Studies in school improvement

Studies in School Improvement is the eighth volume in a series on research and theory in school administration dedicated to advancing our understanding of schools through empirical study and theoretical analysis. This selection of readings highlights a number of important factors in the stimulation...

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Other Authors Hoy, Wayne K. (Editor), DiPaola, Michael F., 1947- (Editor)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Bingley, U.K : Emerald Publishing Limited : IAP/Information Age Publishing, [2009]
SeriesResearch and theory in educational administration ; v. 8.
Subjects
School improvement programs > United States.
Education > Administration > General.
Educational administration and organization.
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electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781806618637
DOI10.1108/978-1-60752-201-0
Physical Description1 online resource (xi, 304 pages) : illustrations

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Table of Contents:
  • Preface / Wayne K. Hoy and Michael DiPaola
  • Chapter 1. Transformational school leadership effects on schools, teachers, and students / Kenneth Leithwood and Jing-Ping Sun
  • Chapter 2. A theoretical and empirical analysis of change orientations in schools / Sean Kearney and Page A. Smith
  • Chapter 3. Interventions to improve instruction: How implementation strategies affect instructional change / Brian Rowan and Richard Correnti
  • Chapter 4. Academic optimism and achievement: A path model / Misty M. Kirby and Michael F. DiPaola
  • Chapter 5. Middle school reform and its relationship to learning environments and student outcomes / Nancy L. Jadallah and Diana G. Pounder
  • Chapter 6. Continuation high schools: A descriptive study of a major california dropout prevention program / Lynne G. Perez and Joseph F. Johnson, Jr
  • Chapter 7. Culture and process in effective school districts / William A. Firestone
  • Chapter 8. Professionalism in teaching: Toward a structural theory of professionalism / Eileen McMahon and Wayne K. Hoy
  • Chapter 9. Teacher-school board member trust as a bridge to school effectiveness: Relationships and organizational structure / Pamela A. Lenz
  • Chapter 10. Conceptualizing and validating a measure of student trust / Curt M. Adams and Patrick B. Forsyth
  • Chapter 11. The effects of national origin of applicants on admission decisions for a doctoral program in educational leadership: Is it a level playing field? I. Phillip young and karen holsey young
  • About the editors
  • About the contributors.

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