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High School Principal Transformational Leadership Behaviors And Teacher Extra Effort During Educational Reform: The Mediating Role Of Teacher Agency Beliefs, John Eric Boberg
High School Principal Transformational Leadership Behaviors And Teacher Extra Effort During Educational Reform: The Mediating Role Of Teacher Agency Beliefs, John Eric Boberg
Educational Leadership & Policy Studies Dissertations
Transformational leadership has been shown to affect organizational commitment, capacity development, and performance. However, these relationships have received very little attention in schools, especially high schools in the United States that are experiencing educational reform initiatives under No Child Left Behind. Using a sample of 1403 high school teachers from 12 Texas urban and major suburban independent school districts, this study tested the relationships between teacher perceived school-based transformational leadership, self-reported teacher agency beliefs, and self-reported school-wide teacher extra effort. The teacher agency beliefs included capability beliefs about collective teacher efficacy and context beliefs about the supportive nature of school …
Transformational Leaders Wanted: Dallas Independent School District's Aspiring Principals Program, Jennifer Lee Parvin
Transformational Leaders Wanted: Dallas Independent School District's Aspiring Principals Program, Jennifer Lee Parvin
Educational Leadership & Policy Studies Dissertations
The purpose of this research was to explore and describe the development, implementation, andimpact of the Dallas Independent School District's (ISD) Aspiring Principals Program. This study of principal preparation has relevance as a K-16 issue for two primary reasons. First, K-12schools are focused on graduating students who are college and career ready and strong principal leadership is an essential component in achieving this post-secondary success. Second, most school leaders are prepared--and certainly certified--through a university program so a discussion of best practices in principal preparation is pertinent as a K-16 issue.Following the review of literature which examined the changing role …
Exploring College Readiness: The Role Of Dual Credit And Ses On College Persistence And Student Success, Charles Rowett
Exploring College Readiness: The Role Of Dual Credit And Ses On College Persistence And Student Success, Charles Rowett
Educational Leadership & Policy Studies Dissertations
Texas' 2006 House Bill 1, which required all high schools in Texas to provide students with the opportunity to earn a minimum of 12 hours of college credit prior to their graduation beginning the fall of 2008, changed the high school experience. The goal of the bill was to smooth the transition from high school to higher education. By looking at data from before, during, and after the implementation of House Bill 1, the results of this study shed light on the success or failure of Texas' 2006 House Bill 1 regarding college persistence and student success. The study used …
Rural Principals' Perspectives Of Social Justice Leadership In Schools, Holly Nicole Bishop
Rural Principals' Perspectives Of Social Justice Leadership In Schools, Holly Nicole Bishop
Educational Leadership & Policy Studies Dissertations
This qualitative study explores how principals who are leaders for social justice in rural high schools perceive student diversity, specifically lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or questioning (LGBTQ) students, and if, how, and why they support all students through the establishment of a socially-just school climate. Additionally, the study investigates how the context of the schools, specifically rural communities with conservative values, affects principals' perceptions and implementation of a positive climate for all students. This study offers modifications to Theoharis' (2007, 2009) social justice leadership theory and extends Theoharis' (2007) model of resistance, offering insight into how rural school communities reflect …
" . . . But The Light's Better Here," He Said: Mischance, Misapplication, And Misdirection In Data-Driven Applications, Ramona Lowe
Educational Leadership & Policy Studies Dissertations
The primary purpose of this study was to provide quantitative data on the use of released Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) exams as benchmark test instruments in a sample population. Teachers have expressed concern over "teaching to the test," especially with the use of benchmark testing. This study was specifically undertaken to determine the extent of this practice, especially in light of published material from Texas Education Agency (TEA) that states this practice is not an appropriate use of the released instrument. An additional purpose was to gain quantitative data on the use of data harvested from both …
Teachers' Orientation To Teaching And Their Perceived Readiness For 21st Century Learners, Diane H. Bunker
Teachers' Orientation To Teaching And Their Perceived Readiness For 21st Century Learners, Diane H. Bunker
Educational Leadership & Policy Studies Dissertations
In a 21st century world where students will need mastery of both core subjects and applied skills, the purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the congruence of teachers' orientations to education and the 21st century learning needs of students. The educational orientation of participants/teachers was measured by the Educational Orientation Questionnaire (Quam, 1998) with follow-up interviews and classroom observations focused on exploring their perceived readiness for 21stcentury learning in the classroom and congruence of their orientation to learning and the development of 21st century skills. Study findings will raise awareness of where teachers are on the continuum of …
Academic Optimism And Academic Success: An Explanatory Case Study, Jeffrey Neil Mishoe
Academic Optimism And Academic Success: An Explanatory Case Study, Jeffrey Neil Mishoe
Educational Leadership & Policy Studies Dissertations
Increasing student academic achievement continues to be a national call to action. Early student academic success can help prepare future citizens to be college and workforce ready. One construct, academic optimism (Hoy, Tarter, & Woolfolk Hoy, 2006a; McGuigan & Hoy, 2006), has been used in quantitative studies to examine increased student achievement. This study aims to contribute to the research on academic optimism by extending the School Academic Optimism Scale (SAOS) survey results through a qualitative case study description of a lower SES middle school. The selected school held a campus rating of Recognized as measured by the Texas Assessment …
Motivation For Academically Gifted Students In Germany And The United States: A Phenomenological Study, Steven James Bourgeois
Motivation For Academically Gifted Students In Germany And The United States: A Phenomenological Study, Steven James Bourgeois
Educational Leadership & Policy Studies Dissertations
Recent trends toward globalization have engendered interest in comparative educational systems, pointing toward more fundamental change beyond the current focus upon accountability measures. This phenomenological study considered the effect of extrinsic motivators on the intrinsic motivation of academically gifted students in Germany and the United States. Nine top performing 16 and 17-year olds attending private schools in Germany and the United States participated in open-ended interviews to determine their motivational orientation toward academic tasks. Teachers and administrators from both schools provided comments to support the contextual understanding gained from classroom observations. Although numerable quantitative studies have measured levels of intrinsic …
An Analysis Of School Principals' Perceptions Of Change And The Implications For Dual Language Program Success, Marisa Hellawell
An Analysis Of School Principals' Perceptions Of Change And The Implications For Dual Language Program Success, Marisa Hellawell
Educational Leadership & Policy Studies Dissertations
The primary purpose of this study was to determine if a relationship exists between principals' view of Dual Language program implementation as a First-Order or Second-Order Change and variables of administration experience, Dual Language program experience, language ability, view of Dual Language program as similar to previous bilingual education programming, and their perception of their district Dual Language program's success. Other purposes included determining if principals' certification coursework relating to bilingual education prepared them to lead Dual Language programs and to determine if parity exists between the number of Hispanic male and female principals heading Dual Language programs. Finally, this …
Accountability In Texas: Predicting District Ratings Based On Indicators, Sarah Fitzhugh
Accountability In Texas: Predicting District Ratings Based On Indicators, Sarah Fitzhugh
Educational Leadership & Policy Studies Dissertations
The major purpose for the study was to determine if a relationship existed between district ratings, as assigned by the Texas Education Agency, and population groups, funding, and class size. The variables utilized for this study included the following number of student ethnicity/ race (African American, Hispanic, and White) utilized in a district rating as well as, the Economically Disadvantaged group indicator. The groups were coded to indicate each district that had a particular student group applied towards the district's accountability rating. It was then determined how many race/ ethnicity indicators counted in a rating for each district. In addition, …