Organizational change, specifically, moving to a Learner-Centered Model of teaching and learning, necessitates that students, teachers, and administrators work as a collaborative team for building student success (Leithwood & Riehl, 2003; Wallace Foundation, 2011). Engaging …
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Since 2011, drastic declines in tuition revenue for many rural community colleges have hindered institutional budgets and have been the primary driver for the financial strategy decisions made by college leaders. Recent declines in revenue for rural community colleges have creat…
This study explored the role of school superintendents and board of education trustees in closing the achievement gap, which can be defined as “the disparity in academic performance between groups of students” (Muhammad, 2015, p. 14). District leaders (superintendents and school…
The purpose of this quantitative study was to explore the degree of congruence between principals’ self-perception of learning-centered leadership behaviors and teachers’ perceptions of learning-centered leadership behaviors of their principals in international Christian schools…
The murder of George Floyd and COVID-19 in 2020 catapulted the issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) to the forefront in every aspect of life: housing, healthcare, Internet access, and education. The perception of university leadership’s actions and their ability to m…
Research examining the pursuit of the principalship reveals that many educators are driven by higher-level needs that make the role of principal compelling and desirable. The role of principal can be attractive to educators in that it enables one to positively affect the lives o…
Though faith-based organizations provide a unique opportunity for rural public schools to share responsibility for student success among community stakeholders, partnerships between public schools and churches in the twenty-first century are complex. In part due to this complexi…
The literature associated with principals' perceptions of certified/uncertified teachers within private Christian schools is limited, specifically in rural communities. Therefore, little is known about principals’ perceptions of the importance of teacher certification in rural C…
Administrators in many school districts across the United States have adopted uniform policies in a response to growing school violence. By 2014, nearly half of the United States public schools had implemented a uniform or a formal dress code policy. Recognizing a safe learning …
PROBLEM: The four-fold problems of the current study were (1) to determine the difference in Transformational Leadership scores between Haitian pastors of Evangelical churches in North America who have credentialed theological training and those who do not, (2) to determine the …
This study examines the big and small stories of faculty at a small, internationally-focused graduate school in New England during a time of change in higher education. A macro-micro perspective enables both an aerial view of faculty experience over time and a view of how facult…
The success of Catholic schools depends upon teachers who are steadfast to the mission of Catholic school and who are Satisfied with their job. Principal’s leadership plays an important role in influencing the teacher’s job satisfaction. The purpose of this study is to explore t…
Bu araştırmanın amacı, bireylerin hayatında önemli bir yeri olan dindarlıkla, eleştirel düşünce arasındaki ilişkiyi tespit etmektir. Araştırmanın örneklemi, Necmettin Erbakan Üniversitesi Mühendislik ve Mimarlık Fakültesi, Sosyal ve Beşerî İlimler Fakültesi, Meram Tıp Fakültesi …
In 2018, the impetus for this research study was to explore the intersection of history, identity, and mission at independent schools at a time when these types of institutions faced a supposed existential crossroads. This paradigm was predicated on the assumption that many inde…
Early teacher attrition has been a problem for American secondary schools for decades. With raising student enrollment and high fiscal costs to train new teachers, determining value-added approaches to secondary early teacher retention is critical for schools to ensure a quality…
The mission of the Education and Society Program (ESP) Team at the Aspen Institute is to improve public education by informing, influencing, and inspiring education leaders across policy and practice, with an emphasis on achieving equity for students of color and students from l…
This research studied how the variation in state school funding in Virginia since 2006, the ability to each locality to pay, and the concentration of economically disadvantaged students in each school district are related to the change in the average Standards of Learning (SOL) …
The number of teachers qualified to teach at Christian schools is dwindling. Therefore, it is vitally important for Christian school leaders to support and retain qualified teachers. The current study utilized a mixed-methods instrumental case studyto examine teachers’ perceived…
Black men in America have a long-standing, strained relationship with authority in this country. History has shown time and again that racism has allowed authority figures to abuse their power and for some this subjugation causes Black men to be resistant to authority all togeth…