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Exploring The Effectiveness Of Leadership Practices In Urban Charter Middle Schools, Cherise Cupidore
Exploring The Effectiveness Of Leadership Practices In Urban Charter Middle Schools, Cherise Cupidore
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Researchers have noted that educational manager and instructional leadership roles are vital to achieving sustainable student achievement. Ineffective leadership practices may decrease students' academic success and are a continuous concern for educators, especially for those of urban charter schools. The purpose of this study was to explore practices that leaders of urban charter middle schools have implemented to advance their schools from a priority school to a focus school designation. This multiple case study sought to identify and clarify leadership practices of successful leaders in urban charter middle schools. Leithwood and Riehl's core leadership practices model served as the basis …
The Impact Of School Uniforms On School Climate, Attillah N. Brookshire
The Impact Of School Uniforms On School Climate, Attillah N. Brookshire
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Approximately half of the public schools in the United States require uniforms or a formal dress policy and many are intended to reduce discipline problems and improve school climate. A suburban school district in Georgia recognized that there was an increase in discipline problems in their schools that affected the school climate. In an effort to promote school safety and improve climate, stakeholders at a district campus adopted a uniform policy. The purpose of this survey study was to examine the differences in perceived school climate between a district campus with a uniform policy and a similar campus with no …