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Reexamining Professional Development Through Successful Principals' Perceptions

Author : Dora Louise Renaud
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (882 download)

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Download or read book Reexamining Professional Development Through Successful Principals' Perceptions written by Dora Louise Renaud and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Principal professional development is vital to the field of education because the principal is expected to be the instructional leader of a school. Even though principals do not provide instruction directly to students, their instructional leadership practices can greatly affect teacher practice and student learning. This descriptive case study examined the variety of professional development models created in Texas ISD (a pseudonym) to determine if one model is more effective than another in enhancing job performance. This study highlighted the principals' perceptions of a variety of components within professional development such as the delivery, design, how the learning needs are met, and how they helped enhance principal job performance. This qualitative case study design was seated within the constructs of Donald L. Kirkpatrick's (2006) Four-Levels of Learning and Evaluation Model that was utilized as the analytical tool to frame the initial and heuristic questions for the principal questionnaire and interviews. This Model guided the data collection, categorization, and emergent themes. Specifically, this study investigated the following: (a) aspects of principal professional development that enhance job performance as an instructional leader, (b) types of delivery and the impact it has on instructional leadership, and (c) comparisons of delivery models to identify the most effective. Ultimately, the findings of this study seek to provide supporting information to researchers and district leaders as they plan, design, and implement future effective principal professional development. The study focused on a group of nine successful principals in a Texas urban school system identified as Texas ISD. Examining the delivery models added to the body of literature regarding how to create effective principal professional development that helps principals enhance jobs performance and offer districts an alternative to the costly price of professional development. In Texas ISD, principal professional development was used as the vehicle for scale and sustainability of districtwide educational reform. In addition, the professional development assisted with K-12th grade vertical articulation of the school system's curriculum and educational plan. To analyze the impact of professional development on instructional leadership practices, questionnaires were given and interviews conducted in which individual perceptions of successful principals in Texas ISD were conducted.

Principals' Perceptions of Professional Development for Instructional Leadership

Author : José Ernesto Carrillo
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (858 download)

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Download or read book Principals' Perceptions of Professional Development for Instructional Leadership written by José Ernesto Carrillo and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Principals' Perceptions of Their Own Professional Development

Author : Pedro Galaviz
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (743 download)

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Download or read book Principals' Perceptions of Their Own Professional Development written by Pedro Galaviz and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The dramatic changes precipitated in public schools by state and federal demands for high-stakes testing have put America's principals on the endangered list. These volatile conditions bring heightened attention to the effectiveness of principal professional development and its correlation to student achievement. Though years of research have been conducted in the area of effective professional development, few school organizations implement these practices (Guskey, 1995). This study surveyed campus principals in three Texas school districts to understand their perceptions of principal professional development in their local school districts. The primary research instrument was an online survey devoted to addressing principals' perceptions of their own professional development within the areas of needs to facilitate school improvement, delivery methods for principal professional development, and their personal professional development experiences. Details regarding principal perceptions are presented with data gathered from the online survey. The research concluded with recommendations regarding principal professional development practices for school districts working to improve principal learning.

The Impact of Intensive Training on the Professional Development of School Principals

Author : Jane Heitman MacDonald
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 604 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (175 download)

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Download or read book The Impact of Intensive Training on the Professional Development of School Principals written by Jane Heitman MacDonald and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 604 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Principal as Professional Development Leader

Author : Phyllis H. Lindstrom
Publisher : Corwin Press
ISBN 13 : 148336271X
Total Pages : 177 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (833 download)

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Book Synopsis The Principal as Professional Development Leader by : Phyllis H. Lindstrom

Download or read book The Principal as Professional Development Leader written by Phyllis H. Lindstrom and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2004-02-20 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The authors provide principals with the tools needed to help teachers and staff enhance their skills and improve student learning.

Too Big to Fail

Author : Pete Zachary Kashubara (II.)
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 182 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (12 download)

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Download or read book Too Big to Fail written by Pete Zachary Kashubara (II.) and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The purpose of this study was to examine how high school principals in a large urban district in the Southeastern United States view their professional development by gathering data on the essentials of professional development that support principals in carrying out their expanding roles, promoting the professional growth and efficacy of principals, and fostering the overall success of the schools they lead. Principal perceptions of professional development directly affect the extent to which they engage in and garner knowledge and skills from professional development activities. This semi-structured qualitative interview study asked 16 high school principals about their professional development experiences. Three major themes emerged from the data including: (a) improved outcomes and efficacy for practicing high school principals, (b) development of the characteristics desired for professional development, and (c) Adult Learning Theory correlated to preferred delivery models. Within each theme, implications of the study are discussed and recommendations for high school principal and districts are presented."--Abstract from author supplied metadata.

Principals' Perceptions of Their Professional Development Needs

Author : John Alonzo Word
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (341 download)

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Download or read book Principals' Perceptions of Their Professional Development Needs written by John Alonzo Word and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Principals' Perceptions of Changes in Leadership Practice Resulting from Professional Development

Author : Deborah K. King
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 170 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (512 download)

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Download or read book Principals' Perceptions of Changes in Leadership Practice Resulting from Professional Development written by Deborah K. King and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Principals' Perceptions of Professional Development

Author : Lisa Lee Geren
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ISBN 13 : 9781369575392
Total Pages : 201 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (753 download)

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Download or read book Principals' Perceptions of Professional Development written by Lisa Lee Geren and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study is designed to investigate the perceptions of elementary school principals in the state of Arkansas regarding what supports they need to be effective instructional leaders. Phase I of this mixed method study uses an online survey of 112 elementary school principals to better understand their descriptions of an effective instructional leader and the professional development supports they need. Phase II consists of personal interviews of 12 elementary school principals. The research revealed four overarching themes: Personal Attributes, Values Relationships, Leadership Skill Sets, and Meaningful Professional Development. Principals described effective leaders as visionaries, hospitable, empowering others, visible, good listeners, collaborators, ethical, and ones who improve instruction, manage people, data, and foster school improvement. The research data showed that adult learners learn through problem solving, mentoring, and in one-on-one coaching situations. They expressed a need for professional development that was applicable, used real-life situations, and was designed to improve their understanding of new concepts and ideas. Specifically, principals requested professional development on topics including progress monitoring, intervention strategies, improving achievement among at-risk students, time management, teacher evaluation systems, and new curricula. Principals requested more support from human resources, specifically, the hiring of additional assistant principals who could assist with managerial tasks related to discipline, evaluations for classified staff, bus duty, and special education compliance issues, thus allowing more time for principals to embrace their roles as instructional leaders and to internalize the impact of their efforts on student achievement. Participating principals suggested district administrators arrange more frequent opportunities for principals to visit other schools and to meet with principals in their districts to gain a unified understanding of new information. They suggested that district administrators provide professional development in more comfortable locations and in small group settings that incorporate time to evaluate the impact of different strategies on students' academic performance. Finally, they desired professional development facilitated by high profile keynote speakers who are deemed as experts in their fields, as well as professional development that focuses on administrators' skills sets, progress monitoring, and migrant students.

Principals' Perceptions of Their Professional Development Needs Throughout Their Early, Mid, and Late Administrative Careers

Author : Samantha K. Frees
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 440 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (128 download)

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Download or read book Principals' Perceptions of Their Professional Development Needs Throughout Their Early, Mid, and Late Administrative Careers written by Samantha K. Frees and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Principals Improving Instruction

Author : Michael DiPaola
Publisher : IAP
ISBN 13 : 1623960983
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (239 download)

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Download or read book Principals Improving Instruction written by Michael DiPaola and published by IAP. This book was released on 2013-05-01 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work integrates the core instructional leadership tasks of all principals: supervision, evaluation, and professional development. The text demonstrates a hands-on approach grounded in sound theory and rigorous research. It provides both a conceptual frame and realistic exercises that today’s principals and supervisors can use to improve their practice. The book highlights observation tools that focus on high-yield instructional strategies. Principals and supervisors are encouraged to collect data in classrooms and provide this instructional feedback so together with teachers they can reflect and identify areas for growth. The models of supervision, evaluation, and professional development are research-based and are consistent with contemporary challenges that confront principals and others committed to improving instruction.

What Works? Principals' Perceptions of Professional Development

Author : Crystal Lea Brown
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (871 download)

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Download or read book What Works? Principals' Perceptions of Professional Development written by Crystal Lea Brown and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Elementary School Principals’ Perceptions of Developing Leadership Capacity Through Professional Development

Author : Ann Leiter
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 166 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (115 download)

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Download or read book Elementary School Principals’ Perceptions of Developing Leadership Capacity Through Professional Development written by Ann Leiter and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine 12 school principals’ perceptions of their professional development experiences to advance their leadership capacity. The study explored the alignment of the principals’ professional development experiences and their existing school challenges through Bolman and Deal’s four frames theoretical model. One-on-one interviews gave voice to the principals’ experiences, reflections, and challenges, providing insight into their decision-making processes and the connections they perceived developed their leadership capacity. The results of this were that the school principals perceived the development of their leadership capacity as having occurred through their self-selected professional development opportunities rather than through the mandated NYCDOE professional development courses, with the mandated professional development courses identified as predominantly focused on compliance and policy issues. Three key factors that influenced the principals’ choice in self- selected professional development topics were their perceived gaps in professional development content knowledge regarding curriculum and instruction, perceived gaps in leadership skills, and perceived gaps in both curriculum and instruction, their perceived gaps in leadership skills. There were differences in the principals’ understandings of the definition of process of change, perceptions of preferred methods of delivery of professional development, and the application of Bolman and Deal’s four frames to their existing school challenges. All 12 principals identified Bolman and Deal’s structural and human resource frames as elements of their self-selected professional development topics that contributed to the growth of their leadership capacity, enabling them to better meet their leadership challenges and promote school improvement. The most frequently identified frame perceived by principals as needed to support current school challenges was the political frame, which was also the leadership frame identified as the least developed, as well as the least available in mandated or self-selected professional development opportunities. An unexpected finding of this study was that all the principals were unclear as to which professional development courses were mandated by the NYCDOE. In addition, some principals perceived the process of change as updates and modifications rather than stages of transition from data analysis and goal setting through the stages of implementation and progress monitoring. This perception further expanded systemic incoherence. Recommendations from this study include a need for system leaders to align principal job responsibilities with mandated professional development opportunities in change theory, social networking, and culture to empower principals with the professional knowledge needed to more effectively pursue school- improvement goals. A final recommendation was to institute mandated professional development systemically aligned to Bolman and Deal’s political frame to fill the gap in developing leadership capacity to confront daily school challenges.

Principals' Professional Development

Author : Debbie Williams
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (39 download)

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Download or read book Principals' Professional Development written by Debbie Williams and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Little has been written about the influences of principal professional development on a principal's ability to serve as the instructional leader within a school and this professional development's influence on principal impact on student achievement. Gathering data on principals' perceptions of district professional development activities will provide information for school districts to evaluate their existing principal professional development programs.

Suffolk County Elementary Principals' Perceptions of Their Needs for Professional Development in Instructional Leadership

Author : Allyn M. Leeds
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (464 download)

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Book Synopsis Suffolk County Elementary Principals' Perceptions of Their Needs for Professional Development in Instructional Leadership by : Allyn M. Leeds

Download or read book Suffolk County Elementary Principals' Perceptions of Their Needs for Professional Development in Instructional Leadership written by Allyn M. Leeds and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR S

Author : Kwan-Ying Lau
Publisher : Open Dissertation Press
ISBN 13 : 9781361046500
Total Pages : 124 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (465 download)

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Book Synopsis PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR S by : Kwan-Ying Lau

Download or read book PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR S written by Kwan-Ying Lau and published by Open Dissertation Press. This book was released on 2017-01-26 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dissertation, "Professional Development for Secondary School Principals: a Qualitative Study of Perceptions and Needs" by Kwan-ying, Lau, 劉群英, was obtained from The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) and is being sold pursuant to Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0 Hong Kong License. The content of this dissertation has not been altered in any way. We have altered the formatting in order to facilitate the ease of printing and reading of the dissertation. All rights not granted by the above license are retained by the author. DOI: 10.5353/th_b3196168 Subjects: High school principals - Training of - China - Hong Kong High school principals - China - Hong Kong - Attitudes Educational leadership - China - Hong Kong

Building a Bridge to Success

Author : Bonita M. Drolet
Publisher : R&L Education
ISBN 13 : 1607097974
Total Pages : 175 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book Building a Bridge to Success written by Bonita M. Drolet and published by R&L Education. This book was released on 2010-09-16 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Principals want all students to bridge the achievement gap. Sometimes they just don't know how to make it happen. This book looks at what successful principals do to close the achievement gap and move their schools from one that needs improvement to one that is succeeding for all students. With current federal legislation, a principal who does not reach the proficiency mandates on the prescribed timetable ends up with a great deal of second guessing and community outcry. How can a principal avoid that result and instead be recognized as someone who went above and beyond to be sure that all of the students crossed the gap successfully in the right place and at the right time? In this book, the authors provide principals with the 'how' to exit Program Improvement, the 'protocol for success' that professionals in other fields have access to on a daily basis. Principals reading this handbook will have at their fingertips detailed descriptions of the behaviors needed to build success.