Improving University Principal Preparation Programs: Five Themes From The Field [PDF]
, 2016 What is the state of university-based principal preparation programs? How are these essential training grounds of future school leaders viewed -- by themselves as well as by the school districts that hire their graduates? Do the programs need to improve?
Jacquelyn Davis
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The Impact of Replacing Principals on Student Achievement in DC Public Schools [PDF]
, 2014 In 2007, the District of Columbia (D.C.) passed the Public Education Reform Amendment Act, which established mayoral control of D.C. Public Schools (DCPS) and led to the appointment of Michelle Rhee as school chancellor.
Dallas Dotter, Elias Walsh
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Cultivating Talent through a Principal Pipeline [PDF]
, 2013 This report, the second in a series, describes early results of Wallace's Principal Pipeline Initiative, a multi-year effort to improve school leadership in six urban school districts.
Brenda J. Turnbull +2 more
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Six Districts Begin the Principal Pipeline Initiative [PDF]
, 2013 This first report of an ongoing evaluation of The Wallace Foundation's Principal Pipeline Initiative describes the six participating school districts' plans and activities during the first year of their grants. The evaluation, conducted by Policy Studies
Brenda J. Turnbull +4 more
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A Struggle to Bridge the Gap: Promoting African American Males in Teacher Education [PDF]
, 2018 After serving 22 years in public education as a classroom teacher, assistant principal, principal, and superintendent, I am in awe over the small number of African American males as public school teachers. My classroom teacher experience was ephemeral as
Vaughn, Vance
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Parents appointing the principal: The experiences of four New Zealand primary school boards of trustees [PDF]
, 2013 Universally motivated by altruism and the desire to serve their children’s schools well, locally elected parent representatives of New Zealand boards of trustees (BOTs) are charged with the responsibility of appointing the principal.
Morrison, Michele
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The social dimension of teaching: trust and teachers' efficacy beliefs [PDF]
, 2012 Educational research increasingly highlights teachers’ trust in other school members to support school functioning. Besides, teachers’ efficacy beliefs are considered to be crucial in their functioning.
Van Houtte, Mieke, Van Maele, Dimitri
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Districts Taking Charge of the Principal Pipeline [PDF]
, 2015 Six urban school districts received support from The Wallace Foundation to address the critical challenge of supplying schools with effective principals. The experiences of these districts may point the way to steps other districts might take toward this
Brenda J. Turnbull +2 more
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In what ways does principal leadership impact on whānau engagement in a mainstream secondary school? : a thesis presented in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Philosophy Māori at Massey University [PDF]
, 2007 In what ways does principal leadership impact on whānau engagement in a mainstream secondary school? Principal leadership is an integral dimension in the schooling process.
Wilson, Dianne Lynette
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Using cases for school principal performance standards: Australian and New Zealand experiences. [PDF]
, 2000 This article reports an international validation of a framework for performance standards for school principals. The framework, generated in Australia in 1996-1997, was applied in New Zealand in 2000.
Louden, William +2 more
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