Examining Principals' Perceptions of Their Influence on Science Achievement

dc.creator	Patricia J. Casey
dc.creator	Karen Dunlap
dc.creator	Teresa Martin Starrett
dc.date	2012-02-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-08-12T11:17:19Z
dc.date.available	2015-08-12T11:17:19Z
dc.identifier	10.5296/jse.v2i2.1586
dc.identifier	2162-6952
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/a074da7ba8c34f1aa8720a6a13387d26
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/26232
dc.description	<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span><p>This study surveyed a random sample of elementary principals in Texas. The 85 principals completed an anonymous online survey with both closed and open ended questions. Findings are presented as descriptive statistics of rating scale items and patterns and themes that emerged from the responses to the open ended questions. Participants described leadership behaviors they perceived to influence students’ performance on the 5<sup>th</sup> grade state science exam. Principals described, for example, their involvement in building the capacity of staff to plan and deliver effective science instruction and how they organized (e.g. departmentalized vs. self-contained) science classes for increased student learning. Further, the principals indicated their concerns about high stakes testing as they repeatedly referred to their involvement in benchmark testing and providing remedial instruction for students.</p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="margin: 1em 0px 1em 0in; line-height: normal; text-indent: 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span>
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	Macrothink Institute
dc.relation	http://www.macrothink.org/journal/index.php/jse/article/view/1586
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/2162-6952
dc.source	Journal of Studies in Education, Vol 2, Iss 2, Pp 165-181 (2012)
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	Examining Principals' Perceptions of Their Influence on Science Achievement
dc.type	article