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Influences Contributing To The Return Of Secondary-School Principals In Saudi Arabia To The Profession Of Teaching After Holding Leadership Positions, Fayez Saeed Alshahrani Jan 2019

Influences Contributing To The Return Of Secondary-School Principals In Saudi Arabia To The Profession Of Teaching After Holding Leadership Positions, Fayez Saeed Alshahrani

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This research study explored and analysed the reasons for school-leader attrition in Saudi Arabias schools. The research was conducted using a qualitative, positivist methodology. The purpose of the research was to explore the influences that have contributed to the phenomenon of principals returning to teaching positions in Saudi Arabian schools after spending considerable amounts of time in leadership positions. Therefore, the principal focus of this research was to explore the intersection between school-leader attrition and leadership styles in Saudi Arabian schools. This research used data collected from scientific literature on this subject matter and interviews conducted with eight former principals …


Secondary Principals' Perspectives On The Interviewing And Selection Process Of Teachers, Kyle G. Barrentine Jan 2017

Secondary Principals' Perspectives On The Interviewing And Selection Process Of Teachers, Kyle G. Barrentine

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The purpose of this phenomenological qualitative study was to explore how secondary principals experience the teacher hiring process, with special attention to the interviewing and selection of prospective teachers. This study sought to find how principals prefer to interview prospective teachers and what characteristics they find appealing in prospective teachers. Examined for this study were six principals who are currently practicing principals at the secondary level in Marion County, Indiana. Data for this study were collected through a series of three individual interviews with each principal. After completion of the 18 interviews, transcribing each of the interviews, reading the transcriptions …


Identifying, Cultivating, And Utilizing Elementary Teacher Leaders, April Holder Dec 2014

Identifying, Cultivating, And Utilizing Elementary Teacher Leaders, April Holder

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The purpose of this qualitative study was to investigate how elementary principals identify, cultivate, and utilize teacher leaders within high-growth elementary schools. For the purpose of this study, high-growth schools are schools that surpassed the state average of high growth for the bottom 25% and top 75% in English/language arts and math for two consecutive years based on the Indiana Department of Education A-F Accountability Report Card. Through this qualitative study, the roles of the principals in three similar Indiana elementary schools were analyzed in regard to the commonalities of the identification of teacher leaders, cultivating talent and leadership, and …


Identifying Effective Strategies To Providing Technical Support To One-To-One Programs, Mark W. Thomas Jan 2013

Identifying Effective Strategies To Providing Technical Support To One-To-One Programs, Mark W. Thomas

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The problem of this study was that while one-to-one initiatives in the K-12 environment are growing, the technical support personnel that work in these environments are experiencing problems supporting these initiatives. The purposes of this study were to: (a) identify common problems of providing technical support in a one-to-one laptop program, (b) identify strategies that will help overcome the problems with providing technical support in a one-to-one laptop program, and (c) determine the effectiveness the strategies have on the technical support of a one-to-one initiative. This research was designed to be a descriptive study that uses data collection to answer …


Academic Leadership Experiences Of Foreign-Born African Immigrants In American Institutions Of Higher Education, Taiwo A. Ande Aug 2009

Academic Leadership Experiences Of Foreign-Born African Immigrants In American Institutions Of Higher Education, Taiwo A. Ande

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The purpose ofthis study was to explore the academic leadership experiences of foreign-born African immigrants who occupied mid- to senior-level positions of leadership in American colleges and universities. The study explored the cha1lenges and opportunities foreign-born African immigrants faced as they aspired and moved through various leadership positions in United States (U.S.) institutions of higher education. Detailed interviews were conducted with six foreign-born African academic leaders who currently or previously occupied academic leadership positions in the United States. Participants were from Ghana, Nigeria, and Kenya, and they occupied academic positions of directors, departmental chair, and associate provost. Seven themes emerged …