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Goff, Peter; Goldring, Ellen; Guthrie, J. Edward; Bickman, Leonard – Consortium for Policy Research in Education, 2015
There is substantial evidence that instructional leadership is needed to foster effective teacher practices and student achievement. Instructional or learning-centered leadership (LCL) includes aspects of school leadership that highlight the importance of principals' actions in supporting teachers to improve instruction. Research has also shown…
Descriptors: Principals, Leadership Styles, Feedback (Response), Administrator Evaluation
McCormick Center for Early Childhood Leadership at National Louis University, 2015
While there is considerable research about the nature and practice of leadership in business, K-12 education, and health sciences, evidence regarding early childhood leadership is relatively thin. One way to conceptualize early childhood leadership is to consider two functional types--administrative leadership and instructional (or pedagogical)…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Instructional Leadership, Administrator Role, Leadership Responsibility
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Kasky-Hernández, Lynda; Cates, Gary L. – Advances in Special Education, 2015
The roles and functions of a school psychologist are multifaceted. School psychologists are traditionally trained in areas of assessment, intervention, consultation, and program evaluation, though they often participate in prevention and crisis intervention efforts and program evaluation (Harvey & Struzziero, 2008). School psychologists work…
Descriptors: Special Education, School Psychologists, Interdisciplinary Approach, Interprofessional Relationship
Domanico, Ray – Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, 2023
In New York State, private and religious schools are required to offer a curriculum "substantially equivalent" to what is available in local public schools. Substantial equivalency--which has been law for nearly 130 years--allows parents to direct the education of their children by enrolling them in the school of their choice, while also…
Descriptors: Judaism, Religious Schools, Legal Problems, Beliefs
Chen, Peter; Rice, Cynthia – Advocates for Children of New Jersey, 2017
Newark's high schools play an essential role in building the next generation of young minds for college and career readiness. Yet, high achievement may be unattainable if students miss too much school. Reasons for student absence vary. In Newark Public Schools, 48 percent of high school students were "chronically absent" in the 2015-16…
Descriptors: High School Students, Attendance Patterns, Public Schools, At Risk Students
Advocates for Children of New Jersey, 2017
Newark's high schools play an essential role in building the next generation of young minds for college and career readiness. Yet, high achievement may be unattainable if students miss too much school. "Chronic absenteeism" is generally defined as missing 10 percent or more of enrolled days for any reason. Research has shown that when…
Descriptors: High School Students, Attendance Patterns, Public Schools, At Risk Students
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Gopalan, Neena; Goodman, Suki; Hardy, Anneli; Jacobs, Carla – Journal of Education and Work, 2019
While there has been a proliferation of interest and research into work-family studies we know little about how employees who study while working manage their multiple and sometimes conflicting roles. This research focuses on non-traditional students (NTS), whose representation in the general student population has increased, and explores how they…
Descriptors: Nontraditional Students, Individual Characteristics, Student Satisfaction, Student Responsibility
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Nevarez, Carlos; Jouganatos, Sarah M.; Wood, J. Luke – Journal of School Administration Research and Development, 2019
This essay articulates the benefits of teacher diversity by illustrating six themes: a) leading for social justice through local and global civic engagement; b) developing an inclusive school culture; c) culturally relevant pedagogy; d) cultural translators and transformers; e) role models; and (f) benefits accrued by White students. The authors…
Descriptors: Diversity (Faculty), Social Justice, School Culture, Culturally Relevant Education
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Lim, Janine; Covrig, Duane; Freed, Shirley; De Oliveira, Becky; Ongo, Mordekai; Newman, Isadore – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2019
Completing doctoral dissertations is difficult work and may be harder for distance students physically separated from institutional and collegial supports. Inability to complete independent research contributes to doctoral student attrition. Factors impacting completion include institutional factors, student characteristics, and supervisory…
Descriptors: Doctoral Dissertations, Academic Persistence, School Holding Power, Distance Education
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DeFeo, Dayna Jean; Tran, Trang C. – Journal of Research in Rural Education, 2019
This article describes how superintendents approach the administrative processes of recruiting, hiring, and training new teachers to work in Alaska's rural schools. Drawing from interviews of superintendents and administrators in 32 rural Alaska school districts, the data show not only the amount of time and responsibility that rural…
Descriptors: Superintendents, Instructional Leadership, Teacher Recruitment, Teacher Selection
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Diaz-Martinez, Laura A.; Fisher, Ginger R.; Esparza, David; Bhatt, Jay M.; D'Arcy, Christina E.; Apodaca, Jennifer; Brownell, Sara; Corwin, Lisa; Davis, William B.; Floyd, Kevin W.; Killion, Patrick J.; Madden, Jaclyn; Marsteller, Patricia; Mayfield-Meyer, Teresa; McDonald, Kelly K.; Rosenberg, Martina; Yarborough, Mark A.; Olimpo, Jeffrey T. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2019
Advancement of the scientific enterprise relies on individuals conducting research in anethical and responsible manner. Educating emergent scholars in the principles of ethics/responsible conduct of research (E/RCR) is therefore critical to ensuring such advancement. The recent impetus to include authentic research opportunities as part of the…
Descriptors: Ethics, Research Training, Undergraduate Students, Student Research
Meyers, Coby V.; Goree, Lamar; Burton, Keith – Phi Delta Kappan, 2019
To fulfill educational promises such as "every student succeeds," district leaders must embrace an agenda committed to equitable opportunities for students. Doing so requires breaking from managerial norms to identify new ways forward that prioritize historically low-performing schools. Coby Meyers, Lamar Goree, and Keith Burton distill…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Urban Schools, School Districts, Success
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Turner, Lindsey; Calvert, Hannah G.; Carlson, Jordan A. – Grantee Submission, 2019
Research exploring factors related to teachers' implementation of classroom-based physical activity (CBPA) has increased in recent years. This article highlights key findings from the literature about the implementation and maintenance of CBPA by classroom teachers. The authors provide an overview of the literature examining CBPA implementation…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Physical Activity Level, Program Implementation, Elementary Schools
Elise Dizon-Ross; Susanna Loeb; Emily Penner; Jane Rochmes – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2019
Despite growing concern over teachers' ability to live comfortably where they work, we know little about the systematic impacts of affordability on teachers' well-being, particularly in high-cost urban areas. We use novel survey data from San Francisco Unified School District to identify the patterns and prevalence of economic anxiety among…
Descriptors: Stress Variables, Economic Factors, Anxiety, Urban Schools
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Uribe-Flórez, Lida J.; Al-Rawashdeh, Amneh; Morales, Sara – Journal of International Education and Leadership, 2014
In 2010, the Mathematically Connected Communities Leadership Institute for Teachers (MC[superscript 2]-LIFT) started with a vision for preparing teachers to lead the construction of appropriate learning environments in their schools and districts (MC[superscript 2]-Lift Proposal, 2009). During this two-year program, MC[superscript 2]-LIFT prepared…
Descriptors: Teacher Leadership, Mathematics Teachers, Leadership Training, Administrators
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