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50 Years of ERIC
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Instructional, Transformational, and Managerial Leadership and Student Achievement: High School Principals Make a Difference
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Valentine, Jerry W.; Prater, Mike – NASSP Bulletin, 2011
This statewide study examined the relationships between principal managerial, instructional, and transformational leadership and student achievement in public high schools. Differences in student achievement were found when schools were grouped according to principal leadership factors. Principal leadership behaviors promoting instructional and…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Academic Achievement, Transformational Leadership, Leadership
Beyond Interdisciplinary Teaming: Findings and Implications of the NASSP National Middle Level Study.
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Hackmann, Donald G.; Petzko, Vicki N.; Valentine, Jerry W.; Clark, Donald C.; Nori, John R.; Lucas, Stephen E. – NASSP Bulletin, 2002
Reports trends and implications of interdisciplinary teaming practices in middle schools, based on findings from a national survey. Noting that nearly 80 percent of schools currently implement teaming, challenges principals and teachers to move beyond simple formation of teams to the creation of an infrastructure that supports high-performing…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Curriculum Design, Interdisciplinary Approach, Leadership
Leaders and Leadership in Middle Level Schools.
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Petzko, Vicki N.; Clark, Donald C.; Valentine, Jerry W.; Hackmann, Donald G.; Nori, John R.; Lucas, Stephen E. – NASSP Bulletin, 2002
Principals of all 14,107 middle-level schools in the U.S. were invited to participate in the year 2000 online survey. More than 1,400 responded. Responses are compared with previous studies conducted in 1965; 1980, and 1992. Discusses the implications and recommendations for recruiting, initial training, and continuing professional development of…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Education, Adolescent Development, Assistant Principals
Middle School Programmatic Practices and Student Satisfaction with School.
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Gulino, Joseph; Valentine, Jerry W. – NASSP Bulletin, 1999
Investigates relationships among students' engagement in five selected programmatic practices in 62 Missouri middle schools and student satisfaction with school. Although a curriculum based on young adolescents' developmental needs predicts students' satisfaction with school, more specific program concepts do not correlate with student…
Descriptors: Early Adolescents, Middle Schools, Program Effectiveness, Satisfaction
Administrative Verbal Behavior: What You Say Does Make a Difference
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Valentine, Jerry W.; And Others – NASSP Bulletin, 1975
Verbal interaction with the various segments of school and community is the principal's most time consuming and important activity. This article reports a study of how verbal expression can affect a school's climate. (Editor)
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Educational Environment, Principals, Student Attitudes
Audit of Principal Effectiveness: A Method for Self-Improvement.
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Valentine, Jerry W.; Bowman, Michael L. – NASSP Bulletin, 1988
Describes the Audit of Principal Effectiveness, designed as a reliable, practical instrument for obtaining teachers' perceptions about principals' performance. Discusses the instrument's domain and factor definitions and lists some applications. Provides a copy of the instrument and three references. (MLH)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Feedback, Instructional Leadership, Management Development
A National Study of Schools in the Middle--Perspectives on Five Issues.
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Valentine, Jerry W. – NASSP Bulletin, 1984
Discussion of five issues selected from National Association of Secondary School Principals' national study of middle level education and principalship. (DCS)
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Extramural Athletics, Instructional Program Divisions, Instructional Systems
Effective Principal, Effective School: Does Research Support the Assumption?
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Valentine, Jerry W.; Bowman, Michael L. – NASSP Bulletin, 1991
Since 1986, over 1,500 elementary and secondary schools have been recognized and honored by the Department of Education for exemplary leadership, discipline, community support, and high standards and expectations. A recent survey shows that teachers in recognized secondary schools perceive their principals as more effective than teachers in…
Descriptors: Administrator Effectiveness, Principals, School Effectiveness, Secondary Education