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Principals' Perceptions Of Professional Development: Options That Support Effective Leadership, Lisa Lee Geren
Principals' Perceptions Of Professional Development: Options That Support Effective Leadership, Lisa Lee Geren
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This study is designed to investigate the perceptions of elementary school principals in the state of Arkansas regarding what supports they need to be effective instructional leaders. Phase I of this mixed method study uses an online survey of 112 elementary school principals to better understand their descriptions of an effective instructional leader and the professional development supports they need. Phase II consists of personal interviews of 12 elementary school principals. The research revealed four overarching themes: Personal Attributes, Values Relationships, Leadership Skill Sets, and Meaningful Professional Development. Principals described effective leaders as visionaries, hospitable, empowering others, visible, good listeners, …
Effects Of Professional Development On Co-Teaching On 5th Grade Students With Exceptional Learning Needs, Wade J. Chilmonik
Effects Of Professional Development On Co-Teaching On 5th Grade Students With Exceptional Learning Needs, Wade J. Chilmonik
Theses and Dissertations
This study examined the effects of professional development in co-teaching to see if it can improve teaching relationships and the classroom achievement of 5th grade students with exceptional learning needs. This study included eight educators with experience levels from two to thirty five years. All of the educators in the study were teachers of students with and without disabilities who worked in co-teaching classrooms in the middle school subject areas of language arts, social studies, math and science. The participants consisted of 6 white females and 2 white males, ages 26-62. There were ten middle school students that also participated …