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Principal's Role, 2002.
A brief discussion about the roles and duties of principals in the education system.
1,204 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 41.95
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This paper provides a description and discussion of the role of the principal as a school leader. It claims that the role calls for the effectively functioning in a variety of tasks including administrating school operations, the budget, the assignment of students to classes, and teacher evaluations. Additional tasks were said to involve: enforcing roles, helping to solve problems, and providing curriculum leadership. The paper ends with a brief summary of the covered material. The paper ends with a brief summary of the covered material.
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"According to Clark (2000), it is the quality of leadership in all of these areas that sets the tone for the school's general climate. In other words, the manner in which these actions are taken will be interpreted by others in terms of what is to be considered important and the school's climate and culture will reflect the values expressed via the quality of the principal's leadership."
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The Role of an Effective Principal, 2005.
Examines the factors which make a good educational administrator.
1,577 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 7 sources, APA, $ 51.95
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Many factors go into determining the effectiveness of an administrator. This paper focuses on the roles of an administrator: vision, strategies and tactics, appropriate use of data, overseeing change and considering the overall good of the school community.
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"Principals should make better use of existing data before they seek out new. Or at a minimum, understand the final purpose of the information gathered so they can target the collection of very specific data. With the existing data, principals will be able to see what effect, if any, current curriculum is having on the students. For example, a particular instructional program may be judged to be effective by teachers, but student scores might not have increased. This indicates that either the program or the implementation of the program needs improvement. Through the use of existing data a principal can help a staff assess their program better."
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Principal Style and Parental Role, 2000.
The role of the principal is being examined here vis a vis parents' involvement, taking into account his/her personality and style of management. Focus is placed on the Israeli education system.
19,495 words (approx. 78.0 pages), 47 sources, MLA, $ 249.95
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The phenomena of parents? involvement at their children?s schools has intensified over the recent years, and it seems that the tendency will increase in the future. The school principal, because of his role, training, and status, has to lead, determine, and guide the parental cooperation to the proper channels. His role is decisive regarding the quality of the dialogue with the parents. This research examines the connection between the principal?s managerial style and personality and his stands and policies regarding parental involvement, in general, and the desirable and actual parental involvement at his school. The research assumption is that principals who employ different managerial styles and possess different personality structures will relate differently to parental involvement. The principal who practices a considerate managerial style or has an extroverted personality will encourage parental involvement, while the task-oriented principal with a ?neurotic? or ?psychotic? personality structure will oppose parental involvement. In addition, the writer determines that the principal?s general attitude towards parental involvement will be more positive than his stand regarding the desired parental involvement in specific areas and the actual parental involvement at his school. The more positive the principal?s stand towards parental involvement in specific areas, the more involved are the parents. This paper also includes several tables.
Abstract
List of Tables
1. The Introduction
2. The Theoretical Background
2.1 The Parental Involvement
2.1.1 The Definition
2.1.2 The Background
2.1.3 Motives of Parental Involvement
2.1.4 The Policy of the Ministry of the Education Regarding Parental Involvement at Schools
2.1.5 The Character of Parental Involvement at School
2.1.6 The Areas of Parental Involvement
2.1.7 Problems Regarding parental Involvement
2.2 The Principal
2.2.1 Managerial Style
2.2.2 The Principal?s Personality
2.2.3 The Structure of the Principal?s Personality and Parental Involvement
2.2.4 The Principal?s Policy Regarding Parental Involvement
2.2.5 Principal-Parents Problems
3. The Research Assumptions
3.1 The Connection between the Principal?s Managerial Style and the Parental Involvement
3.2 The Connection between the Structure of the Principal?s Personality and Parental Involvement
3.3 The Principal?s Stands and the Different Areas of Parental Involvement
4. The Research Format
4.1 The Research Variables and their Definition
4.2 The Sample
4.3 A Description of the Sample of the Principals
4.4 The Research Tool
4.5 Data Processing Methods
5. The Findings
5.1 The Correlation between the Managerial Style and Parental Involvement Assumptions 1-3
5.2 The Correlation between the Principal?s Personality Structure and Parental Involvement Assumptions 4-6
5.3 The Correlation between the Independent Variables
5.4 Progress Regression Analysis
5.5 The Interaction between Managerial Styles and the Parental Involvement
6. The Conclusion
6.1 The Discussion
6.2 The Conclusion
6.3 Recommendations for Further Research
7. Bibliography
8. Appendix
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"The phenomena of parental involvement in the Israeli educational system has intensified over the recent years, as is indicated by the daily newspapers, educational and social researches, and by the attempts of the educational institutions to guide the parental involvement into normative channels. One of the factors of the process consists of the meaningful changes in the educational system, the most notable of which is the tendency towards the school?s increasing autonomy. (Kamanda, 1985) The educational system was unable to successfully address the variety of educational needs in an increasingly pluralistic society, whose different sectors disagree about the purposes of education. The recognition of the disagreements led to the demand for the decentralization of the educational system. (Inbar, 1987) As the educational system became more decentralized the roles of the functionaries and their authorities had to be redefined, and increased parental involvement became possible."
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The School Principal, 2004.
An analysis of the changing role of the school principal.
3,602 words (approx. 14.4 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 100.95
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This paper contends that in the past decade, the role of the school principal has become dramatically more complex, overloaded and unclear. The paper explains that the role of the principal has progressed from an instructional leader, to a transactional leader and most recently, to the role of transformational leader. The paper examines numerous studies on the topic that have revealed the importance of the instructional leadership responsibilities of the principal. The paper assesses that improved education for all students requires improved instructional leadership, which begins at the principal level and filters down to the teachers.
Outline
Introduction
Study by Barnett and McCormick
Study by Youngs and King
Study by Marks and Printy
Study by Joseph and Jo Blase
Study by Witziers, Bosker and Kruger
Conclusion
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"There seems to be a gap between the actual role of the school principal and what the role it needs to be. Mention is made of the lack of education, training, and time for the instructional leadership role and of leadership activities being set aside for more immediate problems. The increasing volume of paper work is also included. Additionally, public expectations for the principal's role are mainly managerial and, to a principal, this is a safe and comfortable role. However, as instructional leader, the principal is the pivotal point within the school who affects the quality of individual teacher instruction, the height of student achievement, and the degree of efficiency in school functioning."
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The Assistant Principal, 2005.
This paper is a proposal to study the effectiveness of distributive leadership as it relates to the position of assistant principal in New Jersey High Schools.
18,845 words (approx. 75.4 pages), 175 sources, APA, $ 249.95
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This paper explains that, in recent years, there is a problem with leadership in many schools throughout the country; therefore, the intent of this study is to evaluate if there is a statistically significant difference between the perceptions of the superintendents, principals, and assistant principals in selected high and low achieving high schools in New Jersey regarding the actual and desired instructional leadership duties and responsibilities of the assistant principal. The author points out that distributive leadership involves not allowing just one person to run everything but rather passes the responsibility for leadership to several individuals as a team effort. The paper reports that the quantitative sources of data for this study will be the responses made by the participants on the Assistant Principal Instructional Leadership Questionnaire (APILQ).
Table of Contents
Introduction
Background
Problem Statement
Purpose of Study
Significance of the Study
Scope of the Study
Theoretical Rationale
Limitations of the Study
Reliability and Validity of the Data
Research Questions
Sub Questions
Definition of Terms
Instructional Leadership Behavior
Organization and Overview
Review and Discussion of Related Literature
Role Theory
Change and Improvement in Educational Reform
The Historical Foundation of Instructional Leadership and the Evolution
of the Policies which Developed the Duties of the Assistant Principal
The Assistant Principal's Perspective of the Duties
Actual Duties of Assistant Principals: Rankings and Percentages
Assistant Principals' Rankings of Their Duties for Degree of Importance
Changes in the Position of the Assistant Principal
Duties of the Assistant Principal as a Partner in the Administrative Team
Distributive Leadership Theory
The Relationship between the Duties of the Assistant Principal and the Total School Organization
Assigned Versus Desired Instructional Leadership
Duties of the Assistant Principal
The Complexity of Measuring the Effect of Instructional Leadership
Standards-Based Context for Instructional Leadership
Methodology
Research Design
Population
Data Collection
Instrumentation
Analysis of the Data
Summary of the Methodology
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"The impact of No Child Left Behind has put more pressure on the public education system to increase student achievement for all students. The newly reauthorized ESEA both reflects and reinforces a major shift in thinking about the roles and responsibilities of school board members, district superintendents, and principals. As a result, administrators are expected to adjust their leadership focus from a traditional management-orientation to a performance orientation that guarantees high achievement for all students. Curricular and instructional issues are areas ranked by the National Policy Board for Educational Administration (1990) as those most critical for improving student achievement in schools."
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Successful Principal Leadership, 2007.
This paper researches the impact of school principals on student achievement.
2,902 words (approx. 11.6 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 86.95
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The paper discusses how, in the current climate, school principals are held accountable for driving sustained improvement in student achievement and that it is commonly believed that principal leadership impacts student learning outcomes. The paper explores whether research supports this direct impact and whether there are other variables that mediate between leadership and student learning. The paper develops an integrated review of the relevant literature, focusing on key qualitative and quantitative studies. The paper defines the current constructs of principal leadership and student learning and assesses empirical research related to the impact of principal leadership on students learning.
Outline:
Objective
Introduction
Instructional and Transformational
Essential Leadership Responsibilities
Factor Analysis of Balanced Leadership Responsibilities
Principal Role is Critical in School Improvement
Education of School Leaders
Summary and Conclusion
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"Leadership in schools, specifically Principal Leadership has been shown through a growing body of evidence to have a great impact on the achievement of students. The responsibilities of a Principal are many and the roles that Principal must fill are many as well. The work of Waters and Grubb (2004) states that: "In an era of accountability when student achievement is paramount and evidence of the effects of principal leadership on students achievement continue to accumulate, it is not enough to just know what is important; principals must also know what is essential." Furthermore, the principal must posses certain inherent capabilities in order to effectively lead while remaining a learner as well. The principal must possess public relation and communication abilities and all of that is just a beginning as the following sections of this research will show."
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Teacher - Principal Relationship, 2007.
A discussion of the importance of a supportive relationship between a school principal and the teachers.
4,285 words (approx. 17.1 pages), 19 sources, APA, $ 113.95
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This paper examines the relationship between teachers and school principals, citing it as necessary for the continued educational opportunities of students. Included is an extensive literature review which examines such issues as teacher training, education and professional development. The author concludes that the perceived relationships between teachers and principals are closely tied to the educational success of the school overall.
Outline:
Introduction
Education & Training
Professional Development
Collaboration between Teachers and Principal
The Teacher and Principal Relationship with the Principal as Leader
Teacher and Principal Perceived Relationship
Impact of the Teacher & Principal Relationship on Student Achievement
Assessment of the Teacher & Principal Relationship
Teachers Understanding of Principals' Priorities
Bibliography
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" Research by Marks and Printy (2003) examined the relationship between principals and teachers and the potential of their active collaboration around instructional matters to enhance the quality of teaching and student performance. They base their analysis around a comparison of two concepts of leadership; transformational and instructional. Marks and Printy state that transformational leadership provides intellectual direction and aims at innovating within the organization, while empowering and supporting teachers as partners in decision making. Instructional leadership, on the other hand, replaces a hierarchical and procedural notion with a model of shared instructional leadership."
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School Principal Interview, 2005.
An interview with a school principal to assess how he deals with a problem situation.
800 words (approx. 3.2 pages), 0 sources, $ 28.95
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This paper presents an interview with an elementary school principal in which the principal describes a situation regarding a problematic teacher on his staff. The paper shows how the principal addressed and solved the problem.
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"The current situation facing this principal was regarding a first grade teacher who was simply not performing well and in the mind of the principal was negligent. From the very beginning, two years ago when she was hired, problems began. Parents started complaining about assignments not being graded or returned. The teacher would leave class unattended without supervision or notifying other staff members, and fellow teachers complained about the course curriculum not being adhered to. In supervising and evaluating this teacher it was obvious to the principal that she lacked the skills of a quality educator."
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Sociology of a School Principal, 2002.
Examination of a newspaper article "Challenge Elates School's New Principal," from the Los Angeles Times in January 2000, by Kristina Sauerwein.
850 words (approx. 3.4 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 30.95
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This research examines sociological attributes of a newspaper article describing the challenges facing a newly appointed principal of Pacoima Elementary School, known as one of the oldest, poorest and worst-performing schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District. The research discusses how the situation described in the article relates to the sociological concepts and theories discussed in Chapter 3 of Kornblum's "Sociology in a Changing World".
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"Pacoima Elementary, located in the Los Angeles suburb of the same name, has a predominantly Spanish-speaking student population, and the majority of the students neither read nor speak English fluently. This core fact is at the heart of a situation that is distinguished by the encounter between cultures, in the context of a changing cultural structure in Southern California. Cultural lines have been crossed in Los Angeles in recent years, as thousands of Spanish-speaking immigrants have moved to Southern California, an example of global transactions (Kornblum 72), as well as of the enlargement of a Latino subculture (Kornblum 81). However, as Sauerwein's article implies, these transactions in general and the subculture in particular may be more or less successful in the US, according as the immigrants and their children are able to cope with the hegemony (Kornblum 76) of American English-speaking culture."
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Educational Administration: The Principal, 2008.
An overview of the role and responsibilities of the primary school principal.
1,618 words (approx. 6.5 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 52.95
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The purpose of this paper is to examine the principal at the primary school, what she is doing right, and what she could be doing differently. In particular, it looks at how one of her largest concerns during this time is legislation and how political issues have gained national attention since the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) legislation has shifted focus from the distribution of inputs to outputs. It discusses how school leaders are being thrust into a political debate as they must learn how the new terms will be applied to their schools.
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"The current phase of educational reform has stimulated an unprecedented demand for new knowledge of curriculum, pedagogy, and organizational improvement at the school and system levels (Ammeter, et al., 2002). Hence, today's principals are faced with the complex tasks of creating a school-wide vision, being an instructional leader, planning for effective professional development, guiding teachers, handling discipline, coordinating pupil transportation, and attending school events, as well as all the other details that come with supervision of a school (Leadership, 2000). Our current primary school principal does an overall good job of making these areas balance relatively well. She has not attended every school event, however, and some of the professional development that she probably needs to keep up with changing times has not been completed because of time constraints. This could negatively impact her in the future, and could also be a problem for the school, as it could fall behind if the principal does not keep up with the way that education is changing. "
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The Eminem-Interscope Principal-Agent Relationship, 2008.
This essay describes the relationship between rap artist Eminem with his record label, Interscope Record, as well as the basic principal/agent relationship between Detroit Rap and the labels that represent these rappers.
2,980 words (approx. 11.9 pages), 9 sources, MLA, $ 87.95
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This essay assesses the relationship between Eminem and his "agent", record label Interscope Record. Specifically the author aims to distinguish between a musician and his agent and the greater realm of principal-agent relationships - that between Detroit Rap and the labels that represent these rappers. Furthermore, the essay analyzes the relationship of Shady Records, Eminem's record label, which is controlled by Interscope Records.
Outline:
Introduction
Objectives of the Interscope/Eminem Relationship
Rewards of the Interscope/Eminem Relationship
Incentive Problems in the Interscope/Eminem Relationship
Reward schemes that are used to address the incentive problem
Conclusion
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"In terms of how well these reward schemes alleviate the incentive problem, this reward scheme is perhaps one of the only things that keeps Eminem's controversial behavior in check. Empirical evidence that supports the use of these reward schemes is the fact that every major music artist in the world (even British pop sensation Lilly Allen, who famously started as an independent "My Space" music sensation) must sign with a record label in order to maintain career success. When artists do not reign in their controversial behavior, they are dropped - as Eminem alum and rapper 50 cent was dropped by Trackmasters/Columbia records when he was involved in a shooting accident (Internet Movie Database). At present, this existing incentive scheme seems to be the best and only one."
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Assistant Principals, 2002.
An examination of the key obstacles in transforming assistant principals into instructional leaders.
3,320 words (approx. 13.3 pages), 22 sources, MLA, $ 94.95
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This paper demonstrates how general consensus derived from a literature review indicates that the role of the assistant principals should move beyond its traditional clerical and disciplinary heritage to evolve to instructional leaders that deal with curriculum development, teacher and instructional effectiveness, clinical supervision, staff development and teacher evaluation. It uncovers research that tries to reconcile why the role change that practically everyone seems to want to happen hasn?t been that quick to occur. It looks at how as these reasons are better identified and understood, perhaps the twenty first century will see a positive transformation in the role of the assistant principal.
Outline
Introduction
Need for Study
Study Purpose
Problem Statement
Hypothesis
Literature Review
Roles and Responsibilities of Assistant Principals
Historical Perspective of Assistant Principal Roles
Prior and Current Research Studies of Assistant Principal Roles
Assistant Principals and Use of Instructional Leadership
Conclusion
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"Many management experts and educators consider instructional leadership by assistant principals as necessary to achieve school reform, improve the job satisfaction of assistance principals, and to equip them with the skills necessary to advance to the principal level. However, literature review and historical case studies show that the assistant principal?s role transition has been slow and insignificant. This study will provide current data specific to a geographic region to assess how well assistant principals are really doing in executing instructional leadership."
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School Principal, 1996.
Assesses a successful principal's skills, training, wisdom, decision making, adaptability, leadership, motivation, as role model, strategic planning.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 6 sources, $ 47.95
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"The presence of a strong principal is a prerequisite for the success of any educational institution. A principal must have a clear vision of the future direction of his or her school and the leadership ability to bring the dream to fruition. Because schools reflect the increasing complexity of society as a whole, modern principals find themselves faced with unprecedented challenges in maintaining quality educational environments.
Webster (1994) conducted a three-year study of high school principals, which examined the various roles they play in today's high schools. The study involved visits and interviews in more than 150 high schools in 23 states and 7 countries. The study encompassed each geographic area of the United States (New England, Mid-Atlantic, Southeast, Southwest, Midwest, Rocky Mountains, Far West, and Alaska) as well as schools in Indonesia..."
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Discipline, 2008.
A look at the need for the school principal to take an active role in disciplining students.
1,155 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 39.95
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This paper relates that in order to truly understand the need for administrative disciplinary support within the classrooms, one first needs to understand what the classroom discipline problem is and why teachers alone are unable to provide effective classroom management, and should not be expected to. To provide an idea of the disciplinary problems found in the classroom, this paper will take a brief look at the challenges created by the increasing number of students with behavioral and/or emotional disorders.
Outline:
Introduction
The Need for Administrative Disciplinary Support
The Principal's Role
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"Finally, as has been previously alluded to, the principal must also act as an administrative resource to the individual classroom teacher. By resource it is meant that the principal must devote time and money towards educating classroom teachers on disciplinary issues and classroom management strategies. The school should devote in-service time to this topic, along with having the administration open to teachers to come and discuss disciplinary questions and issues with them."
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Important Duties of a Principal, 2005.
An overview of the expanding number of responsibilities of school principals and their most important duties.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 39.95
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This paper discusses the important duties of a school principal. The paper explains that the expanding number of duties principals must deal with include managerial and administrative tasks, hiring and retaining teachers, ensuring overall safety of schools, raising funds and ensuring state requirements are met.
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"One of the primary challenges confronted by school principals is the ever-expanding number of duties that require a tremendous investment of time and effort. Apart from dealing with managerial and administrative tasks, school principals, in recent years, are also being trained to take on the position of instructional leaders.
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