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Kirkland, Erin K. B.; Bauer, Scott C. – International Journal of Education Policy and Leadership, 2016
The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of the opinions of private practitioners and educational advocates on instructional leaders' decision-making processes when making a recommendation for special education eligibility. School-based administrators (n = 56) with varying years of experience as special education administrators…
Descriptors: Instructional Leadership, Decision Making, Special Education, Eligibility
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Bush, V. Barbara – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2017
The purpose of this study was to examine the perceptions of key informants about the processes of institutional change and collaboration involved in the development of three early college high schools (ECHS)s over a 4-year period. The 15 study participants were members of early college high school councils and included high school principals,…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Community Colleges, Two Year Colleges, Partnerships in Education
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Eger, Ludvík; Egerová, Dana – Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 2016
The past 20 years have been a period of reforms for school systems in Visegrad countries. However, the successful implementation of educational reforms requires effective leaders and managers and, to produce effective leaders, changes in the system of leadership and management programmes need to be adopted. From 2004, the Czech Republic saw a…
Descriptors: Risk Management, Educational Change, Leadership Effectiveness, Foreign Countries
Williams, Ramsey Louis – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this research study was to design school profiles of two elementary schools in order to investigate the potential relationship between school climate dynamics and levels of student achievement. The research design for this study included a mixed method approach of quantitative and qualitative techniques. These techniques included…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Correlation, Academic Achievement, Elementary Schools
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Alborz, Alison; Slee, Roger; Miles, Susie – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2013
This paper reports a national study on the prevalence of childhood disability designed to inform initiatives promoting improved school attendance by children with disabilities in Iraq. The study was commissioned by UNICEF, coordinated by the Council for Assisting Refugee Academics, and designed by academics in the UK in consultation with Iraqi…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Inclusion, Incidence, Attendance
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Desimone, Laura M.; Hochberg, Eric D.; Porter, Andrew C.; Polikoff, Morgan S.; Schwartz, Robert; Johnson, L. Joy – Journal of Teacher Education, 2014
Informal mentors likely play a substantial role in novice teacher learning, yet we know little about them, especially in relation to formal mentoring, which is the cornerstone to most induction programs. This study analyzes survey and interview data from 57 first-year mathematics teachers from 11 districts to investigate differences in the…
Descriptors: Mentors, Surveys, Beginning Teachers, Mathematics Teachers