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Leading For Excellence Dissertation.Docx, Khaled Khaled Sep 2019

Leading For Excellence Dissertation.Docx, Khaled Khaled

Khaled Khaled

ABSTRACT
Leading For Excellence
by Khaled A. Khaled
Purpose.The purpose of this mixed methods study was to identify the degree of importance of the 12 principles suggested by Harvey, Drolet, and DeVore (2014) in their book,Leading For Excellence, to reach higher K-12 student achievement levels. In addition, the purpose was to identify the needed leadership strategies to implement the 12 principles.
Methodology.This mixed-methods research design used qualitative and quantitative data to analyze the research questions. The study combined surveys and interviews to collect data. The quantitative component (surveys) was administered via a 61-question web-based survey. The …

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Public Relations And The School Superintendent: From Theory To Practice, Terry L. Hapney Jr. May 2018

Public Relations And The School Superintendent: From Theory To Practice, Terry L. Hapney Jr.

Terry L. Hapney Jr., Ph.D.

This article examines public relations in the K–12 school system context. Specifically, the goal of this article is to examine the school superintendent as the chief public relations practitioner of the school system and how he/she would operate as such in the realms of seven public relations theories, as the superintendent works toward meeting the goals and objectives of his/her school district: strategic management function, communitas versus corporatas, persuasion, storytelling and branding, postmodernism, understanding, and sociology.

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Challenges For Novice School Leaders: Facing Today’S Issues In School Administration, Andrea P. Beam, Russell L. Claxton, Samuel J. Smith Dec 2015

Challenges For Novice School Leaders: Facing Today’S Issues In School Administration, Andrea P. Beam, Russell L. Claxton, Samuel J. Smith

Samuel James Smith

Challenges for novice school leaders evolve as information is managed differently and as societal and regulatory expectations change. This study addresses unique challenges faced by practicing principals (n=159) during their first three years of the principalship. It focuses on their perceptions, how perceptions of present novices compare to those of experienced school leaders, and how pre-service programs can better prepare them for these challenges. Findings revealed that two themes shared relatively the same prominence among experienced leaders as they did with novices: navigating politics and gaining a sense of credibility. Experienced leaders expounded more on specific political hurdles with school …

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Groundswell, Robyn Miller Dec 2014

Groundswell, Robyn Miller

Robyn G Miller

Group Presentation on the book Groundswell

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How Do School Leaders Navigate Ict Educational Reform? Policy Learning Narratives From A Singapore Context, Vicente C. Reyes Jr Nov 2014

How Do School Leaders Navigate Ict Educational Reform? Policy Learning Narratives From A Singapore Context, Vicente C. Reyes Jr

Dr. Vicente C Reyes Jr

The purpose of this research inquiry focuses on how school leaders ‘make sense’ of educational reform in their local contexts. In order to do this, an exploratory qualitative case study of two schools that took part in policy reform initiatives directed at ubiquitous use of information communication and technology (ICT) in the Singapore city–state context is undertaken. Using focus group discussions (FGDs), interviews and observations this inquiry investigates and builds emerging explanations to sense-making experiences of actors in the midst of reforms. Using Bruner’s narrative analysis, findings from this inquiry provide a picture of how school leaders cope in periods …

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Women Leadership K - 12 Public Education: One Woman’S Experienced Perspective, Randolph B. Muhammad Jan 2014

Women Leadership K - 12 Public Education: One Woman’S Experienced Perspective, Randolph B. Muhammad

Randolph B Muhammad

This essay, Women leadership K - 12 Public Education; one woman’s experienced perspective, is the outcome of an interview, is a continuum of leadership theory and its application in relation to cultural differences with respect to how society envisions, defines leaders. One component of leadership today that is routinely discussed is a leader’s ability to be “transformational.” I opine that transformational in this context is a leaders ability to capitalize on differences associated with a multi-cultural society effecting societal change and ensuring social justice (education is a mechanism of social justice) for all. Northouse (2010) in the opening chapter of …

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Could The Girls Be Counseled?, Christy L. Spurlock Jan 2014

Could The Girls Be Counseled?, Christy L. Spurlock

Christy L Spurlock

Females attending Western in the late 1950s and 1960s had a much different dress code and residence hall rules than their male counterparts.

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Constantine Samuel Rafinesque, Christy L. Spurlock Jan 2014

Constantine Samuel Rafinesque, Christy L. Spurlock

Christy L Spurlock

Constatine Samuel Rafinesque began his tenure at Transylvania in 1819. His career at Transylvania lasted seven years, from 1819-1826. He has become a sort of patron saint for Transylvania.

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Interview Sue Williams Spurlock. Collegiate Oral Hisory Interview., Christy L. Spurlock Jan 2014

Interview Sue Williams Spurlock. Collegiate Oral Hisory Interview., Christy L. Spurlock

Christy L Spurlock

Interview with Sue Williams Spurlock about her college experience at Western in the late 1950s early 1960s

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To Ed.D. Or Not To Ed.D.?, Jill A. Perry Dec 2011

To Ed.D. Or Not To Ed.D.?, Jill A. Perry

Jill A Perry

No abstract provided.

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