Education Administration

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This paper discusses the book, "School Leadership that Works: From Research to Results," written by R. J. Marzano, B. A. McNulty and T. Waters. The paper discusses the content of the book, including the twenty one leadership responsibilities that the authors found to have significant effects on achievement. The paper then goes through the main points of each chapter in the book.

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"Chapter 2 is dedicated to telling the ideas of and honoring prominent and contemporary leadership theories and theorists. The last chapter of Part I, Chapter 3, analyzes the research which has been conducted by the authors. One is introduced to research included in the meta-analysis. They explain their "primary research methodology, uses quantitative techniques to synthesize studies in a given domain," which "was school leadership as practiced by principals" (p. 28). The authors have limited their research to K-12 students, and to schools in the United States or countries with similar educational systems. The studies included correlation between leadership and the academic achievement of the students, in that they have been measured by a standardized test or state accountability test. Finally, the schools have reported the correlation or have reported sufficient information to be able to make this calculation."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Marzano, R. J.; McNulty, B. A. and Waters, T. (2005). School Leadership that Works: From Research to Results. Alexandra, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.

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