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ERIC Number: EJ738654
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2006-Jun
Pages: 27
Abstractor: Author
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0924-3453
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Transformational School Leadership for Large-Scale Reform: Effects on Students, Teachers, and Their Classroom Practices
Leithwood, Kenneth; Jantzi, Doris
School Effectiveness and School Improvement, v17 n2 p201-227 Jun 2006
Using data from a larger 4-year evaluation of England's National Literacy and Numeracy Strategies, this study tested the effects of a school-specific model of transformational leadership on teachers (motivation, capacities, and work settings), their classroom practices, and gains in student achievement. Some 2,290 teachers from 655 primary schools responded to 2 forms of a survey (literacy and numeracy) measuring all variables in our framework. Our measure of student achievement was gains in the British government's own "Key Stage 2" tests over either 2 (numeracy) or 3 (literacy) years. Path analytic techniques were used to analyze the several different versions of the results. Results indicate significant effects of leadership on teachers' classroom practices but not on student achievement. (Contains 1 figure, 5 tables, and 5 notes.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (England)
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