-U) and the Leadership Practices Inventory (LPI). Correlation analyses performed on the five individual LPI exemplary leadership practices scores and the overall ECI-U score indicated the ECI-U was a significant predictor of all five leadership practices. Stepwise...

. The administration of the survey was online utilizing a leader webpage, developed by Mind Garden Inc. and career center directors, their supervisors, and their staff completed the survey to a 360-degree view of leadership style of the director. The 57 area career...

associated with high levels of expectations and initiatives for parental involvement in different nations. Unlike other counties whose schools' expectation were influenced by a least one of those structural characteristics (school size, class size, et al.), U...

-driven formulas to student needs, local revenue requirements remain. However, no study has examined the potential links between a family, community and economic risk factors that affect a student's educational opportunity and local taxation choices. This study...

. Conclusions indicated the instrument was reliable and valid. Principal component analysis yielded three components confirming leadership focused on learning: (a) Ethical Leadership for Learning, (b) Management of Learning, and (c) Culture to Support Learning...

: experimentation, early practice and ability to bridge theory to practice, expertise of faculty and teachers, and safety and support of environment to practice new learning. A fifth overarching theme was identified as significant to research: complexity...

if differences existed in each of four experience groups. Self-efficacy ratings were also compared based on degree held, area of practice, and years of experience. Participants (n = 342) completed a survey containing 10 demographic questions, 11 items from...

not address the needs of rural students, often painting a wide brush of campus experiences for all LGBTQ+ students. This study focused on LGBTQ+ college students from rural areas studying at a rural Midwestern university. The study included nine interviews, a...

. The phenomenological qualitative research approach was selected due to the underpinning of the social constructivism and pragmatism paradigms of the research questions. Data sources included an open-ended online survey administered to a random sample of middle level...

of teachers from the schools were included in the study: a) teachers in grades K-3 of both schools b) teachers in the non-technology school grades 1-3 and Non-eMINTS teachers in the technology school K-6 c) teachers in the non-technology school grades 1...

how elementary classroom teachers used assessment for learning strategies to help their students more directly connect to curriculum goals and objectives. Furthermore, the author examined his own practice in facilitating the learning of others. Four...

There is a lack of information regarding job satisfaction among high school principals in the state of Missouri. For this study, 108 high school principals in the state of Missouri responded to an internet survey using the Minnesota Satisfaction...

, and the legislative decision to guarantee a minimum (hold harmless) payment per student to analyze whether funding for Missouri public schools was more equitable than the pre-1993 OSA formula. Specific fiscal years from 1998-99 through 2005-06 were selected...

of professional learning communities (PLCs). Quantitative analysis was utilized to determine (a) the strongest and weakest aspects of servant leadership and PLCs, (b) the relationship between characteristics of PLC and characteristics of servant leadership, (c...

and second year principals. The relationship between the factors and competencies was also investigated with first and second year principals. Seventy-five first and second year principals participated in the quantitative study by completing a demographic...

Students in their second year of college experience changes in support that can negatively impact their success. This phenomenon is commonly referred to as the sophomore slump, which can manifest itself as a decline in success with regard to changes...

This exploratory study examined the relationship between superintendents' perceived sense of urgency and student academic performance. More specifically, the study examined the leadership of Missouri superintendents based upon a district's Annual...

An extensive review of the literature suggested the nation's community colleges are quickly approaching a leadership crisis as current leaders are fast approaching retirement. In response, community colleges are investing a significant amount...

. The fundamental problem being addressed by this study was: what emotional competencies reinforce leadership behaviors and practices that augment school improvement efforts resulting in increased student achievement? A mixed-design approach was selected...

to establish internal consistency and reliability. A one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and Tukey HSD post-hoc analysis were conducted to support the summarization and interpretation of descriptive data. The study identified two refined forms of the LCSS...