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Principals Make a Difference: An Analysis of Principal Leadership in High and Low Achieving Middle Level Schools
(2007-11)
This report presents the findings of the second phase of a comprehensive two-year state-wide study. The second phase includes a teacher survey of leadership, climate, culture, efficacy, commitment, trust, assessment....
What Research Says About Principal Leadership in Highly Successful Middle Grades Schools
(2005-11)
This presentation summarizes research on effective principal leadership, focusing on the National Study of Leadership in Highly Successful Middle Level Schools and the traits of an effective principal....
A comparison of distributed leadership readiness in elementary and middle schools
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
to distribute leadership. The data analysis was conducted from 302 educational practitioners, including 181 elementary educators and 121 middle school educators from elementary and middle schools in a Missouri public school district. With a probability of alpha...
What Forty Years of Numbers Tell Us: Reflections on Large, National Middle School Studies
(2003-11)
This presentation discusses forty years of middle school statistics....
Middle School Programs Do Make A Difference: An Analysis of Significant Relationships Between Program Implementation and Student Achievement
(2006-11)
The problem examined in this study was student achievement at the middle level and the programs and practices that might positively influence it....
The relative impact of principal managerial, instructional, and transformational leadership on student achievement in Missouri middle level schools
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
This study examined the relationship of three factors of principal leadership, managerial, instructional, and transformational. A total of 1,703 teachers from 133 middle level public schools in Missouri were included in the study, which was part...
Turning Points 2000 Recommendations and Student Achievement: A Statewide Study Provides Insight into Best Practices
(2006-03)
This presentation asks the question, “Are middle school programs and practices influencing student success academically?”...
Transformational leadership and its correlation to the effective placement of completers of area career centers in the State of Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
The purpose of this research was to determine if there was a correlation between the leadership style of the director of area career centers in the state of Missouri and the placement of career education completers. The survey instrument...
Project ASSIST: A Comprehensive, Systemic Change Initiative for Middle Level Schools
(2006-04)
from across the state of Missouri. The shift to middle schools only was congruent with the goals of the MLLC and its primary focus on middle level leadership. The findings and discussions presented in this paper are drawn from the 1996-1998 and 1998...
Evidence of servant leadership in professional learning communities
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
The purpose of this study was to analyze servant leadership and professional learning communities in Missouri schools. A central issue in the study was to examine the relationship of servant leadership characteristics to characteristics...
Project ASSIST: A Comprehensive, Systemic Change Initiative for Middle Level Schools.
(2006-01)
Project ASSIST (Achieving Success through School Improvement Site Teams) is a school improvement initiative sponsored by the Middle Level Leadership Center, University of Missouri. Center staff members work directly with school leadership teams from...
Gender differences of students leadership in student organizations
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This research examines the gender differences in leadership among students in a rural Midwestern high school as impacted by a sense of belongingness, socio-economic status (SES...
Middle school restructuring and renewal in one Missouri school district from the perspective of a district administrator
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
board members, and community members. Stakeholders were aware they would be responsible for tracking the implemented improvement plans and results. The reflection and status of the renewal process by building level leadership teams was a critical...
Instructional Practices Inventory: Using a Student Learning Assessment to Foster Organizational Learning
(2007-12)
This manuscript describes the IPI data collection categories, the use of those categories to support school-wide instructional change, and data findings from schools of various types that have used the IPI.
Instructional Practices Inventory: A Process for Profiling Student Engaged Learning for School Improvement
(2005-08)
This manuscript was written to describe in some detail the IPI data collection categories, the use of those categories to support school-wide instructional change by studying student engaged learning and provide data from ...
The examination of a middle school teacher preparatory program through the lens of invitational leadership
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
Conducted have been studies on the development of adolescent students, the leadership style of middle school teachers, and the diversity of student. However, individual studies have not addressed the complex skills necessary for an effective middle...
The essence of servant leadership : a case study of a female administrator in a public school setting
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
The purpose of this qualitative study was to gain an understanding of the behaviors of a female servant leader in a public school setting and her impact on the staff and culture of the building. The research questions focused on the leader...
The difference between secondary school principals' servant leadership in lower achieving and higher achieving secondary schools
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
The purpose of the study was to develop an understanding of the relationships between secondary school principals' servant leadership in lower achieving and higher achieving schools and student achievement as determined by the end of course exams...
Extracurricular/ co-curricular preparations and the relationship to leadership styles of K-12 administrators
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
participation levels of leaders prior to assuming leadership roles. The researcher aimed to examine leadership styles based on preparations. The analysis revealed several significant Pearson Correlations between MLQ leadership subscales and extracurricular...
Invitational leadership in public schools
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
for this research study consisted of all practicing public school principals in a Midwest state, as well as the teachers who serve under their leadership. Study participants consisted of 178 individuals. The Perceptions of Leader-ship Practices surveys were utilized...