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Measuring Transformational Leadership In Athletic Training: A Comparative Analysis, Kristan M. Yates
Measuring Transformational Leadership In Athletic Training: A Comparative Analysis, Kristan M. Yates
Theses and Dissertations--Educational Leadership Studies
The purpose of this study was to measure the construct of transformational leadership among athletic training academicians and clinicians. Additionally, this study sought to determine whether perspectives regarding transformational leadership were the same or different based on full-time vocational roles. Finally, this study introduced a methodology for survey data analysis relatively unknown in athletic training research circles. Participants included athletic training education program directors as well as individuals in leadership roles at the state, district, and national level.
California Turnaround Schools: An Analysis Of School Improvement Grant Effectiveness, Khalil Graham
California Turnaround Schools: An Analysis Of School Improvement Grant Effectiveness, Khalil Graham
Theses and Dissertations--Educational Leadership Studies
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of School Improvement Grants (SIGs) in the state of California (CA) in increasing student achievement using the turnaround implementation model. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) included educational priorities focused on fixing America’s lowest achieving schools. SIGs (i.e., up to $2 million per school annually over 3 years) to the nation’s persistently lowest achieving public schools required schools accepting these awards to implement a federally prescribed school-reform model. Of these models, the school turnaround model is the most aggressive and least used. Using data from CA, the …