Download or read book School Climate written by Peter M. DeWitt and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2017-07-24 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Build a positive school climate to impact students, teachers, and the community! Is improving school climate on your to-do list? Do you think about it as a top-down directive or as a dialogue to build equity within the school? A healthy school environment should never be seen as an option, but instead supported as a must-have. Peter DeWitt offers leaders practical high impact strategies to improve school climate, deepen involvement in student learning, and engage a broader family network. In addition to international vignettes focused on community stakeholders and research-based practices, this book features tools such as · a leadership growth cycle to help leaders build their self-efficacy · a teacher observation cycle centered on building collective efficacy · an early warning system to identify potential at-risk students · action steps following each chapter to apply to your own setting · discussion questions for use in team environments Establishing a supportive and inclusive school climate where professionals can take risks to improve the lives of students is vital to maximize learning in any school community.
Download or read book Principal Leadership and School Climate written by Renee Armstrong Kelly and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Principal Leadership and Organizational Climate written by Thomas L. Hawkins and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Leadership Style and School Climate written by Adel Tajasom and published by LAP Lambert Academic Publishing. This book was released on 2010-08 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Faced with criticisms of failing to adequately educate students, much research on educational reform in the school systems alludes to the role of principals in the educational process. Specifically, the principals have been identified as the most accountable key individuals responsible for creating conducive school climate. This book, therefore, highlights the relationship between high school teachers' perception of principal leadership style (Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire MLQ) and school climate (School Level Environment Questionnaire SLEQ) based on the theoretical framework derived from Theory of Leadership Style. Studying the perceptions of high school teachers in 17 urban secondary schools in Penang, Malaysia, the authors found that principals who are transformational leaders have an effect on school climate whereas transactional leaders only have an effect on one of the six dimensions of school climate. The in-depth analysis offers school boards and superintendents some insight into the style of principal leadership that may best fit the specific school climate needs in their respective school districts.
Download or read book The Relationship of Leader Behavior of the Principal to School Climate written by Sherwood J. Williams and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Effects of a Principal s Leadership Philosophy on School Climate and Student Achievement written by Katie Burns Darrow Long and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between a principal's philosophy of leadership, school climate, and student achievement at two high schools. This study utilized a leadership style inventory, school climate assessment inventory, and interviews with principals and teachers. Teachers and principals volunteered to participate in this study. Findings from this study suggest that principals who possess a philosophy of servant leadership and utilize its practices have a positive impact on school climate and student achievement. Data derived from a school climate assessment, leadership inventory, and teacher and principal interviews reflected a positive relationship between the servant style of leadership and a school's climate and student achievement as measured by the PSSA. Specific components of leadership were cited as most effective in this study. Teacher perceptions of effective leadership practices included the ability to be approachable, fair, and consistent. Principals cited the ability to be open and have honest communication. Further, the principals found it was essential to support the needs of teachers. The majority of teachers and principals believed that teachers had the greatest impact on student achievement. The principals and teachers surveyed reported that student achievement is most positively impacted when teachers maintain positive relationships with students and set high expectations.
Download or read book Interpersonal Relationships in Education written by Theo Wubbels and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-23 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book brings together recent research on interpersonal relationships in education. Clearly, positive teacher-student relationships strongly contribute to student learning. Problematic relationships on the other hand can be detrimental to student outcomes and development. Productive learning environments are characterized by supportive and warm interactions throughout the class: teacher-student and student-student. Similarly, teacher learning thrives when principals facilitate accommodating and safe school cultures.The contributions to this book are based on presentations at the first International Conference on Interpersonal Relationships in Education: ICIRE 2010 held in Boulder, Colorado, the United States and include among others keynote addresses by Kathryn Wentzel, Walter Doyle and Theo Wubbels. The chapters help explain how constructive learning environment relationships can be developed and sustained. Contributions come from among others educational and social psychology, teacher and school effectiveness research, and communication and language studies, among other fields. They cover relationships of teachers with individual students and among peers, and relationships between teachers and teachers and principals.
Download or read book The Principal as Leader of the Equitable School written by Ontario Principals' Council, and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2012-08-24 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Equitable schools equal high achievement for all students! This invaluable book provides an expanding awareness of equity issues to not only principals and district leaders, but also school equity committees. From the novice to the experienced school leader, readers will discover how to create a learning community that erases achievement gaps and welcomes students of all backgrounds. This new volume in the Leading Achievement Series provides action steps for: Establishing a climate that promotes equity Empowering and supervising staff to accelerate change Garnering support and involvement from students and the community Assessing progress toward equity and sustaining growth
Download or read book A Study of Relationships Among Teachers Perceptions of Principal Leadership and Teachers Perceptions of School Climate in the High School Setting written by Jeffrey Michael Paul and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The school principal is viewed as one of the most influential individuals on a school campus (Cohen, McCabe, Michelli, & Pickeral, 2009; Edmonds, 1979; Leech & Fulton, 2008). With this influence, the principal plays a great role in facilitating the climate of the school; which in turn, can have a significant impact on student achievement (MacNeil, Prater, & Busch, 2009). The purpose of this study was to explore high school teachers' perceptions about leadership practices of their principals, as well as to gain an understanding of the teachers' perceptions of school climate in a large urban district in the Western United States. Data was collected with the use of two survey instruments, the Leadership Practices Inventory, which measures the Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership, and the Organizational Climate Description Questionnaire revised for secondary schools, which measures five dimensions of high school climate. Participating teachers were asked five demographic questions including: age, gender, number of years teaching, number of years teaching with current principal, and level of education. The schools with participating teachers were categorized by three other variables: total response rates, School Performance Framework scores, and the percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced price lunch. Across nine high schools, 334 usable surveys were collected. Pearson correlations were used to find relationships among variables within the survey instruments, while MANOVA calculations with appropriate ANOVA post hoc were used to find differences in demographic variables. It was found that engaged teacher behavior coupled with principals who model expectations and give authentic, goal aligned encouragement related to high levels of positive school climate. Additionally, data suggested schools whose teachers perceived their principal in a negative manner related to low levels of school climate regardless of the socioeconomic make-up of the student body.
Download or read book The Principal s Role in Shaping School Culture written by Terrence E. Deal and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Leadership of the Principal and School Climate written by Grayling Tobias and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Exploring Principal Development and Teacher Outcomes written by Peter Youngs and published by . This book was released on 2020-12-30 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edited volume examines innovative ways of preparing, supervising, and evaluating principals and explores factors that promote effective leadership practices. Chapter authors consider how principals' leadership practices affect teachers' instruction, satisfaction, commitment, retention, and effectiveness, and present evidence that principals can influence key student outcomes as well. Covering topics such as school leaders' use of time, their efforts to reduce implicit bias, how leadership practices are associated with teachers' workplace attitudes, leadership and student achievement, and how school leaders can best be supported under new federal legislation, this volume is a "must read" for educational leadership and policy faculty, school and district administrators, and researchers committed to promoting effective principal leadership.
Download or read book The Relationship Between Leadership Skills of Elementary School Principals and School Climate written by Jeanette Diane Gerault and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gerault, Jeanette D. "The Relationship Between Leadership Skills of Elementary School Principals and School Climate." Unpublished Doctoral Thesis, University of Houston, May, 2013. Abstract As state and federal accountability standards demand that schools show adequate progress for school improvement, principals have found it more difficult to find the time and resources needed to adequately focus on school culture and climate. The purpose of this descriptive statistics study was to determine the relationship between elementary school principals' leadership skills and school climate. Perceptions of school leadership and school climate were measured by an employee perception survey developed within a large, diverse, suburban district in the state of Texas. The data were collected from elementary school campuses with varying demographics, located within the same school district. The design of the research involved descriptive statistics and frequencies to investigate the possible relationship between perceived school climate and perceived principal leadership skills. The intent of this descriptive statistics study was to clarify educators' understanding of important phenomena by identifying relationships among variables, school climate, and leadership skills. As previous researchers have related school climate to principal leadership and behaviors (Bulach, Booth, & Pickett, 1998; Peterson, 1990), this research concurred that there is, indeed, a relationship between the leadership skills of the principal and the school's climate. This study was significant because the behaviors of the building principal have been linked to the school climate, thus telling practitioners that effective leadership is critical. In order to develop a climate of autonomy, cohesiveness, adequate communication, and focused goals, principals must develop leadership skills focused on respect, instructional leadership, effective communication, shared decision making, and valuing the contributions of others.
Download or read book School Climate Change written by Sean Slade Peter DeWitt and published by ASCD. This book was released on 2014-09-08 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Students and educators today face obstacles to student achievement, well-being, and success that are above and beyond traditional instructional and assessment concerns. From low school morale to bullying to shootings, school climate has become a national and global concern. Research overwhelmingly indicates that a positive school climate promotes cooperative learning, group cohesion, respect, and mutual trust--all of which have in turn been shown to improve the learning environment. In short, a positive school climate is directly related to improved academic achievement at all levels of schooling. In this ASCD Arias book, Peter DeWitt and Sean Slade explain the most important aspects of school climate and how we can make positive changes in our schools. Readers will learn * How to engage students and school stakeholders. * How to empower staff and students and foster autonomy so people take ownership of their ideas and the learning process. * How to promote inclusivity and equity throughout the school. * How to create a welcoming, cooperative, and safe school environment that nurtures students' social-emotional needs.
Download or read book Principal s Leadership Style and School Climate written by Rena Merritt Bancroft and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Balanced Leadership written by Sheryl Boris-Schacter and published by Teachers College Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alarmed by mounting evidence of a national shortage of qualified and willing principals, the authors surveyed or interviewed over 200 school principals from across the country to find out why so many are leaving the profession and how those who stay manage their work. They discovered that regardless of a principal's race, gender, school level, geographic region, or tenure, there was a remarkable consistency in the challenges identified and suggestions given for revamping the role of the American principal. Featuring stories shared by practicing principals, this timely volume: offers fresh insights on ways to both attract and retain good principals; shows how successful principals reconcile their expectations and hopes with the realities and disappointments encountered in their work; examines issues common to all principals, such as time management, staff evaluations, keeping the focus on instruction, community expectations, and pursuing a balanced life; presents strategies that principals have used to make their role more effective and more attractive; and provides practical ideas for coping with the present and envisioning the future, including alternative principal models.
Download or read book An Analytical Study of School Climate and Principal Leadership written by Maria Pia Perez and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is increasing pressure to improve student achievement and educational leadership accountability (Allen, 2001; No Child Left Behind [NCLB], 2002). The learning environment of a school is critical to achieving these measures. One important aspect of a learning environment is the link between a principal’s leadership style and school climate (Bryan, 2011; Kelley, Thornton, & Daugherty, 2005; Vail, 2005). Principals through their leadership style and behavior can foster a positive school climate (Chirichello,1999; Waters, Maranon, & McNulty, 2004; Wheelock, 2005). Some of the benefits of a healthy school climate include more productive staff, higher job satisfaction, and high academic emphasis (Black, 2010; Marshall, 2004; Vail, 2005; Wheelock, 2005). Previous studies have examined this relationship in elementary settings, but few have studied this construct in a suburban secondary school setting (Allen, 2011; Black, 2010; Kelley et al., 2005; Wheelock, 2005). ^ This sequential mixed method study explored behaviors of N=79 secondary teachers from a suburban high school and a principal by measuring aspects of principal behaviors (supportive, directive) and aspects of teacher interactions (engaged, frustrated, or intimate). Two basic dimensions of school climate, openness and intimacy were explored, as well as the demographic variables of gender and years of teaching. ^ The first phase included administering a questionnaire that measured school climate openness by examining the behaviors of the principal and teachers. During the second phase a focus group with N=7 teachers was conducted and an elite interview with the principal. Quantitative data analysis consisted of descriptive and inferential statistics and thematic content analysis was used for the qualitative data. ^ The findings suggest that supportive leadership behaviors promote an open school climate. Additionally, this research identified a significant difference between the females’ (M=2.58) and males’ (M=2.21) views on administrative work at the (p=.033) level. Further, novice teachers required more assistance than their more experienced cohorts at the (p=.002 (n2=. 156) level.The focus group and elite interview findings indicate that supportive approachable, shared leadership, and visionary behaviors result in the a school climate exemplified by: respect and engagement, autonomy and recognition, collaboration and innovation, socialization and personalization.
