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Instructional Leadership and School Achievement: Validation of a Causal Model.
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Heck, Ronald H.; And Others – Educational Administration Quarterly, 1990
Summarizes a study that tested a theoretical model concerning elementary and secondary school principals' influence on student achievement. Results showed that 3 latent instructional leadership variables (school governance, instructional organization, and school climate) affected student achievement. Includes 54 references. (MLH)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Role, Behavior Patterns, Educational Environment
Understanding the Principal's Contribution to Instruction: Seven Principals, Seven Stories. Case #2: Frances Hedges, Principal of an Urban Elementary School.
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Dwyer, David C.; And Others – 1985
This case study presents findings from a year-long ethnographic study of a principal of an elementary school in a stable, urban environment. It concludes one of seven studies conducted in elementary and intermediate schools in urban, suburban, and rural settings to investigate the instructional management role of principals. Although previous…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Behavior Patterns, Case Studies, Communication (Thought Transfer)
Understanding the Principal's Contribution to Instruction: Seven Principals, Seven Stories. Case #3: Ray Murdock, Principal of a Rural Elementary School.
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Dwyer, David C.; And Others – 1985
This case study presents findings from a year-long ethnographic study of a principal at a dilapidated rural elementary school with arid, dusty surroundings. It concludes one of seven studies conducted in elementary and intermediate schools in urban, suburban, and rural settings to investigate the instructional management roles of principals.…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Behavior Patterns, Case Studies, Communication (Thought Transfer)
Understanding the Principal's Contribution to Instruction: Seven Principals, Seven Stories. Case #1: Emma Winston, Principal of an Inner-City Elementary School.
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Dwyer David C.; And Others – 1985
This case study presents findings from a year-long ethnographic study of an innercity elementary school principal. It concludes one of seven studies conducted in elementary and intermediate schools in urban, suburban, and rural settings to investigate the instructional management role of principals. Although previous research offers disparate…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Behavior Patterns, Case Studies, Communication (Thought Transfer)
Understanding the Principal's Contribution to Instruction: Seven Principals, Seven Stories. Case #4: Grace Lancaster, Principal of an Urban Junior High School.
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Dwyer, David C.; And Others – 1985
This case study presents findings from a year-long ethnographic study of an urban junior high school principal. It concludes one of seven studies conducted in elementary and intermediate schools in urban, suburban, and rural settings to investigate the instructional management role of principals. Although previous research offers disparate…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Behavior Patterns, Beliefs, Case Studies
Understanding the Principal's Contribution to Instruction: Seven Principals, Seven Stories. Case #5: Jonathan Rolf, Principal of a Suburban Elementary School.
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Dwyer, David C.; And Others – 1985
This case study presents findings from a year-long ethnographic study of a suburban elementary school principal. It concludes one of seven studies conducted in elementary and intermediate schools in urban, suburban, and rural settings to investigate the instructional management role of principals. Although previous research offers disparate…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Behavior Patterns, Case Studies, Communication (Thought Transfer)