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Principal Leadership In High-Performing, High-Poverty Elementary Schools, Marc J. Cohen
Principal Leadership In High-Performing, High-Poverty Elementary Schools, Marc J. Cohen
Department of Educational Administration: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research
The focus of this mixed methods study was on Maryland Title I elementary principals who led schools to achieving adequate yearly progress during the 2011-2012 school year. At the time of the study, slightly more than one third of the Title I elementary schools in Maryland and throughout the U.S., achieved this status (U.S. Department of Education, 2013).
In-depth interviews were conducted with twenty-five principals from Title elementary schools in Maryland. The Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire (MLQ) Leader Form was administered to the participants as well.
This study findings indicated,
- Principals of high-performing, high-poverty elementary schools were more transformational in …