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Pluralizing leadership education for multicultural inclusion: A case study of the women's leadership initiative at St. James Catholic College
Students and the administration: Examining the relationship between university policy and students' views on alcohol
 
The effects of the No Child Left Behind Act on three schools
Teacher evaluation and its relationship to teacher practice and student achievement in a successful urban middle school: A case study
 
High school teacher perceptions: School violence, safe school elements, and effective discipline plans
Closing achievement gaps through data-driven decision making in a Success for All school
 
Principals and accountability: Meeting the demands of No Child Left Behind
The effects of core scheduling on academic achievement and student behavior
 
Professional development in high- and low-performing elementary schools serving large numbers of African American, Latino, and low-socioeconomic students
A community struggling to create a charter school: A rural case study
 
Cross-case analysis of the use of student performance data to increase student achievement in California public schools on the elementary level
Work relations and team work in a division of student affairs
 
Sun Valley Middle School: A case study analysis of a California state scholastic audit school and the development of a clear conceptual framework to turning around a failing school, doubling student performance, and a first-year principal's journey through the audit process
Environmental sustainability plan for the University of Southern California
 
An evaluation of individual learning among members of a Diversity Scorecard Project evidence team
The impact of a TRIO Upward Bound program on the academic achievement of African-American male students
 
A comparative case study: Low socioeconomic/minority parent advocacy in two settings
Accreditation and accountability processes in California high schools: A case study
 
Secondary school reform and improved math achievement: A case study of site efforts at Mission Valley High School
From their perspective: Discovering the sources of impact on older women undergraduates' identity development and mapping those experiences
 
California under the microscope: An evaluation of the practical effect of different approaches to accountability
New principals in a turnaround middle school: Analysis of the transition period (first 90 days)
 
BTSA and California's beginning teachers: How technology affects California's teacher induction process
The first 90 days of the principalship in a turnaround school
 
K--12 standards-based reform implementation: Site-level shared roles of leadership. A case study
The first 90 days of the new middle school principal in a turnaround school: A case study
 
Comparative evaluation of English language learner student achievements in twenty-one inner city urban schools
Leading the way: The effective implementation of reform strategies and best practices to improve student achievement in math
 
Traditional and nontraditional urban school superintendents in the age of accountability
Secondary school reform: Student achievement in mathematics. A case study: Hot Springs High School
 
Doubling student performance through the use of human capital at high-performing high-poverty schools
How a university president inspires and maintains a shared vision during a strategic planning process and its implementation
 
A story of achievement in areas where others fail: A case study of secondary school reform in mathematics at Pacific North High School
The successful leadership strategies of new principals in turnaround middle school settings: The first 90 days
 
The transition period of principals: The first 90 days
The impact of resource allocation on professional development for the improvement of teaching and student learning within an elementary school in a centrally managed school district: A case study
 
Strengthening Catholic identity: The role of an academic dean in strategic planning
Improved math achievement in an urban high school: A case study of a high school in the Vista Unified School District
 
Experiences in academic governance and decision-making of full-time nontenure track faculty in communications fields
Exploring the gender imbalance within student involvement and leadership development
 
Secondary school reform in mathematics: A case study of a high school in Southern California
High school math reform and the role of policy, practice and instructional leadership on math achievement: A case study of White Oak Tree High School
 
In the implementation of standards-based reform: What is the leadership role of the principal in building school capacity and accountability to sustain student academic growth?
The first 90 days of the principalship: Significance of the transition period
 
The Middle College High School: A case study
Civic engagement: A case study of civic leadership in partnering with an urban public school district
 
Transformative learning in the public sphere: The educational dimensions of a broad-based community organizing movement
High school reform to improve math achievement
 
The impact of resource allocation on professional development for the improvement of teaching and student learning within a site-based managed elementary school: A case study
Negotiating racial conflict: The leadership role of the dean of students
 
Plugging the leaky pipeline: How academic deans support the persistence of underrepresented minority students in science and mathematics. A case study
Sensemaking of an identity change: A case study in higher education investigating the role of the academic vice president in facilitating change
 
Health benefit administration in school districts
Leadership decisions and organizational change; the role of summer sessions as an enrollment management planning tool at the University of California: A case study
 
Districtwide instructional improvement: A case study of a high school in the Los Coyotes High School District
Social capital; institutional agency; low-status, urban youth; and empowerment: An investigation of School on Wheels, Inc.
 
The Clery Act: Leadership perspectives from Senior Student Affairs Officers
Creating community online: The effects of online social networking communities on college students' experiences. How can student affairs professionals best respond to this emergent phenomenon
 
Improving and sustaining math achievement in urban high schools: A case study of a Southern California high school
Concept mapping and describing the sources of impact on Black gay college student identity development at 4-year institutions
 
The first 90 days: Securing early success in the superintendency
The transition period principals---The first 90 days: A case study
 
Decisions under influence: College presidents' athletics-related decision-making behavior at NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision institutions
The successes and challenges of Response to Intervention: A case study of the impact of RTI implementation
 
Defined autonomy: How superintendents work with principals to create the defined autonomy at schools necessary for improved student achievement
English learners' performance on the California Standards Test at Aviles Elementary
 
Raising student achievement on the California Standards Test and California High School Exit Exam at the Phoenix Arts Charter School
Effective practices employed by superintendents' leadership teams that impact student achievement
 
Standards based report card: Teachers' perception on the development, transition, and implementation
A comparative study of novice and veteran teachers in response to principal initiated efforts to cultivate a positive school culture
 
The implementation of strategies to minimize the achievement gap for African-Americans, Latinos, English Learners, and Socio-economically Disadvantaged students
Secondary math reform and the role of policy, practice and instructional leadership on math achievement: A case study of Valley High School
 
Effective factors of high performing urban high schools: A case study
Sustaining student achievement: Six Sigma strategies and successful urban school district superintendents
 
Factors including student engagement impacting student achievement in a high performing urban high school district: A case study
A case study to determine what perceived factors, including student engagement, contribute to academic achievement in a high performing urban high school
 
Factors contributing to the high performance of an urban high school
The effects of culturally responsive standards based instruction on African American student achievement
 
School-wide implementation of the elements of effective classroom instruction: Lessons from high-performing, high-poverty urban schools
The effect of Site Support Teams on student achievement in seven northern California schools
 
Raising student achievement at Eberman Elementary School with effective teaching strategies
A case study: School-wide implementation of the elements of effective classroom instruction: Lessons from high-performing, high-poverty urban schools
 
A lighthouse at risk: Combating the life-cycle of the innovative high school
School-wide implementation of the elements of effective classroom instruction: Lesson from a high performing high poverty urban elementary school
 
How successful urban school superintendents in California improve student achievement
How Professional Learning Communities use student data for improving achievement
 
Organizational systems school leaders implement to facilitate effective classroom instruction in urban schools: A case study
Recidivism and community day school students
 
Investigating promising practice of teacher evaluation in two California charter schools
The superintendent as an external community builder
 
Factors contributing to transforming school culture: A case study of the Advancement via Individual Determination program
How and why does a district network schools?
 
Implementation of the elements of effective classroom instruction: Lessons from high performing, high poverty urban school
Mentoring outcomes in education: The perceived impact for mentors in induction programs
 
School-wide implementation of the elements of effective classroom instruction: Lessons from high-performing, high-poverty urban schools
An investigation of student perceptions and fears of violence before and after transitioning to middle school
 
The impact of induction: A study of program designs and teacher quality outcomes
Reclaiming the superintendency: The critical skills, strategies and experiences of successful women superintendents in California
 
School-wide implementation of the elements of effective classroom instruction: Lessons from a high-performing, high-poverty urban school
District implementation of California's induction policy: Key elements and challenges of developing a high quality program
 
An examination of response-to-intervention as a framework for school improvement: Educators' perspectives regarding implementation
Sexual violence prevention on college campus as a Clery Act requirement: Perceptions from the field
 
Implementation of the elements of effective classroom instruction: Lessons from high performing, high poverty urban schools
How is an undergraduate engineering program uniquely positioned to create a diverse workforce through the recruitment of African American students? A faculty perspective
 
The academic integration and retention of Latino community college transfer students at a highly selective private four-year institution
Understanding the effects of the Clery Act on college students' behaviors: How can student affairs professionals change the current practices of college students with regard to safety
 
Beyond the numbers chase: How urban high school teachers make sense of data use
Implementation of the elements of effective classroom instruction: Lessons from high performing, high poverty urban schools
 
Outsourcing for school outcomes: A multi-case study examination of outsourced and in-house literacy coaching models
The possible impact of elements of institutional culture on women students' higher education attainment in Hawaii
 
School-wide implementation of systems and structures that lead to increased achievement among students of color: A case study of a high-performing, high-poverty urban school
A case study in reform: Implementation strategies of one urban school superintendent
 
Closing the achievement gap: Successful practices at a middle school---a case study
Allocation of educational resources to improve student learning: Case studies of California schools
 
Charter schools, data use, and the 21st century: How charter schools use data to inform instruction that prepares students for the 21st century
Professional development and its impact on teacher practice
 
Resource use and instructional improvement strategies at the school-site level: Case studies from ten Southern California elementary schools
Allocation of educational resources to improve student learning: Case studies of California schools
 
A school's use of data-driven decision making to affect gifted students' learning
A case study: One successful elementary school that reduced the achievement gap
 
The making of global citizens through education abroad programs: Aligning missions and visions with education abroad programs
Closing the achievement gap: A statewide imperative
 
An urban superintendent's strategies for systemic reform: A case study
Examining principal perceptions, and teacher and school effectiveness through a value-added accountability model
 
Exploring ethnic and academic identity in resilient African American students: An in-depth analysis of the USC TRIO program
Allocation of resources and educational adequacy: Case studies of school-level resource use in Southern California Title I program improvement middle schools
 
How Latinos ascend to the superintendency
Predictors of success in meeting the high school mathematics and English requirements for college entrance: A longitudinal study
 
Entrepreneurism from the ground up: Entrepreneurism, innovation, and responsiveness in a start-up university
How districts prepare site administrators for data-driven decision making
 
District level practices in data driven decision making
The awareness and practice of intentional leadership
 
Systemic change and the system leader: A case study of superintendent action to improve student achievement in a large urban school district
A study of professional development in two middle schools with significant increases in statewide test scores
 
Teacher hiring: "Working backwards" to discover how great teachers are hired
The superintendent and reform: A case study of action by the system leader to improve student achievement in a large urban school district
 
The impact of programs, practices, and strategies on student academic performance: A case study
The experiences of African American students in a basic skills learning community at a four year public university
 
Holding on and holding out: Why some teachers resist the move toward data-driven decision making
Resource allocation practices in relation to identified school reform strategies
 
Reform strategies implemented to increase student achievement: A case study of superintendent actions
Reframing the role of transfer facilitators: Using action research methods for new knowledge development
 
Superintendent's leverage: A case study of strategies utilized by an urban school district superintendent to improve student achievement
The pursuit of equity: A comparative case study of nine schools and their use of data
 
The distinguishing characteristics of a high-performing urban public high school: A descriptive analysis self-study
Closing the achievement gap in a high-performing elementary school: A case study
 
Closing the achievement gap: What can be done?
The role and value of educational technology in California fourth and fifth year (2006--2007) Program Improvement elementary schools that achieved AYP growth targets
 
The role of the superintendent in raising student achievement: A superintendent effecting change through the implementation of selected strategies
Does data-driven decision making matter for African American students?
 
Factors that contribute to narrowing the Achievement Gap for elementary age students: A case study
Do we really understand what we are talking about? A study examining the data literacy capacities and needs of school leaders
 
Closing the achievement gap: Breakthrough in the urban high school
Co-constructing community, school, university partnerships for urban school transformation
 
The effects of coaching on building and sustaining effective leadership practice of an urban school administrator
The role of co-constructed community, school, and university partnerships in providing adult agents to support learner identities among urban youth
 
An exploration of principal self-efficacy beliefs about transformational leadership behaviors
The block schedule and English Language Learners: Impact on academic performance and graduation rate at Oxbow High School
 
The role of judicial decisions on access and equity: A case study of Daniel v. State of California (1999) and the AP Challenge Grant, Senate Bill 1689 (2000)
Co-constructing community, school, and university partnerships for urban school transformation
 
Quantifying student growth: Analysis of the validity of applying growth modeling to the California Standards Test
Building capacity for leadership in urban schools
 
Leading while expanding: A case study examining the changing nature of an American land grant public research university in response to the forces of globalization
Co-constructing community, school, and university partnerships for urban school transformation
 
Co-constructing community, school, and university partnerships for urban school transformation
College choice of natural science students: The factors and sources that influence enrollment decisions
 
School-to-Work programs in urban districts in California: A leadership perspective
The impact of professional learning communities and block scheduling on English Language Learner students at Oak Point Middle School
 
Reform strategies used by system leaders in education to impact student achievement: A case study
Sexual misconduct against K--12 students: Teachers' perceptions of incidents by school workers
 
Remediating artifacts: Facilitating a culture of inquiry among community college faculty to address issues of student equity and access
The effects of mentoring on building and sustaining effective leadership practice of an urban school administrator
 
Co-constructing community, school and university partnerships for urban school transformation
A case for change: Building leadership capacity in urban high schools
 
Equitable choices in higher education: Investigation of an equity-based faculty search committee development program
Building and sustaining effective school leadership through principal mentoring in an urban school context
 
Co-constructed community, school, and university partnerships for K-12 school reform
Better is as better does: Resource allocation in high performing schools
 
Good riddance! Or please stay! What are we going to do without you? A study of attrition among veteran teachers in Los Angeles
Where does the money go? An analysis of student level resource allocation at the school level
 
From educational aspirations to college enrollment: A road with many paths
The effect of a language arts intervention on the academic achievement of English language learners
 
Proposition 209: A case study on the impact of race-based legislation on student affairs at the University of California
Co-constructing community, school and university partnerships for urban school transformation
 
Building capacity in urban schools by coaching principal practice toward greater student achievement
Hawaii Board of Education's middle grade promotion policy: A policy implementation study
 
Sustaining success toward closing the achievement gap: A case study of one urban high school
Problems solved, problems created: A critical-case analysis of a public-private partnership in alternative education for at-risk students
 
School board and superintendent accountability: A policy analysis regarding the implementation of the Ralph M. Brown Act
High performing schools in high risk environments: A study on leadership, school safety, and student achievement at two urban middle schools in Los Angeles County
 
Achievement gap and sustainability: A case study of an elementary school bridging the achievement gap
The "lost boys" of higher education African American males from basic skills through university transfer
 
The relationship of a culturally relevant and responsive learning environment to achievement motivation for Native Hawaiian secondary students
Narrowing the achievement gap and sustaining success: A qualitative study of the norms, practices, and programs of a successful high school with urban characteristics
 
College readiness in an era of standardized testing: How one charter management organization tackles both
Sustainability of a narrowed achievement gap: A case study
 
From cultural roots to worldview: Cultural connectedness of teachers for Native Hawaiian students
Opening the door: A comparative study of leadership competencies of traditional and nontraditional superintendents
 
Essential relationship skills necessary for superintendents to possess in order to maintain a positive working relationship with their governing boards
Narrowing the achievement gap: Factors that support English Learner and Hispanic student academic achievement in an urban intermediate school
 
Imparting social capital to educationally disadvantaged students: A study of the Early Academic Outreach Program
Investigating promising school leadership practices in two California charter schools
 
Narrowing the achievement gap: A case study of an urban school
The political economy of California school district parcel tax elections
 
Perceptions of Hawai'i TRIO talent search staff and target high school administrators of college access factors and project effectiveness
The implications of using online classes with at-risk students in an alternative school setting
 
How urban school superintendents effectively use data driven decision making to improve student achievement
CAHSEE intervention strategies implemented by successful urban California superintendents
 
What strategies do urban superintendents utilize to address global challenges in the implementation of 21st century skills
The contribution of family members to first-generation college student success: A narrative approach
 
California urban superintendents and their selection criteria for secondary school principals
A new era of leadership: Preparing leaders for urban schools & the 21st century
 
The role of the school district toward preparing students for the 21st century
Leadership for the 21st century: Effectiveness of mentorship in the development of senior leaders for U.S. higher education
 
Preparing students for a twenty-first century global workplace in an era of accountability
What is the impact of same-race alumni mentoring on the career development of African American students attending predominantly White universities?
 
The leadership gap: Preparing leaders for urban schools
Building the capacity of the modern urban principal
 
Survival in a global village: A school model with 21st century students
The implementation of online learning for ESL programs: Factors and perspectives
 
Updating mission and vision in an increasingly interconnected world: The role of the district
Preparing leaders for the challenges of the urban school
 
Liberation through preparation: Building capacity to lead America's urban schools
Promoting student achievement: A case study of change actions employed by an urban school superintendent
 
The perceptions of principals toward proprietary online teacher credential programs and their effect on hiring
Globalization, curricular elements, organizational practices and perceived student outcomes in California schools
 
Impact of leadership on professional development programs on districts' and schools' implementation of 21st century skills
Influences on principals' leadership practice
 
Utilizing gap analysis to examine the effectiveness of high school reform strategies in Rowland Unified School District
Comprehensive school reform implementation: A gap analysis inquiry project for Rowland Unified School District
 
Leadership, school culture, collaborative practice, and teacher beliefs: A case-study of schoolwide structures and systems at a high performing high poverty school
Comprehensive school reform: Effective implementation
 
Resource allocation strategies and educational adequacy: Case studies of school level resource use in California middle schools
School level resource allocation to improve student performance: A case study of Orange County and Los Angeles County Title I elementary schools
 
An alternative capstone project: A gap analysis inquiry project on the district reform efforts and its impact in narrowing the Hispanic EL achievement gap in Rowland Unified School District
BTSA mentors: The costs and benefits to mentors and their fidelity to constructivist practice
 
Allocation of resources to improve student achievement
Aligning educational resources and strategies to improve student learning: Effective practices using an evidence-based model
 
Principal leadership-skill demands in a global context: A comparative study
An analysis of co-construction and cultural models in an urban school: The year 2 study of a school-community-university partnership
 
The internationalization of experiential learning for deaf and hard of hearing college students: A case study of accessibility and globalization
Customization of education through online learning
 
School leaders' use of data-driven decision-making for school improvement: A study of promising practices in two California charter schools
Social capital: A lever for school change and student growth
 
Infusing school-wide culturally responsive teaching to increase the cultural proficiency of teachers
Creating and maintaining a student-centered culture at an international branch campus: A case study examining the roles of faculty, staff, and students at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Singapore campus
 
Utilized strategies by urban superintendents to raise student achievement
Use of accountability indicators to evaluate elementary school principal performance
 
The impacts of the WIA One-Stop Center model on local training services
Female superintendents in California and the role that mentoring and networking have played in their success
 
Superintendents' entry periods: Strategies and behaviors that successful superintendents use to build strong relationships and trust with their school boards during their entry period
Superintendent communication strategies and experiences that promote trust and positive relationships with the school board during the entry period: A case study
 
An investigation into factors leading to the longevity in tenure of California community college presidents
Formal and informal networks of successful female superintendents in California
 
An examination into the factors leading to superintendent longevity in urban, Southern California school districts: A comparative case study
How successful superintendents build trusting relationships with their school boards during their entry period
 
The work-life balance pursuit: Challenges, supports, and strategies of successful women senior student affairs officers
Cultivating strategies for success: How mid-level women leaders of color in student affairs navigate the balance of work and family
 
The role of the superintendent in ensuring school board focus on student achievement
Strategies for relationship and trust building by successful superintendents: A case study
 
Urban teacher persistence: Self-efficacy, affect, and values
A tale of two principals: The complexity of fostering and achieving organizational improvement
 
Political skills that superintendents need to embrace in order to maintain a positive working relationship with their board members
Balancing work and family: How female superintendents succeed at work and home
 
The role of superintendents as instructional leaders facilitating student achievement among ESL/EL learners through school-site professional development
Building the capacity of urban principals: Creating a culture of change
 
Twenty-first century skills and school programs: Implementation at a suburban elementary school
Developing strong board relationships during the first 90 days: Strategies for aspiring superintendents
 
Creating a climate for innovation in education: Reframing structure, culture, and leadership practices
Superintendents increase student achievement by selecting effective principals
 
A closer examination of resource allocations using research based best practices to promote student learning: Case studies of Hawaiian-focused charter schools in Hawaii
Action research as a strategy for improving equity and diversity: Implementation, constraints, outcomes
 
Parent compacts in urban charter schools: An exploration of contents and processes
School funding and the evidence based model: An examination of high school budget allocation in Hawaii
 
Resource allocation strategies and educational adequacy: An examination of an academic & financial plan used to allocate resources to strategies that promote student achievement in Hawaii
An examination of resource allocation strategies that promote student achievement: Case studies of rural elementary schools in Hawaii
 
The sustainability of superintendent-led reforms to improve student achievement
Designing school systems to encourage data use and instructional improvement: A comparison of educational organizations
 
An examination of resource allocation strategies and finance adequacy: Case studies of American Samoa Department of Education secondary schools
What shapes middle school teachers' abilities to build productive parent-teacher relationships? The roles of self-efficacy and teachers' and principal's role constructions
 
The local politics of education governance: Power and influence among school boards, superintendents, and teachers' unions