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Making Sense Of Georgia School Leader Evaluation: Climate, Engagement And The District Office, Bipul Singh, Matt Townsley

Georgia Educational Researcher

Assessment of principal effectiveness is a complex process due to the multidimensional nature of their job. Historically, a disproportionate significance has been placed on standardized assessment scores when evaluating school leaders, therefore states are beginning to emphasize other factors such as school climate in order to increase employee retention. This study investigated any correlation between leadership effectiveness, the staff perception of school climate, and employee engagement in a suburban Georgia school district’s 139 schools. An improved understanding of these constructs may assist principals and assistant principals modify their leadership practices to better meet the needs of their teachers. Results suggest …

Doctoral Candidacy Examination Scores And Time To Degree Completion, Juliann Sergi Mcbrayer, Steven Tolman, Katherine E. Fallon

Leadership, Technology & Human Development: Faculty Publications

Aim/Purpose

The purpose of this study was to determine if there was a relationship between doctoral students’ candidacy examination scores and estimated time to degree completion, measured by dissertation progression.

Background

Time to degree completion in doctoral programs continues to be an issue and reasons for high attrition rates for doctoral students are broad and include varied core components of the academic pathway such as challenges with critical thinking during coursework, stress about passing comprehensive examinations, poor academic writing, and lack of knowledge around scholarly practitioner research.

Methodology

An ex post facto, correlational research design utilized quantitative data to determine …

Aware I Am Alone: Intersections Of Solitude And Mindfulness, Richard Cleveland

Leadership, Technology & Human Development: Faculty Publications

This paper explores the relationship between solitude and mindfulness. Parallels between the two constructs exist, allowing them to complement each other in furthering the well-being of individuals and communities. Three perspectives through which mindfulness may assist in forming foundational understandings of solitude are presented; these comprise Theoretical, Practice, and Research. The Theoretical lens provides introductory understandings of both solitude and mindfulness. On this basis, integral parallels between the two constructs are outlined. Next, Practice reviews solitude that is fostered through mindfulness practices. Further, additional models for recognizing solitude as a part of mindfulness are proposed. Finally, Research …

Instructional Leadership Practices And School Leaders' Self-Efficacy, Juliann Sergi Mcbrayer, Carter Akins, Antonio P. Gutierrez De Blume, Richard E. Cleveland, Summer Pannell

Leadership, Technology & Human Development: Faculty Publications

The purpose of this quantitative study was to investigate instructional leadership practices and the degree to which these practices predict the leadership self-efficacy of school leaders while controlling for years of experience as a school leader. With educational reform focused on school accountability, principals must attend to tasks that lead to school improvement. Identifying such tasks as instructional leadership practices and gaining a more comprehensive understanding of instructional leadership practices through leadership self-efficacy may contribute to school improvement. The methodology utilized a survey and the participants were 100 principals and assistant principals of public schools in the southeastern United States, …

2020-2021 Faculty Senate, Committees, And University Committees, Georgia Southern University

Faculty Senate: Membership Lists

No abstract provided.

2020 Military Times Best For Vets College Rankings: Georgia Southern Unranked, Grant Gearhart

Faculty Senate: Index

No abstract provided.

Waitlist Response Time, Donna Mullenax

Faculty Senate: Index

No abstract provided.

Trashing Of Desks In University Hall, Leigh E. Rich

Faculty Senate: Index

No abstract provided.

Presidential Action - Inclusive Excellence, Y'Lonne Hodges

Faculty Senate: Index

To adopt a statement of commitment to Inclusive Excellence: "As we face special challenges at the institution, the Faculty Senate is committed to working towards the realization of Inclusive Excellence and towards the obtainment of the institutional value of Openness and Inclusion. Accordingly, we will identify ways in which each Senate standing committee will develop, enhance, or encourage these values, acting on those opportunities accordingly, and reporting on them regularly."

Faculty Senate Minutes

Faculty Senate Minutes

December 2, 2019 Faculty Senate Minutes

Librarian's Report 11-16-2019, Georgia Southern University

Faculty Senate: Librarian's Reports

November 16, 2019 Librarian's Report

Transparency In The Selection Of Provost Fellows, Patricia G. Holt

Faculty Senate: Index

No abstract provided.

Transparency Of Limited Terms Being Converted To Assistant Professors, Donna Mullenax

Faculty Senate: Index

No abstract provided.

Transparent Budget Process, Helen Bland

Faculty Senate: Index

No abstract provided.

First-Year Experience And Second-Year Experience, Amanda Konkle

Faculty Senate: Index

No abstract provided.

Clarity In Role Of Representation, Dustin Anderson

Faculty Senate: Index

No abstract provided.

Affirmation Of Georgia Southern's Commitment To Inclusive Excellence, Helen Bland

Faculty Senate: Index

No abstract provided.

Senate Motions From The Floor, Lisa Abbott

Faculty Senate: Index

No abstract provided.

Definitions Of Starting Points In Salary Positions, Nancy Remler

Faculty Senate: Index

No abstract provided.

First Year Experience (Fye) Faculty Compensation And The Use Of Academic Advisors And Peer Mentors To Teach Fye In Fall 2019, Wayne Johnson

Faculty Senate: Index

No abstract provided.

University Statements And Policies On White Supremacy, Hate Speech, & Terrorison, Christopher Benedict Cartright

Faculty Senate: Index

No abstract provided.

Faculty Senate Minutes

Faculty Senate Minutes

October 23, 2019 Faculty Senate Minutes

Ntt Assistant Professors, Donna Mullenax

Faculty Senate: Index

No abstract provided.

Book Availability At The University Store, Ted Brimeyer

Faculty Senate: Index

No abstract provided.

Book Review Of Debunking The Myth Of Job Fit In Higher Education And Student Affairs , Jamie Workman, Daniel W. Calhoun, Steve Tolman

Leadership, Technology & Human Development: Faculty Publications

Book review of Debunking the Myth of Job Fit in Higher Education and Student Affairs by Jamie L. Workman, Daniel W. Calhoun, and Steven Tolman.

Pedagogical Approach To Developing The Hiring Practices Of Higher Education Administrators, Steve Tolman, Daniel Calhoun

Leadership, Technology & Human Development: Faculty Publications

Most student affairs professionals will serve in a managerial and/or supervisory role at some point in their careers, but only a limited number of higher education graduate preparatory programs have required coursework focusing on this competency area. This situation is disconcerting, as there seems to be an assumption within the student affairs field that new professionals have the formal training and experiences needed to immediately be placed into these managerial and/or supervisory roles. In an effort to address this discrepancy, and in particular staffing practices, one higher education graduate preparatory program developed a course on staffing practices, using an innovative …

Faculty Senate Minutes

Faculty Senate Minutes

September 17, 2019 Faculty Senate Minutes

Librarian's Report 9-11-2019, Georgia Southern University

Faculty Senate: Librarian's Reports

September 11, 2019 Librarian's Report

Bookstore, Joshua Williams

Faculty Senate: Index

No abstract provided.

University Closure Policy, James P. Braselton

Faculty Senate: Index

No abstract provided.