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Bowers, Alex J.; Choi, Yeonsoo – Educational Researcher, 2023
Despite increasing calls to build equitable data infrastructures, the education field has yet to have a shared guideline around equitable education data management and stewardship. To address this gap, we propose one framework from the data governance literature: the FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) data management principles…
Descriptors: Data, Governance, Information Management, Guidelines
White, Bradford R.; Bowers, Alex J. – Illinois Education Research Council, 2011
This report, the fourth in an IERC series on public school principals in Illinois, summarizes recent research on the characteristics associated with principal effectiveness and examines Illinois data on the relationship between principal characteristics, student proficiency, and teacher qualifications. In order to investigate the relationships…
Descriptors: Teacher Qualifications, Academic Achievement, Principals, Educational Policy
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Bowers, Alex J.; Metzger, Scott Alan; Militello, Matthew – Educational Policy, 2010
This study investigates parameters affecting the likelihood of passing school facility construction bonds by local district election. Using statewide data from Michigan, this study analyzes school bond data for urban (n = 30), suburban (n = 164), small town (n = 70), and rural (n = 241) school districts that held capital improvement bond elections…
Descriptors: Elections, School Districts, Bond Issues, Educational Facilities
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Militello, Matthew; Gajda, Rebecca; Bowers, Alex J. – Journal of Research on Leadership Education, 2009
This study reports on findings from a survey of Massachusetts' school principals that examined their perceptions of the nature and quality of certification programs. Results indicate that "when" participants were certified (pre or post NCLB) and "where" they were certified (public, private, alternative programs) has a…
Descriptors: State Standards, Accountability, Alternative Teacher Certification, Principals