Interactional Leadership And Its Impact On Achieving The Standards Of The Learning Organization In Secondary Schools In Gaza Governorate. القيادة التفاعلية وأثرها في تحقيق معايير المنظمة المتعلمة في المدارس الثانوية بمحافظة غزة, Ahmed Meghari, Naji Rajab Sukkar

Association of Arab Universities Journal for Education and Psychology

This study aimed to examine the impact of the application of secondary school directors in Gaza Governorate to the dimensions of interactive leadership in achieving the standards of the learning organization in the light of the following variables (gender, qualification, years of experience, and the directorate). The study followed the descriptive approach. The study was conducted using two questionnaires: interactive leadership, learning organization, on a sample of (308) male and female teachers: (145) males, (163) females in the academic year 2019/2020. The study found that school principals applied the dimensions of interactive leadership at an average level. However, the standards …

A Preliminary Study Connecting School Improvement And Mtss With Student Outcomes, Hank Bohanon, Meng-Jia Wu, Ali Kushki, Cheyne Levesseur

Education: School of Education Faculty Publications and Other Works

Schools have an increased focus on implementing schoolwide initiatives (e.g., multi-tiered systems of support; MTSS) to address risk factors related to dropping out. These interventions can involve multiple domains, including academic, behavioural, and social and emotional supports. Although researchers suggest that schoolwide interventions are effective, school staff may need help implementing various content (e.g., academic, behaviour) domains into a cohesive plan. This preliminary study focused on nine schools in the Midwestern United States that implemented schoolwide interventions as part of a statewide technical assistance approach. The research included using survey and extant data for all students to determine the connections …

Caring For Your Students: Simple Strategies For Connection And Well-Being, Hank Bohanon

Education: School of Education Faculty Publications and Other Works

I have a question for you. How do you want to be remembered by your students? What words would they use to describe you?

Kind? Thoughtful? Helpful?

Please take a moment to think of one word you would like your students to use about you.

Whatever keyword you decide, you are going to face challenges to reach that goal.

Professional Learning Community Conflicts And Teacher Leader Conflict Management From Multiple Stakeholder Perspectives, Amanda B. Dunn

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This qualitative, phenomenological study examined the nature of conflict within professional learning community (PLC) collaborative groups and the teacher leader’s management of the conflict from the teacher, teacher leader, and administrator perspective at suburban secondary schools. Purposive, criterion sampling based on job title and having at least one year of experience at a PLC campus qualified participants to capture the phenomenon’s characteristics. Semistructured interviews of three administrators, four teacher leaders, and two teachers were recorded and transcribed before an initial round of open coding. After analyzing open codes, the data were analyzed using closed coding, which established common themes. The …

The Doctor Knows Best: Take Your Schoolwide Temperature With Data, Hank Bohanon, Todd Winton, Sam Cusworth, Sheryl Healy

Education: School of Education Faculty Publications and Other Works

No matter what type of doctor you see, they usually collect similar information. Even before the doctor enters the room, someone will assess your blood pressure, weight, height, and temperature. These are markers related to your health. If your blood pressure or temperature is too high, or perhaps your weight has gone up or down drastically since your last visit, the doctor will know something in your treatment plan needs to be addressed. Like screening for these essential health markers, schools can also use data to see how the larger system is working. These screening tools also help teams determine …

An Exploration Of The Causes And Effects Of Interpersonal Conflict Related Stress Among A Self-Selected Cohort Of Second Level Teachers In Ireland, Patrick Bruce

Theses

Teaching has been classified by researchers as a high stress profession. Stress in teaching has been reported to have many negative health outcomes and also affects productivity. The literature also reports that stress in teaching is a difficult matter to resolve satisfactorily, with mixed outcomes from interventions. An emergent cause of work-related stress in education is IPC and this study sets out to investigate the prevalence of this underreported phenomena.

A sample of 25 teachers working in Irish second level schools were recruited. Semi structured interviews were conducted to report on the experiences of stress, it’s causes and effects both …

The Provision Of Vocational Education And Training Within Contemporary Political Socio-Economic Conditions: A Review Of The Literature, Sarah Fogarty, Christine Cunningham, Michelle Striepe, David Rhodes

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

This review is in response to numerous research, studies and other reviews that present the under-addressed, longstanding need to rethink vocational education and training delivered to secondary students (VETdSS) in Australia and in similar jurisdictions. Further, it is unclear how secondary schools in Western Australia are navigating the provision of vocational education and training within contemporary political socio-economic conditions. Therefore, this paper intends to review the most recent research about VETdSS and especially research that is pertinent to secondary schools in Western Australia. Ultimately, our aim in this paper is to develop a conceptual framework that will help us to …

School And District Leader Perceptions Of The Root Causes Behind Male Underachievement In American Secondary Schools: A Mixed-Methods Study Of This Phenomenon, Patrick Hegarty

WWU Graduate School Collection

The Title IX legislation of 1972 asserts that “No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance, ..” This, along with other movements and forces of the past half century, laid the foundation for our ongoing challenging, national dialogue about individuality, identity, opportunity, equality, and equity. This study advances that conversation based on the continuing evidence of male underachievement in our secondary schools.

The purpose of this study was to explore school …

The Degree Of Practice Of Secondary School Principals In Kuwait Of Leadership Skills From Point Of View Teachers درجة مُمارسة مديري المدارس الثانوية في دولة الكويت للمهارات القيادية من وجهة نظر المعلمين, Salman Turki Al-Mutairi, Prof. Khaled Ali Al-Sarhan

Jordanian Educational Journal

Abstract: This study aimed at identifying the degree of practice of secondary school principAls in Kuwait of leadership skills from Point of View of teachers. The population of the study consisted of all secondary school teachers in Kuwait State for the academic year (2017-2018). The descriptive survey method was used. The sample of the study consisted of (732) teachers. The results showed that the degree of practice of secondary school principAls in Kuwait of leadership skills were significant in All fields (self-skills, technicAl skills, intellectuAl skills, human skills, and manageriAl skills). The results of the study also showed statisticAlly significant …

How Much Is A Little Girl Worth? A Critical Qualitative Inquiry Of The Systemic Dehumanization Of Black Girls Through Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking (Dmst) And How Schools Can Play A Pivotal Role In Prevention, Nermin Dia Walker

Theses and Dissertations

Black girls who have experienced childhood sexual abuse are disproportionately exploited through domestic minor sex trafficking (DMST)- as the intersection of their experiences of systemic marginalization exacerbates their trauma and increases their vulnerability to DMST. The purpose of this critical qualitative study, involving 10 Black girls and 13 women of color advocates, was to explore the self-identified and observed ways in which systems, especially schools, silence Black and Brown girls, as well as their recommendations for educators/schools and other systems to play a role in DMST prevention. This study builds on existing research on the adultification, criminalization, and sexualization of …

واقع التخطيط لإدارة الأزمات في المدارس الثانوية في محافظة عمان من وجهة نظر معلمي المدارس. The Reality Of Crisis Management Planning In Secondary Schools In Amman Governorate From The Point Of View Of School Teachers., عاطف يوسف مقابلة, تيسير الخوالدة, أحمد الكيلاني

Association of Arab Universities Journal for Education and Psychology

هدفت الدراسة إلى تعرف واقع التخطيط لإدارة الأزمات في المدارس الثانوية في محافظة عمان من وجهة نظر معلمي المدارس الثانوية الحكومية في محافظة عمان . تكون مجتمع الدراسة من جميع المعلمين في المدارس الحكومية في عمان والبالغ عددهم (14186) معلمين ومعلمة، ومن جميع المعلمين في المدارس الخاصة، إذ بلغ عددهم (1043) معلما ومعلمة .

لقد تم اختيار عينة عشوائية من مجتمع المعلمين والمعلمات في المدارس الحكومية إذ تم أخذ عينة (5%) وبهذا بلغ عددهم (۷۰۸) معلما ومعلمة. وتمض أخذ (5%) من مجتمع المعلمين في المدارس الخاصة وبهذا بلغ عددهم (104) معلما ومعلمة. قام الباحثون بتطوير أداة الدراسة اعتمادا …

مدى ممارسة الحوكمة في المدارس الثانوية في فلسطين من وجهة نظر المعلمين والمعلمات. The Extent Of Governance Practice In Secondary Schools In Palestine From Teachers' Viewpoint, خالد نظمي قرواني

Association of Arab Universities Journal for Education and Psychology

تهدف هذه الدراسة بشكل رئيس إلى الكشف عن مدى ممارسة الحوكمة في المدارس الثانوية في فلسطين من وجهة نظر المعلمين والمعلمات فيها ، ولجمع البيانات أعد الباحث استبانة فحص صدقها من قبل متخصصين وبمعامل ثبات (0.87)، وجرى توزيعها على عينة الدراسة البالغة (101) فردة بنسبة (25%) من مجتمع الدراسة، ولتحقيق أهداف الدراسة استخدم الباحث المنهج الوصفي التحليلي وبرنامج الرزمة الإحصائية للعلوم الاجتماعية (SPSS)، بما فيها المتوسطات الحسابية والانحرافات المعيارية وتحليل التباين الأحادي للتحقق من صحة فرضيات الدراسة، حيث توصلت الدراسة إلى نتائج من أهمها:

- وجود ممارسة للحوكمة في المدارس الثانوية في فلسطين بدرجة مرتفعة على مجال ممارسة …

القيادة التفاعلية وأثرها في تحقيق معايير المنظمة المتعلمة في المدارس الثانوية بمحافظة غزة. Interactional Leadership And Its Impact On Achieving The Standards Of The Learning Organization In Secondary Schools In Gaza Governorate., ناجي رجب سكر, أحمد محمد مغاري

Association of Arab Universities Journal for Education and Psychology

هدف هذا البحث إلى فحص أثر تطبيق مديري المدارس الثانوية بمحافظة غزة لأبعاد القيادة التفاعلية في تحقيق معايير المنظمة المتعلمة فيها، في ضوء متغيرات: (جنس المعلم، والمؤهل العلمي للمعلم، وسنوات خبرة المعلم، والمديرية). وقد اتبع البحث المنهج الوصفي، وقام الباحثان بتصميم استبانتين: القيادة التفاعلية، ومعايير المنظمة المتعلمة. وطُبّقت الاستبانتان على عينة مقدارها (308) معلمًا ومعلمةً، منهم (145) ذكورًا و(163) إناثًا في العام الدراسي 2019/2020م.

وقد توصل البحث إلى أن تطبيق مديري المدارس لأبعاد القيادة التفاعلية في المستوى المتوسط. فيما كان تحقق معايير المنظمة المتعلمة في المستوى الكبير. كما تبين وجود علاقة ارتباطية موجبة وقوية بين درجة ممارسة القيادة التفاعلية ومستوى …

Apologetics And Science Instruction For Educators In Secondary Christian Schools, Brett Austin Craddock

Masters Theses

Without the incorporation of apologetic instruction into the science classroom students will be ill-equipped to defend the Christian faith. The academic world has seen a decrease of importance that is placed on the Christian mind and therefore the academic world and the majority of scholarly debates have been left to secular thinkers. Secondary Christian schools are in the optimal position to answer the need to raise up a generation of students that may apologetically and academically defend the Christian faith. Through including topics such as Intelligent Design, irreducible complexity, anatomy, and fine-tuning to various fields of science, secondary educators will …

Reporting Student Progress: What Might It Look Like?, Hilary Hollingsworth, Jonathan Heard, Anthony Hockey, Tegan Knuckey

2021-2030 ACER Research Conferences

The Communicating Student Learning Progress review produced by ACER in 2019 set out recommendations for schools and systems to improve the way schools report on student learning, in particular learning progress. Two case study schools from Victoria – a Catholic primary school and government secondary school – discuss changes they’ve made to their student reporting processes, in response to the review’s recommendations. Further research is recommended into how schools are rethinking reporting to engage students and parents in monitoring learning growth.

Supporting Students After A Concussion: School Administrators’ Perspectives, Tricia M. Kasamatsu, Tamara C. Valovich Mcleod, Johna K. Register, Cailee E. Welch Bacon

Perspectives In Learning

Students with a concussion may experience challenges when returning to school and completing schoolwork. Therefore, students may require temporary academic support throughout the recovery process. The purpose of this study was to examine school administrators’ perceptions of the return to school process and provision of academic adjustments (AA) after concussion. Online surveys were analyzed using a series of descriptive, chi-square, and Mann Whitney tests. School administrators strongly agreed a concussion can affect school performance and were supportive of providing AA for symptomatic students. More school administrators with access to an athletic trainer and who completed concussion training had an established …

Address The Behavior Of High School Students In Jordan In Light Of The Ethics Of The Teaching Profession, Khulood Al-Hawamdeh

Jerash for Research and Studies Journal مجلة جرش للبحوث والدراسات

This study aimed to identify the negative behaviors (ethical behavior, academic education) prevailing in secondary schools in Jordan and provide some proposed solutions to them, and to achieve the goal of the study, the researcher used the descriptive curriculum and prepared a questionnaire for two fields (ethical behavioral field, academic educational field) and conducted transactions of honesty and consistency, and applied the tool to a sample of (150) educational workers working in secondary schools in the Kasbah al-Mafraq directorate of the Ministry of Education of Jordan, and the results of the study showed that behavioral problems are prevalent among schools …

Perceptions Of Support And Teacher Retention In Secondary Schools, Amaris Leal

FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Teacher attrition is a problem plaguing districts across the nation. Miami-Dade County Public Schools is the 4^th largest school district in the nation and continues to encounter difficulty keeping teachers. This study investigates how nine secondary level teachers conceptualize support. Teachers’ years of experience range from five to thirty-five years teaching in Miami-Dade County Public schools. Early, Mid and Late Career teachers were interviewed to understand their lived experiences in the professions as it pertains to support and how they conceptualize support. This case study utilizes phenomenological methods informed by the work of Vagle (2018) and van Manen (2014, …

The Role Of School Improvement Planning In The Implementation Of Mtss In Secondary Schools, Hank Bohanon, Meng-Jia Wu, Ali Kushki, Cheyne Levesseur, Anna Harms, Elizabeth Vera, Jenna Carlson-Sanei, David Shriberg

Education: School of Education Faculty Publications and Other Works

As a result of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), schools and districts are encouraged to implement school-wide initiatives to improve outcomes for all students. In accordance with the ESSA, this research study investigated the relationship between school improvement planning and the implementation of school-wide interventions. The study examined survey and extant data from five high schools in a Midwestern state to analyze academic and behavior-related school-wide efforts and their relationship to school improvement. The data showed a statistically significant relationship between school improvement planning and the state’s school improvement report card of student performance (Kendall Rank-Order Coefficient, p = …

Implementing Discipline Reform: One District’S Experience With Pbis, Catherine Robert Ed.D.

School Leadership Review

This study examines the case of one large urban school district’s implementation of Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) to review competing needs and challenges encountered over a four-year period. There are encouraging results supporting the finding of a successful PBIS implementation and plans for continued implementation of Tier I practices and expand Tier II supports. Reducing the continuing disparity between the percentages of African American and White students receiving disciplinary consequences remains a challenge for Middleton ISD. In addition, work remains to reduce the disproportionate number of students receiving special education services who receive higher levels of disciplinary consequences.

Quality Control And Teacher Effectiveness In State Public Senior Secondary Schools, Nigeria, Stephen Olufemi Alfolabi, Abdulrasaq Ayuba

Journal of Educational Leadership in Action

The study investigated the relationship between quality control and teacher effectiveness in Nigerian Public Senior Secondary Schools using Kwara State as a case study. Forty Public Senior Secondary Schools out of 305 representing 36% were randomly selected while 440 teachers out of 1,207 representing 37% were proportionally selected using multi-stage sampling technique. The instruments titled “Quality Control Questionnaire” (QCQ) and “Students Academic Performance Profoma” (SAPP) were adopted to elicit data required. Three research questions and operational hypotheses each were generated and analyzed using percentage and regression statistic at 0.05 significant level. Findings of this study revealed that there was a …

The Status Quo Of Change Leadership Of Secondary Schools In Jordan From The Perspective Of Their Principals And Teachers, Nadia F. Kharbat, راتب سلامة السعود

Jordanian Educational Journal

This study aimed at exploring the status quo of change leadership in Jordanian secondary schools from the perspective of school principals and their teachers. To achieve the research objectives, the descriptive survey approach was adopted. The randomly selected study sample consisted of (205) male/female principals and (377) male/female teachers, from public and private schools in Amman, the capital of Jordan. The two researchers developed a 38-item questionnaire on change leadership divided into five dimensions: awareness, desire, knowledge, ability, and reinforcement. The results of the study indicated that the total degree of the status quo of change leadership in secondary schools …

Rural High School Principals And The Challenge Of Standards-Based Grading, Tom Buckmiller, Matt Townsley, Robyn Cooper

Faculty Publications

The purpose of this study was to better understand how principals in rural schools are thinking about assessment and grading practices and if they anticipate implementing policy changes in the near future that may require increased support. Principals of schools in rural areas often face challenges that are significantly different from those of their urban and suburban counterparts. The researchers used a mixed-method survey to better understand if progressive grading policies were a part of the vision for principals of rural high schools, if they possessed conceptual underpinnings of such practices, and if they believed they had the capacity within …

A Multiple Case Study Exploring Communities Of Practice Led By Rural Secondary School Science Teachers To Overcome Community Isolation In A Research-Science, Dually-Enrolled, Program Of Studies, Sandra J. Gardner

CUP Ed.D. Dissertations

This multiple case study focused on a research science dually-enrolled program of study and the unique challenges rural school educators face due to a lack of human and social capital. Some geographically-isolated rural secondary schools strategically use dual-enrollment programs to develop stronger social capital networks and communities of practice. Participants included five science research educators from rural, geographically-isolated secondary schools. Each case was examined individually, which allowed the researcher to explore the phenomenon within the context of the rural school research science teaching and learning environment. A cross-case analysis was conducted across all five cases using the inductive framework. The …

Conceptions And Factors Associated With Effective School Leadership, Anaghaa Wagh

Teacher India

Anaghaa Wagh discusses the school leadership phenomenon from the school leaders’ perspective.

Teachers' Perceptions Of The Nine Defining Characteristics Of Catholic Identity In Ursuline Secondary Schools Of The Usa, Barbara Ann Middendorf

Doctoral Dissertations

Catholic schools are integral to the Catholic Church’s mission of evangelization. A Catholic educational institution is a place to encounter the living God who is Jesus Christ. Education is the concern and task of the Church, called to serve humankind from the heart of God. This study examined the perceptions of teachers working in Roman Union, Ursuline secondary schools of the Central Province of the United States regarding the extent to which the nine defining characteristics of Catholic identity were present in their respective schools and classrooms. For this research, Catholic identity was operationally defined using the seminal Catholic education …

Strategies Aimed At Helping African American Male Students Succeed In United States Secondary Schools: A Metasynthesis, Chibuzo N. Azinge-Walton

Theses and Dissertations

The persistent disparity in graduation rates between Black and White male students in U.S. secondary schools (the achievement gap) despite repeated efforts to even it out, is a thorn in the flesh of educators, the country over. The elimination of this continuous disparity through viable solutions, is the focus of this study. A problem is ninety percent solved when it thoroughly understood, with its comprehension necessitating a large investment of thought, time, and resources (Einstein, 1879-1955). To fully grasp the inner pinning of the achievement gap dilemma, this researcher selected, read, and reviewed 50 subject matter-related archived articles/studies obtained from …

Cloud Computing Architecture For Elearning Systems In Secondary Schools In Tanzania, Kennedy F. Mwakisole, Mussa M. Kissaka Dr, Joel S. Mtebe Phd

The African Journal of Information Systems

In recent years, schools have been investing heavily on information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure to implement eLearning systems to enhance the quality of education in secondary schools in Tanzania. The majority of these systems are implemented using a traditional web-based eLearning approach on school premises which is costly and limits usage due to lack of scalability and flexibility. Consequently, many schools have started adopting cloud computing as a solution. However, this adaption depends on well-defined cloud eLearning architecture. This study proposed cloud architecture for implementing an eLearning system in secondary schools in Tanzania by adopting various layers proposed in …

Utilization Of Ict Facilities For Enhancing Instructional Delivery Of Agricultural Science In Nigerian Secondary Schools, Francis Madueke Onu (Ph.D), Irimiah Abeya Ezhim

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study examined the availability, functionality and utilization of ICT facilities for effective instructional delivery of agricultural science in Nigeria Secondary Schools. Descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. Three research questions guided the study. The study area was North-central States of Nigeria and the population was 1706 teachers of agricultural science in secondary schools. Purposive Sampling Technique was adopted to select 853 Heads of Departments of Agriculture from the secondary schools. The researchers developed a 60-items questionnaire titled "utilization of ICT facilities for instructional delivery of agricultural science" (UICTFIDAS) for data collection. Three experts validated the instrument. …

Funneling Versus Focusing: When Talk, Tasks, And Tools Work Together To Support Students’ Collective Sensemaking, Sara Hagenah, Carolyn Colley, Jessica Thompson

Sara Hagenah

Rigorous and responsive science teaching is based on supporting all students in making progress in their understanding of important science ideas over time. In this article, we explore how did classroom talk patterns of funneling and focusing support student sensemaking. We share how talk, tasks, and tools within classroom activity work together to either funnel students toward reproducing normative scientific answers or focus students on deepening their understanding about unobservable causal mechanisms of phenomena. We use classroom examples from two science lessons where students used data to describe and communicate about how and why stars change over time. By recognizing …