NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Showing 1 to 15 of 62 results Save | Export
Jaycie R. Smith – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The purpose of this qualitative case study was to explore principals' perceived self-efficacy after their completion of a professional leadership cohort. Six principals from the Central Southwest region of the United States participated in this study. Each of the principals had previously graduated from a professional leadership cohort that…
Descriptors: Principals, Self Efficacy, Leadership, Self Concept
Monteverdi, Rachel – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Although the literature on leadership is abundant and funds spent on leadership training have consistently increased over time, only 13% of organizations report that they have done a quality job with increasing leadership skills. Senior executives asserted that only 11% of leadership development interventions achieved and sustained the desired…
Descriptors: Leadership, Skill Development, Leadership Training, Program Effectiveness
Fritz, Stephanie – ProQuest LLC, 2023
This qualitative case study sought to better understand the complexity of developing executives to lead in a landscape of disruption and uncertainty, and how to evaluate the effectiveness of the development intervention in a world that is constantly changing. The purpose of this study was to explore how executives make meaning from what they…
Descriptors: Management Development, Professional Development, Transfer of Training, Leadership
Bloom, Gary; Wilson, Jackie Owens – Corwin, 2023
How can we construct professional development and supervision models that best serve the needs of adult learners? Building on the groundbreaking model outlined in the bestselling first edition of "Blended Coaching," authors Bloom and Wilson outline a powerful set of strategies that can serve as a foundation for effective supervision.…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Coaching (Performance), Professional Development, Supervision
Katie Novak; Helene Paroff – Phi Delta Kappan, 2024
The 42 school districts participating in the state of Washington's Inclusionary Practices Project achieved a significant 12.8% increase in inclusion in the least restrictive environment (LRE 1, or in general education for 80-100% of the school day) over four years, surpassing the state average increase of 6.8%. Katie Novak and Helene Paroff…
Descriptors: School Districts, Inclusion, Program Effectiveness, Educational Environment
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Pham, Min – Journal of Peer Learning, 2022
This paper discusses the impact of a series of professional development workshops for peer leaders to enhance the student learning experience at an Australian enabling education institution over the period of three years (2019-2021). It reports the impact of these workshops on peer leaders' professional development and, more importantly, on…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Peer Teaching, Learner Engagement, Leadership
Josh W. Rutherford – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Although the number of principal preparation programs (PPPs) has continued to grow, researchers have voiced concerns about the effectiveness of these licensing programs, particularly given the importance of a principal in student achievement and teacher retention. The purposes of this study were to evaluate the perceptions of graduates of the…
Descriptors: Principals, Professional Development, Leadership, Professional Identity
Laurica R. Yancey – ProQuest LLC, 2021
The purpose of this qualitative descriptive study was to explore how African American women mentor leaders in higher education describe current or past mentoring strategies for mentoring other African American women in higher education in the southeastern United States. The conceptual model used in this study was high-quality mentoring…
Descriptors: African Americans, Women Administrators, Females, Mentors
Mary Ann Spears – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The School Superintendent Mentoring Program was established in 2011 in Arkansas to provide essential training and support to enhance the new superintendents' potential for success during their first year as school district leaders. This research study utilized a qualitative research approach in which an open-ended survey instrument was used to…
Descriptors: Mentors, Professional Development, Administrator Attitudes, Superintendents
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Prenger, Rilana; Poortman, Cindy L.; Handelzalts, Adam – Journal of Educational Change, 2021
Professional learning communities are promising for teacher learning and improving the quality of education. In the past decade, there has been a shift in focus from within-school to cross-school PLCs: Professional Learning Networks. Knowledge of the underlying working processes of teacher learning in PLNs is scarce. This is even more complicated…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Professional Development, Teacher Education, Social Networks
Asera, Rose – RP Group, 2019
When people talk about "community college leadership," they typically refer to presidents or other executive leaders, mirroring a common societal perception that leaders are individuals at the top of an organization's hierarchy. However, leading from the middle is not a contradiction in terms. A growing number of community college…
Descriptors: Middle Management, Community Colleges, College Administration, Leadership
Truong, Nhan L.; Clark, Caitlin M.; Rosenbach, Sarah; Kosciw, Joseph G. – Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN), 2021
GSAs, originally known as Gay-Straight Alliances and now commonly known as Gender and Sexuality Alliances, were first started over 30 years ago in the United States. These school clubs focus on providing LGBTQ students a safe and affirming space within a school environment that they may otherwise experience as hostile. In that GSAs are an…
Descriptors: LGBTQ People, Clubs, Educational Environment, Student Characteristics
Cooke, Nancy J., Ed.; Hilton, Margaret L., Ed. – National Academies Press, 2015
The past half-century has witnessed a dramatic increase in the scale and complexity of scientific research. The growing scale of science has been accompanied by a shift toward collaborative research, referred to as "team science." Scientific research is increasingly conducted by small teams and larger groups rather than individual…
Descriptors: Science Education, Cooperation, Scientific Research, Program Effectiveness
Bernhardt, Victoria L.; Hébert, Connie L. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2017
Experts Bernhardt and Hébert's latest book demonstrates strategies to ensure your entire staff works together to design, implement, monitor, and evaluate a schoolwide prevention system with integrity and fidelity. Each step in this important resource is designed to help administrators, teachers, and other educators improve the learning of every…
Descriptors: Response to Intervention, Educational Improvement, Program Implementation, Planning
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Field, Bruce E.; Van Scoy, Irma J. – Peabody Journal of Education, 2014
The University of South Carolina Professional Development School (USC PDS) Network has been engaged in designing and redesigning school-university partnerships for more than 20 years with a focus on ensuring that school-based practice lies at the heart of candidate preparation. In 2012-2013, the USC PDS Network once again reexamined their program…
Descriptors: Professional Development Schools, College School Cooperation, Partnerships in Education, Preservice Teacher Education
Previous Page | Next Page »
Pages: 1  |  2  |  3  |  4  |  5