The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between the perceived leadership style of principals and their teachers' practice of the five disciplines of learning schools. One hundred forty-four elementary and middle school teachers participated in this study by com…
This study was motivated by the duty of the Palestinian population in Palestine to develop an educational system of their own under the terms of the new Palestinian-Israeli peace accord. To help in this effort, the author examined what a 14th century Islamic philosophy could off…
The problem this ethnographic study addresses is the relationship between various ways of understanding "difference" and particular conceptualizations of what might constitute just educational practices for students across lines of social demarcation. Thinking about differences …
The purpose of this study is to investigate the actual and preferred perceptions of teachers and supervisors of the supervisory practices that usually occurred in Riyadh schools, Saudi Arabia. The sample of this study includes 149 teachers and 45 supervisors randomly selected fr…
The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship of stress, burnout, and coping strategies among public secondary school principals in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. All public secondary school principals in Kuala Lumpur were asked to participate in the study. The principals p…
Dans la foulée des politiques d’ajustement structurel (PAS), les autorités marocaines ont entrepris en 1985 de réformer le secteur éducatif, en visant entre autres, d'améliorer le processus d’allocation des ressources et d’augmenter les nouvelles inscriptions au niveau fondament…
This research study examined how school leaders, in particular the associate superintendent of curriculum and a junior high school principal, in the same district collaborated to plan for and implement mandated change. In this research study, the mandated change was that of the …
This qualitative case study investigated the leadership perspectives of 13 Lebanese Catholic school principals and 4 educational leaders in the Governorate of Mount Lebanon via personal interviews, observations, and documents. It focused on whether Catholic school principals are…
In conducting this study, the main objectives were (a) to explore various relationships between Muslim organization members' satisfaction with life and the academic domain and certain demographic variables; (b) to examine a proposed typology of human behavior, taking into accoun…
The purpose of this study was to explore the attitudes of principals regarding the provision of special education services using the traditional special education model compared to using the response to intervention model. The major research and related research questions were i…
This mixed methods study examined how teachers at Valley High School internalize the phenomenon of teacher burnout. Teachers at Valley High School are suffering from teacher burnout on a daily basis with little to no support. The teachers at Valley High School were asked to part…
In the field of education, the Islamic educational institutions, both formal and non-formal, have played a major role in educating Indonesians from the colonial era 1600-1945, to the present day. One of the Islamic educational institutions famous for its Islamic approach is the …
This study is rooted in several interests of the researcher: 1) Literature focusing on the importance of teacher identity development for pre-service and in-service teachers; 2) Several crises in the Jewish community including the high rates of assimilation and the shortage of t…
This empirical study examines the factors determining the attraction and retention of qualified secondary school teachers in Jordan, and explores policy initiatives the Jordanian government might take to rectify these problems. The target population consists of three subpopulati…
Variations in educational policy outcomes have always been perceived as policy failures, and they are often associated with policymakers insensitivity to what is happening down at the grass roots level, and with implementers' inefficiency and non-compliance. Based on institution…
In the United States and abroad, violence is still plaguing our schools. During the 1990s, many schools experienced sporadic but violent occurrences of school violence (Ismaili, 2011; Yogan, 2000). Although, most violent school acts are random and school crime is down, school in…
During the 1980's, Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) was categorized as a developmental disorder separate from other developmental disorders, in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders III (DSM-III). There were various pioneers and advocates who have helped the ev…
This research study examined Generation Y new teachers, the process of new teacher induction, and the most effective methods for providing professional development in instructional technology for Generation Y teachers. This research study examined Generation Y new teachers, the …
My study examines the experiences and perceptions of Ethiopian immigrants in Chicago particularly as they relate to their involvement in their children's schooling. Through narrative interviews I was able to hear stories of migration, education, and life changes within families …