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The Relationship Between Principal Leadership Behavior And Student Achievement In Low Performing Schools, Janice E. Garland
The Relationship Between Principal Leadership Behavior And Student Achievement In Low Performing Schools, Janice E. Garland
Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)
This study examined the relationship between principal instructional leadership behaviors and student achievement in the context of low-performing Title I-eligible schools. The intent was to identify specific leadership behaviors that evidenced a relationship to improved student academic achievement in Virginia’s identified priority schools. Results of teacher surveys regarding principal tenure and experience and school size and level were analyzed through the use of descriptive statistics and simple regression models.
While results revealed no significant correlation between principal leadership behaviors and student achievement in English/Reading, a significant positive relationship was found between principal leadership behaviors and mathematics. The strongest relationship between …