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Weston, Alana – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS) is an intervention-based, character education program that is being implemented in many schools nation-wide. It is important to know the extent to which PBIS reflects the principles of an effective character education program because PBIS is a widely used behavior modification character education…
Descriptors: Positive Behavior Supports, Behavior Modification, Intervention, Values Education
Ritter, Karen Marie – ProQuest LLC, 2018
Psychological Capital, developed by Fred Luthans as a byproduct of the positive psychology movement, involve the study of how applied positive states, attributes, and behaviors can improve performance in the workplace. An organization's leader needs a proactive, positive approach that emphasizes hope, self-efficacy, resilience, and optimism to…
Descriptors: Principals, Psychology, School Culture, Psychological Patterns
McDaniel, Luther – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The purpose of this mixed methods study was to assess school principals' perspectives of the extent to which they apply the principles of andragogy to the professional development of assistant principals in their schools. This study was conducted in school districts that constitute a RESA area in a southeastern state. The schools in these…
Descriptors: Andragogy, Assistant Principals, Principals, Administrator Attitudes
Westover, Rebecca – ProQuest LLC, 2018
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate whether there is a difference in the perception of the presence of the 5 attributes of a learning organization between site leaders and teachers. Senge (1990) used the 5 areas of mental models, personal mastery, shared vision, team learning, and systems thinking to describe the necessary…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes, Comparative Analysis, Organizational Culture
Rodriguez, Gabriel R. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
A growing number of schools are implementing PLCs to address school improvement, staff engage with data to identify student needs and determine instructional interventions. This is a starting point for engaging in the iterative process of learning for the teach in order to increase student learning (Hord & Sommers, 2008). The iterative process…
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, Case Studies, Data, Decision Making
Ndirangu, Waweru Peter; Thinguri, Ruth; Chui, Mary Mugwe – Journal of Education and Practice, 2016
This paper is premised on the background that the majority of researchers and educationists who have contributed to the discourse on education for sustainability seem to be in agreement that management of physical facilities are critical ingredients in achieving holistic and sustainable education. The study examined the application of physical…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Holistic Approach, Educational Facilities, Secondary Schools
Boren, David M.; Hallam, Pamela R.; Ray, Nicole C.; Gill, Colin L.; Li, Kuanchen – Educational Practice and Theory, 2017
Principal leadership is second only to teacher quality among the most important school-related factors influencing student achievement. As leadership for learning in schools becomes increasingly complex and challenging, principals at every career stage will need better preparation, support, and training. One effective approach to continuous…
Descriptors: Principals, Faculty Development, Mixed Methods Research, Instructional Leadership
Meier, Ellen B.; Horton, Dawn M.; Pike, Jessica Yusaitis – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2017
The Math for All (MFA) qualitative research team approached the randomized control trial (RCT) mixed methods investigation from a "pragmatic" perspective (Cresswell and Plano-Clark, 2011), that is, the belief that multiple realities can exist and that neither a qualitative nor quantitative approach is valued over the other. Further, the…
Descriptors: Randomized Controlled Trials, Mixed Methods Research, Qualitative Research, Interviews
Spesia, David D. – Journal of Catholic Education, 2016
The Catholic Church calls school principals to serve not only as educational leaders and ecclesial ministers, but also as agents of the New Evangelization. Given the Church's ongoing call for a New Evangelization, it is essential to establish how the principals themselves perceive this missionary mandate; it is also important to explore what…
Descriptors: Catholic Schools, Principals, Administrator Role, Mixed Methods Research
Claro, Magdalena; Nussbaum, Miguel; López, Ximena; Contardo, Victoria – Educational Technology & Society, 2017
This paper studies the similarities and differences among the views of school principals and teachers regarding a mobile computer lab (MCL) initiative implemented in 1,591 public schools in Chile. It also characterizes the aspects in which their views diverge. A mixed methods study was carried out in two stages: first, a quantitative stage, where…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Principals, Teachers, Administrator Attitudes
Grissom, Jason A.; Rubin, Mollie; Neumerski, Christine M.; Cannata, Marisa; Drake, Timothy A.; Goldring, Ellen; Schuermann, Patrick – Educational Researcher, 2017
School districts increasingly push school leaders to utilize multiple measures of teacher effectiveness, such as observation ratings or value-added scores, in making talent management decisions, including teacher hiring, assignment, support, and retention, but we know little about the local conditions that promote or impede these processes. We…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Teacher Evaluation, Personnel Management, Decision Making
Papa, Dorothy P. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This exploratory mixed method convergent parallel study examined Connecticut Educational leadership preparation programs for the existence of mental health content to learn the extent to which pre-service school leaders are prepared for addressing student mental health. Interviews were conducted with school mental health experts and Connecticut…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Educational Administration, Mental Health, Course Content
Lumby, Jacky; Azaola, Marta Cristina – British Educational Research Journal, 2014
This paper draws on qualitative data from a mixed-method study that analysed women's access to the principal role and their leadership experiences. The paper draws on a subset of interviews with 54 female head teachers in the Gauteng and North West provinces of South Africa. Since a mothering style of leadership was self-reported by over half of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Females, Principals, Leadership Styles
Benton, Robin L. – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The purpose of this study is to investigate the existing influences faced by today's urban inner-city elementary school principals that impact the successful implementation of reform strategies as measured by student achievement data. The study examines dynamics such as the characteristics and qualities, leadership style and behavior,…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Principals, Elementary Schools, Educational Change
Liu, Shujie; Liu, Caixiang; Stronge, James; Xu, Xianxuan – Asia Pacific Education Review, 2016
Two research questions guided this study of teacher selection: (a) What characteristics do Chinese principals look for when hiring teachers? And (b) what is the effect of participants' gender, experience, or school location on perceived characteristics of effective teacher candidates in hiring? Both interviews and a questionnaire survey were used…
Descriptors: Teacher Characteristics, Mixed Methods Research, Foreign Countries, School Location