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Beese, Jane; Reid, Linda N.; Miller, Heather – Leadership and Research in Education, 2022
This study investigated the typology of female and male superintendents in Ohio to determine if a difference exists in the typology of female superintendents when compared to their male counterparts. Theories of gender differences and leadership styles, role congruity theory, and transformational leadership provided the framework for this study.…
Descriptors: Superintendents, Women Administrators, Gender Differences, Classification
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Burton, Brett A.; Rigaud, Vanessa; Googins, Jody – Leadership and Research in Education, 2021
This case study aimed to look at the stories of building administrators during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic. The administrators' stories were examined through the lens of Getzels and Guba's (1957) Administrative Theory Framework and intended to reexamine principal preparation programs and professional development. The…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Principals, Administrator Attitudes
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Liang, Jia G.; Liou, Daniel D. – Leadership and Research in Education, 2018
Historically, Asian American school administrators' experiences leading the K-12 educational system have been under-researched and under-theorized. Today, as the fastest growing population in the United States, Asian American educators' experiences and contributions can no longer be ignored in educational policy and research. Drawing on the…
Descriptors: Women Administrators, Self Concept, Asian Americans, Administrator Attitudes
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Bollinger, Alisha A.; Grady, Marilyn L. – Leadership and Research in Education, 2018
The purpose of this study was to examine the experiences of female superintendents as they relate to job satisfaction and retention. State department of education websites were consulted to obtain the number of women superintendents by state for 2015. From the list, 3,364 women superintendents were identified. The women represent 25% of U.S.…
Descriptors: Superintendents, Females, Job Satisfaction, Labor Turnover
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Martin, Jennifer L.; Sharp-Grier, Martina; Smith, Julia B. – Leadership and Research in Education, 2016
This study examines the Civil Rights Data Collection of 2014, consisting of 49,605,534 students from 95,635 public schools covering grades from Kindergarten to 12th grade. The primary focus of this study was to examine the relative distribution of different types of discipline between ethnic groups and genders. In every category, the levels…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Kindergarten, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethnic Groups
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Downing, Pamela R. – Leadership and Research in Education, 2016
The purpose of this quantitative study was to explore whether or not increased accountability measures found in the Ohio Teacher Evaluation System (OTES) impacted teacher job satisfaction. Student growth measures required by the OTES increased teacher accountability. Today, teachers are largely evaluated based on the results of what they do in the…
Descriptors: Accountability, Teacher Evaluation, Job Satisfaction, Educational Quality
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Thorwarth, Christine – Leadership and Research in Education, 2014
Dyslexia is a specific learning disability, which affects reading in as many as one in five people. Many children go without proper interventions because of ineffective teaching strategies, and common myths associated with this disability. The purpose of this study was to test how deeply ingrained some myths might be, and decipher where educators…
Descriptors: Misconceptions, Dyslexia, Learning Disabilities, Reading Difficulties