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Direct linkSeaton, Matthew R. – ProQuest LLC, 2019
This study utilized a survey research design to examine how school superintendents use concepts found in Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) with district leadership teams to improve professional capital in members of the leadership team. The research sought the correlation between the factors identified through factor analysis, as well as…
Descriptors: Superintendents, Communities of Practice, Leadership, Teamwork
Story, Zenobia N. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of the study was to assess the impact that professional learning communities (PLCs) have on student achievement. Through this study, the statewide performance results of a school district that implemented PLCs were examined. This study of an Illinois school district's statewide assessment results served as a foundation for further…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Teacher Collaboration, Academic Achievement, Teacher Influence
Thomas, Steven James – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The "No Child Left Behind" (NCLB) reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 has created a system, which potentially labeled 82% of US school as "failing" in 2011. Consequences for failing schools go beyond public ostracism to the release of numerous staff and school leaders or the closing of the…
Descriptors: Elementary Schools, Communities of Practice, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation
Custable, Wendy – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This research study examines how Illinois public high school Career and Technical Education educational leaders employ best practices in providing all students rigorous, relevant, and equitable learning experiences within a professional learning community structure. This study utilized a mixed method two-tier case study methodology. Tier one…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Career Education, Technical Education, Public Schools
Molina, Kathleen; Draper, Ed; Kelly, Brandi L. – ProQuest LLC, 2023
In this problem-based research project, the research team investigated the importance of school leadership with an emphasis on how school leaders can foster collective teacher efficacy through the implementation of school systems to increase student learning. This study will add to current research on school leaders' knowledge of collective…
Descriptors: Instructional Leadership, Principals, Administrator Attitudes, School Administration
Draper, Ed; Kelly, Brandi L.; Molina, Kathleen – ProQuest LLC, 2023
In this problem-based research project, the research team investigated the importance of school leadership with an emphasis on how school leaders can foster collective teacher efficacy through the implementation of school systems to increase student learning. This study will add to current research on school leaders' knowledge of collective…
Descriptors: Instructional Leadership, Principals, Administrator Attitudes, School Administration
Kelly, Brandi L.; Draper, Ed; Molina, Kathleen – ProQuest LLC, 2023
In this problem-based research project, the research team investigated the importance of school leadership with an emphasis on how school leaders can foster collective teacher efficacy through the implementation of school systems to increase student learning. This study will add to current research on school leaders' knowledge of collective…
Descriptors: Instructional Leadership, Principals, Administrator Attitudes, School Administration
Pettet, Kent Lloyd – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this quantitative study was to examine the educator's perception of the optimal professional development experience. Research studies have concluded that the biggest indicator to predict student achievement is teacher effectiveness (Aaronson, Barrow, & Sander, 2007; Marzano, 2003; Sanders & Horn, 1998; Wong 2001). Guskey…
Descriptors: Statistical Analysis, Teacher Attitudes, Faculty Development, Teacher Surveys
Baccellieri, Patrick H. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
This case study offers an in-depth look at how one school achieved change in its culture and in its approach to curriculum and instruction. The unit of analysis for this single case study is South Loop Elementary School (SLES) and the time period is from August 2002 to June of 2007, during which SLES students demonstrated sharply improved…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Student Evaluation, Formative Evaluation, Achievement Tests
Sullivan, Daniel – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this study was to examine the professional impact of the National Board Certification from the perspective of teachers who have achieved National Board Certification, which is granted through the National Board of Professional Teaching Standards. This phenomenological study involved interviews with 10 National Board Certified…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Program Effectiveness, Professional Development, Teacher Competencies
