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A Step Forward: A Study Of The Practical Application Of The No Child Left Behind Act, Kathryn F. Lowry
A Step Forward: A Study Of The Practical Application Of The No Child Left Behind Act, Kathryn F. Lowry
Senior Honors Theses
This thesis analyzes teachers’ perceptions of the impact NCLB has on classrooms every day. It begins with a brief literature review analyzing and synthesizing editorial articles that discuss perceptions of the successes and shortcomings of NCLB. It then describes and discusses a survey study conducted amongst teachers in Southern Virginia. Thirty teachers from three counties were surveyed, and, as expected, when given space to respond freely, they responded with negative comments toward NCLB. However, when asked to rank the impact of the No Child Left Behind Act on student success and teacher effectiveness the surveyed teachers expressed a neutral impact. …
The Relationship Of Principal Leadership And Teacher Morale, Keith A. Rowland
The Relationship Of Principal Leadership And Teacher Morale, Keith A. Rowland
Doctoral Dissertations and Projects
This Study examined the relationship of the leadership practices of middle school principals and the morale of the teachers in these schools. Seven middle schools in a Metropolitan Atlanta school system participated in the study. The Leadership Practices Inventory was used to collect information on the principal practices and the Purdue Teacher Opinionaire was used to collect information on teacher morale. Results indicated that principal leadership and teacher morale were significantly correlated and that the leadership practice of Enable Others to Act had the strongest positive correlation to teacher morale. These results imply that a principal’s daily behavior plays a …