This phenomenological study investigated the perceptions of Arizona school superintendents in their capacity as instructional leaders. The study bridges the gap in comprehending the experiences and perspectives of superintendents in Arizona schools. The study's findings identified the beliefs in teaching and learning, the challenges and barriers…

Purpose: This study replicates and extends prior research on principal hiring preferences and conceptualizations of teacher "fit." We investigate the specific fit dimensions principals value, the contextual factors informing their fit conceptualizations, and the implications of fit-based hiring for schools and candidates. By shedding…

The purpose of the current qualitative study was to determine the professional needs of new teachers as identified by stakeholders using educational design research (EDR) methods and determine the content and structure needed to further develop the current mentoring program into a high-quality teacher induction program (TIP) with a mentoring…

The purpose of the current qualitative study was to determine the professional needs of new teachers as identified by stakeholders using educational design research (EDR) methods and determine the content and structure needed to further develop the current mentoring program into a high-quality teacher induction program (TIP) with a mentoring…

This mixed methods study, which implemented an explanatory sequential research design, investigated the role that the First Amendment Religious Rights (i.e., the Establishment Clause and the Free Exercise Clause) have in American Education. The researcher attempted to find out how well versed or not educational leaders were when facing First…

This study focused on factors that suburban principals could perform to increase teacher retention. A suburban school district in the southwest area of Texas was selected to participate in this research. Principals were chosen and interviewed. Teachers from the selected school district were chosen to participate in a focus group. This qualitative…

Assistant principals typically begin their careers as teachers and transition to the role of assistant principal after completing a certification program that characteristically focuses on the principalship. Once they move into the role of assistant principal, many feel unprepared as the job responsibilities, assigned by the principal, usually…

Introduction: Supportive principals are essential to the successful development of professional learning communities in schools, and student achievement is also significantly impacted by school leadership. The purpose of this qualitative research study was to examine principals' actions, beliefs, and perspectives related to the development of…

Purpose: The purpose of this mixed-methods research is to understand leader stressors, the impacts of stress, self-care strategies used to mitigate stress, and gender-related differences. Research Methods: School and district leaders in a suburban school district in the northeastern United States (n = 33) completed a mixed-methods survey.…

The purpose of this study was to understand the perspectives of northeastern suburban school leaders regarding the implementation of culturally responsive leadership practices. Three frameworks that guided this study were culturally responsive leadership, transformational leadership, and transformative leadership framework. There are bodies of…

This interpretive qualitative study was designed to explore three middle school principals' use of transformational leadership practices that improve students' academic success outcomes. An interpretive qualitative research study seeks to view the world from participants' perspectives--seeing the world through their eyes to inform the experiences…

This study sought to explore the hiring process, including the creation of the teacher profile, of four suburban North Texas high schools implemented when hiring teachers for the first year of the campus' existence. An exploratory sequential mixed methods research design was applied, and three data collection tools were implemented: an electronic…

The purpose of this qualitative phenomenological study was to explore how mid-career elementary school principals in the suburbs of Philadelphia experience their interactions with parents who participate in social networking as a form of school engagement. Analysis of the accounts of the lived experiences of 11 elementary school principals…

This dissertation examines the relationship between principals' leadership style: transformational, transactional, and laissez-faire; and chronic teacher absenteeism in schools. Through a mixed-methods approach and a parallel convergent design, this study integrated quantitative data from teacher attendance records with qualitative insights from…

Over the past twenty years, a shifting demographic in schools has created the need to view and lead them through a culturally proficient and equitable lens. School leaders, however, remain short-changed on the preparation time needed to address important issues that surpass the narrow lens of content and instruction. This study used a qualitative…