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Erickson, Brittany. "Democratic School Design: Reimagining School Turnaround in Denver Public Schools." Thesis, Harvard University, 2016. http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:27013332.

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After a decade of focused attention and millions of dollars, school turnaround remains one of the education sector's most pressing challenges. Research shows that tackling it requires the implementation of tried and true levers—high-quality instruction, effective school leadership, and family engagement—at the highest possible levels, and that it requires a sophisticated interrogation of broader structural challenges such as segregation, poverty, and racism. This capstone explores a novel approach to school turnaround in Denver Public Schools (DPS), the Year Zero Redesign cohort. This approach strives to equip principals with the mindsets, skills, and autonomy to build partnerships with families, redesign their schools, and effectively lead dramatic change efforts. Through this inquiry, I explore the unique role of principals in system-level transformation; the way trust affects schools and communities; and the quest to redesign schools in alignment with the needs and preferences of students and families. I also examine how DPS, a large and ambitious school district, might learn to support this work in a rapidly evolving policy environment. I argue that taking time for intentional school design and leadership development—not instructional leadership development alone, but community and creative leadership development as well—holds great potential for more consistent results in school turnaround and school redesign. I also suggest that this and other creative approaches to turnaround will become possible only when system-level incentives and accountability measures allow for it. This capstone offers lessons for DPS as it seeks to create an ecosystem of excellent and diverse school models, and for practitioners and policymakers across the sector seeking to realize transformative change through community mobilization and school design.

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Smith, Barbara S. "The role of women in Christian school administration." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1985. http://www.tren.com.

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Rose, Vyvyan H. "Educational malpractice : implications for classroom teaching and school administration /." Connect to thesis, 1995. http://eprints.unimelb.edu.au/archive/00000955.

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Bass, Ruth N. "The impact of school culture on school safety: An analysis of elementary schools in a Southwestern metropolitan school district." Diss., The University of Arizona, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/290104.

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Purpose of the study. The purpose of this study was to identify the relationship that exists between school culture and school safety. The principle school culture subscales measure (1) Collaborative Leadership, (2) Teacher Collaboration, (3) Professional Development, (4) Collegial Support, (5) Unity of Purpose, and (6) Learning Partnerships. The safety subscales utilized were (1) Valuing Influence of Teachers and Staff, (2) Feelings of Fear and Lack of Safety, (3) Stressors and Daily Discomforts, and (4) Positive Attitude Toward School Environment and Community. This relationship was surveyed using the School Culture Survey (Gruenert & Valentine, 1997) and the Inviting School Safety Survey (Lehr & Purkey, 1997) among seven metropolitan elementary schools in one Southwestern section of the United States. Procedures. The study included seven elementary schools. Teachers in each school were surveyed on numerous aspects of culture and safety. Teacher data were collected through surveys. Two hypotheses were tested using Pearson-Product Moment Correlation to determine if any of the six subscales of culture from the School Culture Survey correlate with the four safety subscales of the Inviting School Safety Survey. Ordinary Least Squared Regression was used to identify school culture factors that predict school safety factors. The six subscales of culture from the School Culture Survey were used as predictor variable for each of the four Inviting School Safety Scales. Findings. A high level of correlation was found between teachers' perceptions of school culture subscales with School Safety subscales when controlling for the variables of SES, percent of special education students, mobility rate, and number of students. A statistically significant predictive relationship was found for the School Culture subscales with each of the School Safety subscales. Low correlation and low predictive relationships was found for the six School Culture subscales with the School Safety subscale of Feelings of Fear and Lack of Safety. If schools are to be safe for all students, school leaders must change the culture of their schools.

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Clear, C. B. "Perceptions of Selected School Board Members, Principals, and Students on the School Activity Program of Certain Secondary Schools." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 1986. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/2659.

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The problem of this study was to determine if there was a significant difference among the expressed perceptions of selected school board members, principals, and students as related to specific aspects of the student activity program. The sample size of this study consisted of 359 participants in the following groups: school board members, principals, and students. School board members and principals were treated as intact groups while the students were randomly selected and stratified based on sex and rank in class. Each group was described based on demographic data. The t-test for independent samples and analysis of variances were used for statistical analysis. Eleven research questions, with six responses each, were analyzed according to six aspects of student activities: (a) athletics, (b) academic-class related activities, (c) performing arts, (d) student government, (e) career-oriented activities, and (f) social-oriented activities. A mean score for each group on each activity was calculated for test purposes. Significant differences were found between (a) school board members and students as related to academic-class related activities, and (b) school board members and students as related to social-oriented activities. Other important findings included the following: (1) Sixty-seven percent of students lived in the county, not towns or cities. (2) Career-oriented activities were the most popular among students. (3) Middle-ranked students had more favorable perceptions of the student activity program than top-ranked or bottom-ranked students. (4) There is general agreement among school board members, principals, and students concerning the student activity program.

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Karlin, Steven Ray. "Virtual schools : a school leader's resource for the development and administration of virtual high school environments /." Search for this dissertation online, 2005. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/ksu/main.

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Nelson, Ronald D. "The Preferences of Tennessee School Superintendents and School Board Chairpersons Regarding School-based Management." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 1992. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/2759.

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The purpose of this study was to determine the preferences of Tennessee public school superintendents and school board chairpersons regarding school-based management and to determine the differences between both groups' preferences regarding the following aspects of school-based management: each identified approach or model, school-based budgeting decisions, personnel decisions, curriculum decisions, function(s) of school-based management councils, and district level planning prior to implementing school-based management. Demographics were reported regarding superintendents' and school board chairpersons' preferences regarding school-based management. When a significant difference was determined between the two groups' preferences regarding any of the identified facets, the demographics were analyzed. The method of study was survey. Surveys were mailed to all of Tennessee's public school superintendents and school board chairpersons. Of the superintendents and school board chairpersons surveyed, 71.0% of the superintendents and 63.0% of the school board chairpersons responded. Null hypotheses were stated for the different aspects of school-based management. Demographic information was reported. A significant difference was determined between the preferences of the two groups regarding the function(s) of school-based management councils at the.05 level.

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Lee, Shu-fai, and 李樹輝. "The management of school discipline in Hong Kong aided secondary schools and the implications for school administration." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1985. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31955472.

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Tartt, Fannie Harrison. "School improvement: the relationship between effective school characteristics and student achievement in selected Dekalb County Schools." DigitalCommons@Robert W. Woodruff Library, Atlanta University Center, 1986. http://digitalcommons.auctr.edu/dissertations/1832.

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The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between effective school characteristics and student achievement after the first year of implementing a school improvement project. The intent of this study was to analyze what occurred in terms of processes and products and to compare changes in school characteristics and student changes achievement in the treatment schools in the control schools. The study posed the following questions: 1. Was there a difference in the treatment group and in the control group in changes in effective school characteristics: environment, goals, leadership, expectations, time-on-task, monitoring student progress, and home/school relations? 2. Was the treatment group more successful than the control group based on student achievement of the basic skills? 3. What was the relationship between effective school characteristics and student achievement? The study encompassed the use of an experimental design and employed techniques of ethnographic studies. Each group, treatment and control, consisted of three schools that were matched on socio-economic status and on student achievement. Six principals, 150 teachers, and 2,228 students were involved in the study. The treatment consisted of leadership training on effective school characteristics, the development and implementation of a school-based improvement plan, and staff development. The Connecticut · School Effectiveness Questionnaire, the California Achievement Test, and observed behavior were used as measurement tools. Data collected on thirty-five variables were subjected to t-tests, correlations, and factor analysis. The results of the study appear to warrant the following conclusions: 1. The DeKalb County school-based model was successful in improving effective school characteristics in the treatment group. The treatment was highly related to each of the following effective school characteristics: environment, goals, leadership, expectations, time-on task, monitoring student progress, and home/school relations. This finding was verified by observed behavior. The control group did not show significant ii improvement in any of the seven effective school characteristics. 2. There was no significant relationship between the treatment and student achievement gains in mathematics and in reading when gains were disaggregated by individual students. 3. There was a significant relationship between achievement gains in reading and in mathematics in the treatment group when gains were aggregated. 4. There was a moderately significant relationship between mathematics gain and reading gain. 5. The treatment group was successful in improving the achievement of students in each quartile. The control group was successful scores of students in quartiles, but was not in improving the first, successful the achievement second, and third in improving the achievement of students in the fourth quartile. 6. There was no significant relationship between student achievement and each of the following characteristics: environment, goals, leadership, expectations, time-on task, monitoring student progress, and home/school relations. 7. The characteristics impacted the most during the first year of implementation were leadership, time-on-task, monitoring student progress, and goals. 8. The pretest characteristics that showed high relationships with each of the posttest characteristics iii were environment, expectations, and home/ school relations. 9. A high relationship was evidenced between pretest achievement and posttest achievement in mathematics and in reading. Reading achievement was also related to mathematics achievement. 10. When socio-economic status, sex, and grade were controlled, no significant relationship existed with any of the other thirty-two variables used in this study.

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McMillan, Julia Curruth. "Christian School Administration: exercising Biblical competence A consecrated heart and an educated mind /." Lynchburg, Va. : Liberty University, 2007. http://digitalcommons.liberty.edu.

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Everett, Linda Wade. "Perspectives on leadership from women in school administration /." Full-text version available from OU Domain via ProQuest Digital Dissertations, 1989.

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Azzari, Kenneth A. "Interpersonal relations: The key to effective school administration." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 1988. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/343.

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Holmes, Michael Todd. "Creating a Positive School Culture in Newly Opened Schools." NCSU, 2009. http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/theses/available/etd-05122009-150844/.

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The purpose of this study was to determine the most effective practices by school administrators when creating school culture in newly opened schools. Using semi-structured interviews, four principals who opened a new school were interviewed individually and in a focus group. The constant comparative method was used to analyze the data. Two themes emerged from the data. First, principals at new schools should spend a significant amount of time ensuring quality staff members are hired. Additionally, once hired, principals are responsible for providing appropriate professional development activities to better prepare staff members to meet the challenges of opening a new school. Second, principals must find a balance between their role as principal of the school and their personal and family lives. This balance takes three forms: 1) Shared Responsibility, 2) Manager vs. Instructional Leader, and 3) Personal and Family Responsibilities. Limitations to the study included generalization to other studies, personal biases and objectivity on the part of the researcher, small sample size and lack of a high school participant. By applying what has worked, and avoiding what was not successful, administrators are in a better position to ensure a smooth opening, a satisfied school community, and, most importantly, successful students, all which are reflective of the schoolâs culture.

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Fu, Tak-wah. "The impact upon teaching staff of the implementation of computer applications to secondary school administration." Click to view the E-thesis via HKUTO, 1987. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/HKUTO/record/B38627176.

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Keller, Joan L. "The impact of the parental school choice option of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 on schools and school corporations." [Bloomington, Ind.] : Indiana University, 2009. http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:3370606.

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Thesis (Ed.D.)--Indiana University, Dept. of Education Leadership and Policy Studies, 2009.
Title from PDF t.p. (viewed on Apr. 5, 2010). Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 70-08, Section: A, page: 2826.

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Chiu, Shiu-yim. "The administration of bisessional primary schools challenges and strategies /." Click to view the E-thesis via HKUTO, 1989. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/HKUTO/record/B38626512.

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Estes, Ronald James. "California school administrators and school board presidents' perceptions of grade level organization in school districts." Scholarly Commons, 1996. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/2772.

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The purpose of this study was to determine which factors associated with particular school configurations are considered when "reconfiguring" suburban and rural school districts. Superintendents, site administrators, and school board presidents from suburban and rural California school districts of no less than 800 and no more than 6,000 ADA served as the population for this study. A survey questionnaire was developed and sent to superintendents, site administrators and school board presidents in school districts that had considered reconfiguration in the last ten years. Within the questionnaire, perceptions towards factors related to grade configuration were explored. Open-ended questions and in-depth interviews were also conducted by the researcher. The typical survey respondent was between 45 and 49 years of age, Caucasian (over 90%) and had an average education at the master's degree level. The typical school district of the respondents had an enrollment between 2,000 and 2,999. Respondents indicated that their districts had been reconfigured within the last three years. The five most cited factors were: To better meet the needs of children, Desire to improve academics, Overcrowded conditions, Building a new school, and Evaluation of the education program. Responses to the open-ended questions revealed that there is not consistent support for any particular grade level organization. Responses to the open-ended questions also revealed that overcrowding and a lack of adequate facilities significantly hastened district efforts in reconfiguration. The recommendations from this research to district policy makers are: (1) Be thorough in the study of district reconfiguration, survey all groups but remain focused on the issues brought forth in this study, (2) Decision makers should consider the research but not allow the dialog regarding district reconfiguration to become muddled by its conflicting findings and recommendations, (3) Prioritize what you wish to accomplish when reconfiguring and stay focused on those issues, and (4) Decisions should be based on local concerns and needs.

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Kemp, Jeffrey S. "Education policy administration: A journey of discovery." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 1998. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/36588/1/36588_Digitised%20Thesis.pdf.

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In recent years pressure has been brought to bear on those responsible for Catholic Education to rethink educational administration. A repackaging and renaming of the long standing suite of Commonwealth Targetted Programs as the National Equity Program for Schools (NEPS) saw cash-strapped educational authorities around the nation sign binding educational and financial agreements to access the supplementary equity funds. The response of Brisbane Catholic Education was to appoint this researcher as Principal Education Officer - Equity Services responsible for the development and implementation of Equity policy in Primary schools and Secondary Colleges in the Archdiocese. The requirement of such policy was that it delivered a particular Catholic brand of equity while respecting the accountability requirements of the Department of Employment Education Training and Youth Affairs (DEETYA) as the educational agent of the Commonwealth Government. A requirement then to function as an educational policy administrator provided the catalyst for this research. At the outset of this study, a hierarchical, linear view of policy was assumed. Little emphasis was given to the impact government, system organisational history, view of equity, or current administrative practice had on policy administration. The assumption was that policy would reflect system values and assumptions and that it would be readily embraced by quiescent administrators aligned with the system. An understanding of policy as a fragmented, complex process was argued as offering possibilities for framing thought on policy administration. Following McKay (1996) semi structured interviews were utilised to amplify the audible whispers of system and school level administrators in regard to the system equity policy. Reflection on the data led to three key lessons being identified in respect to education policy administration. Lesson 1 stresses the need to understand policy as a complex, serendipitous process representing temporary settlements between competing forces existent and operating at every level of policy administration. Lesson 2 highlights a need for consideration of the contextual environment within which policy is administered. Equity policy administrators are encouraged to act as leaders of learning organisations and to exercise license in the administration of equity policy framed within clearly articulated system parameters. Lesson 3 advocates the adoption of a policy administration plan featuring high levels of communication between those responsible for policy administration. In this case, the familiar framework of the Self-Renewing Catholic School process is seen to offer a useful vehicle for equity policy implementation and renewal.

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Chiu, Shiu-yim, and 招紹琰. "The administration of bisessional primary schools: challenges and strategies." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1989. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B38626512.

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Suzzan, Sheri Lustig. "School Leaders' Use of Twitter to to Engage the School Community." Thesis, Hofstra University, 2017. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10600307.

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Social media and the ways in which educational leaders choose to utilize it their schools is at the forefront of professional development throughout numerous districts across Long Island and nationwide. While many districts have incorporated various models of social media such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram into their standard communication practice, many more are hesitant to venture into this type of contact with the school community for a variety of reasons. Historically, school leaders relied on letters to parents sent home either by US mail or in their child’s backpacks to convey times and locations of meetings and to send important messages (including, but not limited to school practice and policies and dates for upcoming events). In the past ten years, school leaders have begun using websites and email to send important messages out to the school community. This study involved an in-depth examination of the literature surrounding the importance of the home-school connection and how school leaders are using the social media platform of Twitter in an effort to strengthen this relationship. Further discussion included how the ideals of branding a business are beginning to emerge in the school setting in order for the leader to have the ability to tell their own school’s story rather then having others tell it for them. Three school leaders currently engaged in the daily use of Twitter were interviewed, as well parents and teachers in the school community. Pertinent documents were reviewed, including school district policy on the use of social media and an analysis of the “tweets” sent out by the school leader. The findings of this study revealed how school leaders use Twitter to engage the school community and “brand” their school by having the ability to control the information that is shared with the public

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Small, Lauren E. "Secondary school administrative teams : issues and processes." Thesis, McGill University, 2001. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=32944.

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Educational institutions in Quebec face a wide variety of challenges as major restructuring efforts take place. Schools must develop strategies to manage these increasing demands in an effective manner.
The purpose of the study was to contribute to the understanding of school administrative teams and to shed some light on the nature and function of these teams through a study of their administrative team meetings.
As a qualitative descriptive study, this research involved 24 secondary school administrators. Data collection techniques included postal surveys to gather initial descriptive data, followed by telephone interviews that allowed for more in-depth discussion of issues faced by the principals and their administrative team.
The findings provide strong evidence of the complexity of the nature of secondary school principals, work and the importance of working collaboratively with their administrative colleagues.
The study has implications for the preparation of aspiring educational administrators, as well as those who currently hold these roles in today's schools.

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Go, Cheung-ngai Alfred. "Organizational health in a sample of Hong Kong secondary schools implications for school administration /." Click to view the E-thesis via HKUTO, 1987. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/HKUTO/record/B38627188.

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Shum, Siu-kin Herman. "Impact of school administration computerization on extension activities management." Click to view the E-thesis via HKUTO, 2003. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record/B3984867X.

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Shum, Siu-kin Herman, and 岑紹堅. "Impact of school administration computerization on extension activities management." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2003. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B3984867X.

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Go, Cheung-ngai Alfred, and 吳長毅. "Organizational health in a sample of Hong Kong secondary schools: implications for school administration." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1987. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B38627188.

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McGloin, Alexis Marie. "The effects of school uniforms on school climate in elementary school." Diss., Temple University Libraries, 2009. http://cdm16002.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p245801coll10/id/25362.

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Educational Administration
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This research sought to explore the link between mandatory school uniforms and a positive school climate. Beginning in the late 1980's public schools implemented mandatory school uniforms policies in urban school districts. The trend gained momentum when President Clinton included school uniforms in his 1996 State of the Union Address. Directly following the speech was a publication by the United States Department of Education on school uniforms that was distributed to all school districts in the country. Often the primary reason for implementing school uniforms was gang violence. Other reason included increased school safety and decreases in violence. Further, proponents believed uniforms would increase academic achievement and improve school climate. Research on the effects of school uniforms is limited and conflicting. Most studies available to date were conducted in urban settings. However, school uniforms have infiltrated rural and suburban schools districts as well. Two school districts in suburban Eastern Pennsylvania participated in this study. One school district had a mandatory school uniform policy. The other did not. Using a school climate survey and school uniform questionnaire, students in grades 4-6 and elementary school teachers rated the school climate in their respective schools. School climate was rated on seven subscales on the student school climate survey and 10 subscales on the faculty school climate survey. A t-test was performed on the data set to determine the difference between sample means and a factor analysis was conducted on the student school climate survey. Further, three themes emerged from the short answer questions on the student uniform questionnaire. The results of the research found that there was not a statistically significant relationship between a mandatory school uniform policy and elementary school students' perceptions of school climate. Of the seven subscales, students who wore school uniforms rated their peer relationships higher than students without school uniforms. Additionally, they rated the required rigor higher. Students that did not wear school uniforms rated the teacher-student relationship higher. When responding to the open ended questions, three themes emerged. They were expression, atmosphere and family. In essence, students were not in favor of wearing uniforms and believed uniforms suppressed their freedom of expression. Teachers responded similarly. The results showed no statistically significant relationship between a mandatory school uniform policy and teacher perceptions of school climate. Only two subscales showed any significant difference between the two groups of teachers. They were teacher-administrator relationship and student achievement. In both respects, teachers in the district without uniforms responded more positively. The results of this study should be used when reviewing current policy or considering new policy on school uniforms.
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James, Shondell B. R. "Discipline In Charter Schools| Investigating How School Design Shapes Disciplinary Culture." Thesis, Hofstra University, 2018. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10974935.

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Background: Charter schools are one of the most recent attempts at improving the educational outcomes for low-income and minority students. These schools were created with the intent of being innovative, individualized, and allowing parents choice about the type of education their child received. This intention has not been fully realized, instead charter schools have been debated because of mixed performance and issues that have arisen surrounding their discipline policies, specifically suspension rates and strict behavior regulations. Purpose: This paper explores how educators perceive and experience school culture across two different types of charter schools, with the intent of revealing diversity within the charter school sector. In doing so, it seeks to understand how discipline policies differ across charter school types, and the impact of these differences on school culture. Research Design: Using the theoretical framework of a hidden curriculum, this multiple case study highlights the impact that discipline policies have on the school culture. Research Question: How do different charter design models shape the disciplinary culture in schools? Findings: (1) Community-based charter schools, whether No-Excuses or independent, are moving away from stringent disciplinary practices, but this results in perceived inconsistencies in implementation of their discipline policy. (2) The design model of the charter influences the disciplinary culture of the school, which is experienced differently based on one?s position. (3) Implicit assumptions about student demographics and the accountability context influence disciplinary practices.

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Morales, David. "Understanding How Perceptions of School Leadership and School Community Relationships Affected Veteran Teachers' Decisions to Remain Working in Urban Elementary Schools." Thesis, California State University, Long Beach, 2017. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10285439.

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Urban attrition is a paramount problem facing K–12 education. With a noted 50% of beginning teachers exiting education or transferring to suburban school environments, attrition negatively impacts a school’s ability to maintain an effective and stable teaching staff. This qualitative study set to examine how leadership and the community affected veteran teachers’ decisions to remain working in urban elementary schools. Utilizing the professional capital as accountability framework developed by Michael Fullan, Santiago Rincon-Callardo, and Andy Hargreaves, this study examined the extent to which perceived leadership and community members affected 13 veteran teachers’ decisions to remain working in urban elementary schools. Utilizing interviews of teachers and principals along with artifact collections, some emerging themes included making a difference, reciprocal trust, mutual respect, and love. Policy and practice recommendations were for beginning teachers to continue support programs that foster community–teacher relations and involvement in parent-based organizations such as the Parent– Teacher Association.

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Peters, Dennis L. "The Tennessee School Board Chairperson's Perception of School Accountability." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 1992. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/2764.

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The purpose of this study was to obtain and analyze information about the perceptions of local school board chairpersons in Tennessee toward school accountability. A questionnaire was designed to gather information from all school board chairpersons in the state of Tennessee. The questionnaire contained 32 attitudinal statements related to school accountability and 11 demographic questions about the chairpersons and the system they represent. The mean score, frequency, and percentage of the responses were computed and analyzed. The Kruskal-Wallis one-was ANOVA was computed to determine if significant differences existed in the mean score of the 32 attitudinal statements based on the 9 demographics which contained more than two subgroups. When only two subgroups were available in the demographics, or the Kruskal-Wallis identified that a significant difference did exist among the subgroups, the Mann-Whitney U - Wilcoxon Rank Sum W Test were computed. The Mann-Whitney U Test identified the differences and pinpointed the subgroups that did have significant differences. Findings derived from school board chairpersons' responses to the questionnaire: (1) Parents are responsible (99.1%) for getting children to attend school. (2) Schools should be equally funded (98.2%) before a school accountability program is implemented. (3) More research on value-added testing needs to be completed before teachers and principals are held accountable by test results. (4) Programs to improve attendance (86.7%) and graduation rates (85.7%) need to be implemented for all school systems. (5) School board chairpersons need more education concerning site-based management and how it relates to accountability.

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Abrams, Eric Regier 1955. "Perceptions of successful elementary school principals of effective school leadership practices: A portrait of school leadership." Diss., The University of Arizona, 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/282606.

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This study investigated the perceptions of 11 successful elementary school principals from seven school districts in southern Arizona. The principals were identified by their district superintendent or assistant superintendent as exemplifying the eight characteristics of successful principals described by Joekel, Wendel and Hoke (1994). Qualitative methodology was used to inductively analyze and describe response data collected through in-depth interviews. These interviews consisted of open-ended questions regarding: effective leadership, school culture, vision, school improvement, empowerment, staff motivation, shared decision making, teacher instructional leadership, conflict, the changing nature of the principalship, and educational administration pre-service education. These perceptions were then compared to descriptions of effective practice as described in current literature on transformational leadership, leadership standards accepted by the National Policy Board for Educational Administration, and current literature on educational administration pre-service reform efforts. The following are some findings that emerged from this study. These successful principals placed the needs of students in the center of all their decision making. This appeared to be the prime transformational behavior that awakened intrinsic motivation among staff members. Moreover, they demonstrated transformational leadership behaviors that included meeting intrinsic needs of followers, visionary leadership, building collaborative school cultures, and putting teachers in roles of instructional leadership. However, despite the presence of these behaviors, it appeared that they had a poor objective understanding of the transformational epistemology. Specific recommendations were made to better prepare school leaders to be the transformational leaders that researchers believe are necessary to successfully lead schools as we approach the turn of the century. The principals in this study believed their pre-service educational administration program was inadequate in preparing them for their role as principals. They believed pre-service programs need to define a body of knowledge and create a cohesive curriculum to teach the skills that administrators need to know to be effective leaders in their schools. Specific recommendations were made to improve educational administration graduate programs.

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To, Kwong Wai-yin Ella. "Some factors affecting student achievement in a government secondary school : implications for school administration /." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 1987. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B18035383.

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Haun, Dwight D. "Attrition of beginning teachers and the factors of collaboration, school level, and school setting /." free to MU campus, to others for purchase, 2003. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/mo/fullcit?p3091930.

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Davey, Diane F. "Perceptions of Graduate Courses and Competencies Associated with High School and Junior College Athletic Administration." Thesis, University of North Texas, 1988. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc500291/.

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Texas 5A high school and junior college athletic directors' perceptions concerning graduate courses and competencies relating to athletic director performance were investigated. Graduate courses needing emphasis for prospective directors, most and least beneficial graduate courses, perceptions of values of graduate courses, and selected skills necessary for performance of duties were ranked. Significant differences of perceptions of values of graduate courses between 5A high school and junior college athletic directors were found using chi square. Significant differences between graduate course areas and competency areas in Communications, Technical, Business and Public Relations were found utilizing a t-test. 5A athletic directors receive adequate preparation in Communications. Junior college athletic directors receive adequate preparation in Business and Public Relations.

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Wong, Ming-hau Anthony, and 黃明孝. "Collaborative management in school discipline in some secondary schools." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1994. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31957547.

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Blanco, Sandra K. Lynn Mary Ann. "Master's degree recipients' perceptions of task importance in educational administration." Normal, Ill. Illinois State University, 1987. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/ilstu/fullcit?p8806852.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Illinois State University, 1987.
Title from title page screen, viewed August 19, 2005. Dissertation Committee: Mary Ann Lynn (chair), Patricia H. Klass, Ronald L. Laymon, John R. McCarthy, Rodney P. Riegle. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 109-113) and abstract. Also available in print.

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Olhausen-Kaylor, Janalee. "Perceptions of Elementary School Parents, Principals, and School Resource Officers regarding Visitor Management Systems and School Safety." Thesis, Lindenwood University, 2019. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=13814451.

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Currently, three out of 10 parents fear for their students? safety while attending classes within the public school setting (McCarthy, 2015). This study focused on two elements that directly affect safety within schools: visitor management and intruder prevention. To analyze each of these two elements, qualitative methodology was utilized through four focus groups to determine the perceptions of Elementary school administrators, parents, and school resource officers on school safety. After conducting multiple interviews, four common themes emerged. The first theme was monitoring access to school buildings. Participants asserted taking an active approach in this area would increase the overall safety of students. The second theme discussed by multiple participants was to take additional measures to make the entrances of school buildings secure. The third theme that emerged was the importance of the role of the school resource officer. The fourth and final theme that developed was the importance of training and communication for administrators, school resource officers, staff, students, parents, and community members. After facilitating focus groups and analyzing the data obtained, it became evident the measure of a safe school depends on two variables. These variables are (1) to create a safe building for students managed by procedures designed with student safety at the forefront and (2) to employ trained individuals with the purpose of generating a positive and secure atmosphere. The data collected in this study could prove useful to district administrators wishing to design a safe and secure learning environment for students.

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Ho, Kwok-cheung Joseph. "The expectations of teachers and principals concerning teachers' participation in school administration in a sample of Salesian schools in Hong Kong." Click to view the E-thesis via HKUTO, 1987. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/HKUTO/record/B3862719X.

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Lai, Hoi-yuen Hilary. "A study of decision-making : recent theoretical perspectives in educational administration /." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 1998. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B20135956.

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McCann, Paul, and res cand@acu edu au. "Principals’ Understandings of Aspects of the Law Impacting on the Administration of Catholic Schools: some implications for leadership." Australian Catholic University. School of Educational Leadership, 2006. http://dlibrary.acu.edu.au/digitaltheses/public/adt-acuvp129.17052007.

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This study explored the interface between the leadership of Catholic schools and the legal framework of the social/cultural context of Australian Society. Specifically, the study investigated the legal issues impacting on Catholic schools, principals’ understandings of these legal issues and the sources used in gaining these understandings. The congruency between these understandings and the current interpretations of areas of the law were also examined, along with the influence legal issues have on principals; in particular, their perceptions of how these legal issues relate to carrying out their leadership roles aligned with the characteristics and ethos of the Catholic school. In this overall context, the influence of a number of variables such as school complexity, location, and primary and secondary school environments was also examined. The study commenced with an examination of the development of Catholic schools within the Australian social/cultural context, an exploration of leadership as it relates to Catholic schools and a survey of the literature indicating the scope and nature of the legal matters impacting on schools within the Australian legal framework. To gather data relevant to the purposes of the study, a Survey Questionnaire was constructed and distributed to principals of all systemic Catholic schools administered by the Brisbane Catholic Education Centre. The quantitative and qualitative data provided via this instrument was supplemented and corroborated by information gathered through discussions, observations, and reference to documentation and records. The findings of the study confirmed that Catholic schools were involved with a wide range of legal issues, involvement being more pronounced in some areas than others, and like all legal issues within the Australian social/cultural context, those impacting on schools were subject to regular renewal and development. In relation to the latter, participants identified emerging areas of the law which were starting to have an impact on their schools. Principals’ overall understandings of current interpretations of legal issues were not of a high standard. However, some understandings, particularly relating to statue law were more accurate than understandings of common law issues. Principals used a wide range of sources to gain legal understandings, and interactions with fellow principals and personnel within the Brisbane Catholic Education System who supported and supervised principals, featured prominently. However, access for principals to designated legal practitioners for advice on legal matters was a need revealed. Involvement of principals in formal and less formal professional learning experiences relating to legal matters was limited, and participation did not have a significant influence on developing more accurate understandings of legal issues. Nevertheless, the need for continued personal and professional learning with regard to legal issues was highlighted by this study, especially considering the continued renewal and development of the law, and the stress created by the lack of legal understandings. The findings indicated legal matters were having a large impact on Catholic schools; 90% of participants experienced stress associated with legal matters, and 70% saw this as an increasing phenomena. While a number of variables inter-relate to form a cumulative effect contributing to stress, participants ranked the most prominent source of stress as lack of legal knowledge. The impact of legal matters was not confined to addressing legal matters per se, but a constant threat of legalism overshadowing principals in their leadership roles. Overall, there was a high compatibility between the ethos of the Catholic school and the resolutions reached, and the process used in coming to a resolution of legal matters. However, participants were more confident in their perceptions of a high compatibility with the resolutions reached than with the processes used.No one variable examined, had an overall significant influence on the understandings, involvement and impact of legal issues on the leadership of Catholic schools. However, a number of significant relationships were identified with particular aspects of the study. Surprisingly, the study did not reveal a significant relationship between the length of time spent as a principal in a Catholic school and the accuracy of understandings of legal issues impacting on schools. It was suggested that the development of principals’ understandings of legal issues could be closely related to the continued personal and professional learning and growth of leaders within Catholic schools, particularly within School Leadership Teams. Suggestions to support this growth and learning were offered as part of the overall development of leadership within Catholic schools.

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Lally, Eileen Marie. "A Survey Of Gifted Program Administration In Rural Alaska." Scholarly Commons, 1986. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/3271.

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Purpose. The purpose of this study was to describe the administration of gifted education programs in rural Alaskan school districts for grades K-6. A secondary purpose was to extrapolate from the survey data successful programs and procedures currently adopted in rural Alaskan schools for gifted and talented education. Procedures. A survey instrument was developed and mailed to a sample of 47 rural Alaskan school superintendents. Findings. In 94% of the schools sampled, gifted education programs existed, and served approximately 7% of the school population. Intellectual ability and specific academic ability were the definitions most utilized. All the districts used multiple identification criteria, with individual IQ tests, achievement test scores, general aptitude tests, and teacher nomination as the most utilized methods. Math, language arts, and computers were the most highly implemented curricular options with 74% of the districts providing programs in those areas. Half of the districts provided for curricula in the fine and performing arts. Although Native children comprised over 50% of the districts population, they were only 19.5% of the gifted program. One-fifth of the program provided special definitions of giftedness that were culturally relevant, 40% provided special identification methods for Native children. Special programs incorporating the Native culture were provided by 26% of the districts. The community was active in gifted programs primarily through the use of mentors. Planning, assessment, evaluation, and support were engaged in by about one-fifth of the communities. Successful programs, as reported by the respondents, appear to be those which combine both the traditional, academically oriented curricula and the more non-traditional offerings related to leadership, arts, and Native cultural and linguistic areas. Community mentors, interested teachers, and use of outside resources such as the fine arts and computer camps offered within the state are the means to accomplish such a diversity of programs in small schools. Recommendations. The commitment to gifted education as evidenced by the survey should continue. Gifted programs should be expanded to include those elements of a successful program as indicated by the survey respondents--academically oriented curricula as well as inclusion of leadership, the arts, and Native cultural and linguistic areas.

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Valadez, Edward Caesar. "An administrative reference manual." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 1997. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/1421.

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Wong, Sze Lo-sai, and 黃施露茜. "Problems encountered in school administration in a sample of new aidedsecondary schools in Hong Kong." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1987. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B38626913.

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Wong, Sze Lo-sai. "Problems encountered in school administration in a sample of new aided secondary schools in Hong Kong." Click to view the E-thesis via HKUTO, 1987. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/HKUTO/record/B38626913.

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Corbett, Matthew Clive. "A case study exploring the role of middle leaders in an international school." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10722/198879.

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Hardebeck, Mary Ann. "School-Linked Service Integration and School District Superintendents." Diss., Virginia Tech, 1997. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/28174.

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The purpose of this study was to explore through qualitative inquiry the views of selected superintendents about administrative issues involving school-linked service integration. Research questions for the study included (1) What views emerge when superintendents discuss school-linked service integration? (2) What aspects of school-linked service integration do superintendents identify as most beneficial? (3) What administrative issues of school-linked service integration do superintendents identify as most challenging? (4) What aspects of background, experience, or educational philosophy emerge when superintendents describe their views about administrative issues of school-linked service integration? The study was exploratory and followed an iterative or self-correcting design. Nine superintendents were selected through expert nomination. Superintendents represented small, medium, and large school districts to allow exploration of possible differences and similarities within divergent settings. The superintendents were interviewed using standardized open-ended interviews. Categorical coding and examination of emerging patterns were employed as primary modes of data analysis. The findings suggest that the superintendents in this study viewed school-linked service integration as schools and community agencies working in partnerships to provide a variety of services for the community and its children. According to the superintendents, these partnerships were beneficial when they lent support to the schoolâ s academic mission and enhanced the school districtâ s financial capacity to meet the needs of its students. Participation in such partnerships was seen as labor-intensive. The amount of time required to alter operational procedures, to negotiate resource sharing, and to build trust among the participants was identified as the most challenging aspect of school-linked service integration. Consequently, these superintendents characterized their role in school-linked service integration as being either one of a developer or a facilitator. The superintendents viewed their primary role as one of implementing the policy of the school board. Incorporated into each one of the superintendentsâ educational philosophies was a belief about the superintendentâ s accountability to promote improved student achievement.
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Savigny, Margaret Carol. "Finding my place, a reflective practice study of school administration." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1998. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk1/tape10/PQDD_0024/MQ51466.pdf.

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Lofton, Jennifer Renae Wheeler. "Perceptions of Missouri School Superintendents and School Resource Officers Regarding Preparedness for Multi-hazard Events." Thesis, Lindenwood University, 2018. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10974032.

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The purpose of this study was to garner the perceptions of superintendents and school resource officers in regard to district preparedness for multi-hazard events. Nationwide, schools are facing dramatic changes in the area of safety and security due to natural disasters, and more commonly, manmade hazards (Schaffhauser, 2013). Routinely, school personnel do not have the mindset, nor are they equipped, to respond to a major crisis (Trump, 2012). Recent mass murders and natural disasters in the United States have prompted districts to reach beyond the walls of their schools and into local communities for support (Gereluk, Donlevy, & Thompson, 2015). To identify how districts have fostered partnerships within the community and have collaborated to form an all-hazards team, three research questions were answered. Findings revealed perceptions regarding school district preparedness were less than favorable, while those related to having multi-jurisdictional, all-hazards teams were promising. Furthermore, data collected exposed limited knowledge of the National Incident Management System (NIMS) as a common tool for managing all threats and hazards. By failing to adequately prepare for a major crisis event by utilizing free models and resources available, those responsible for emergency management within schools are jeopardizing the safety and security of all stakeholders.

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Jeffords, Charles W. "Personal and Institutional Factors Affecting School Administrators' Career Advancement Decisions." Connect to resource online, 2008. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ysu1220625880.

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Bales, Jon R. Pancrazio Sally B. "Graduate preparation in educational administration among high school principals and its relationship to school effectiveness." Normal, Ill. Illinois State University, 1997. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/ilstu/fullcit?p9803719.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Illinois State University, 1997.
Title from title page screen, viewed June 1, 2006. Dissertation Committee: Sally B. Pancrazio (chair), Ronald S. Halinski, Dianne E. Ashby, Ramesh Chaudhari, Robert F. Hall. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 172-186) and abstract. Also available in print.

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Yules, Melanie R. "Competencies required of high school principals in the administration of school-based special education programs." Diss., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1985. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/49968.

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The infusion of special education students into general education programs has added to the expanding role of the high school principal. The purpose of this study was to identify competencies needed by high school principals and assistant principals to effectively develop, supervise, monitor, and evaluate school-based special education programs. Competency statements were generated from the literature and validated by a panel of experts. The final instrument containing thirty competency statements in eight function areas was administered to Virginia high school principals and assistant principals who were randomly selected from the Virginia Educational Directory. Respondents were asked to rate the individual competency statement using a five point index of value scale and to list the competency statements which should receive first, second, and third priority. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics. The index of value rating for the competency statements were independent of the position of respondent. The selection of first priority statement was dependent on the position of the person generating the rating, while the second and third priority statements were independent of the person generating the rating. The findings of this study identified "rules for discipline", "select personnel", "implement due process", "enable improvement of instruction", and "implement programs according to regulations" as competency statements with the highest mean index of value. Principals identified the top priority statements as: "evaluation for referred students", "evaluate personnel", and "implement programs according to regulations". Assistant principals identified the top priority statements as "promote positive attitudes", "rules for discipline“, and "implement programs according to regulations". Recommendations for further research included task analysis of competency statements to identify performance indicators that could be used in administrative training programs; cooperation between the local and state education agencies and universities in the provision of special education administration skills infused into general education administration pre- and in-service training programs; and the use of Public Law 94-142, Education of the Handicapped Act, Part B State flow through funds and Part D State personnel preparation funds as financial resources.
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