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Direct linkPowell, Cynthia G. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The enactment of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 created a movement that focused on closing the achievement gap between students at-risk for failure and students who demonstrated academic achievement. The resilience paradigm surfaced as a result of research that showed the capacity of human beings to succeed in spite of risk and adversity. A…
Descriptors: Resilience (Psychology), Achievement Gap, Student Attitudes, School Culture
MacNeil, Angus J.; Prater, Doris L.; Busch, Steve – International Journal of Leadership in Education, 2009
The purpose of the study was to investigate whether Exemplary, Recognized and Acceptable schools differ in their school climates, as measured by the 10 dimensions of the Organizational Health Inventory. Significant differences were found on all 10 dimensions of the Organizational Health Inventory, with Exemplary schools out-performing Acceptable…
Descriptors: School Culture, Standardized Tests, School Effectiveness, Statistical Significance
Peer reviewedRiester, Antoinette F.; Pursch, Victoria; Skria, Linda – Journal of School Leadership, 2002
Examines the role of principals in highly successful elementary schools serving primarily students from low-income homes in influencing two factors viewed a foundational for a school in which social justice is more than simply an abstract ideal: Development of early literacy for ever child and avoidance of overidentification and inappropriate…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Role, Democratic Values, Elementary Education
Download full textIDRA Newsletter, 1997
This theme issue includes four articles on high performance by poor Texas schools. In "Principal of National Blue Ribbon School Says High Poverty Schools Can Excel" (interview with Robert Zarate by Christie L. Goodman), the principal of Mary Hull Elementary School (San Antonio, Texas) describes how the high-poverty, high-minority school…
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Environment, Educational Improvement, Educational Quality
Burley, Hansel – American School Board Journal, 2001
Disappointing high-stakes test results matter far less than the type of future citizens that schools produce. Citizenship values (teamwork, leadership, and neighborliness) are not assessed well by multiple-choice exams. Poor performers should not be segregated, data should be reinterpreted, and remediation should stress tutoring interventions, not…
Descriptors: Accountability, Citizenship Education, Data Interpretation, Elementary Secondary Education
Briggs, Kerri L.; Thomas, Kay – 1997
A study examined the experiences of students, teachers, and principals involved in the day-to-day teaching of early elementary reading in four of the 12 Texas "Spotlight Schools" (schools that emphasize early elementary reading and are useful in helping all children to read). Data were collected during four-day site visits to each…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Instructional Leadership, Primary Education, Reading Ability
