically significant in explaining the variance in absences for teachers.…
Descriptors: Teacher Attendance, Instructional Program Divisions, Principals, Leadership Styles
Bayar, Adem – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between factors (internal [personal] and external [environmental]) and teachers' participation in professional development (PD) programs in Turkey. The researcher employed a survey design, using a multiple-stage sampling method, selecting 30 out of 66 elementary schools in the Center…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Correlation, Teacher Characteristics, Teacher Participation