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Wu, Huang; Gao, Xingyuan; Shen, Jianping – Educational Studies, 2020
This study examines the relationship between principals' leadership and student achievement. Based on the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2015 United States data, a two-level hierarchical linear model (HLM) with students nested within principals and schools was applied. The findings showed (a) that principals' rating of their…
Descriptors: Principals, Leadership, Academic Achievement, Statistical Analysis
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Strand, Steve; Winston, Joe – Educational Studies, 2008
This research aimed to assess the nature and level of pupils' educational aspirations and to elucidate the factors that influence these aspirations. A sample of five inner city comprehensive secondary schools were selected by their local authority because of poor pupil attendance, below-average examination results and low rates of continuing in…
Descriptors: Ethnic Groups, Focus Groups, Economically Disadvantaged, Academic Achievement