Chinese Principal Perceptions on the American School Leadership Standards

Teacher Perceptions of African-American Principal Leadership

Principal Leadership and School Renewal

Introduction The study upon which this paper is based solicited information on school renewal from a purposive sample of principals initially identified using quantitative profiling techniques (Silcox, Cavanagh and Dellar, 2003). Principals were presented with a series of questions that enabled an investigation of their leadership behaviours with respect to school renewal. The principals' respo...

The Interdependence of Principal School Leadership and Student Achievement

This review illuminated principal school leadership as a variable that impacted achievement. The principal as school leader and manager was explored because these roles were thought to impact student achievement both directly and indirectly. Specifi c principal leadership behaviors and principal effectiveness were explored as variables potentially impacting both teachers and student achievement...

Principal Perceptions of Standards-Based Teacher Evaluation in West Virginia

The influence of student perceptions of school climate on socioemotional and academic adjustment: a comparison of chinese and american adolescents.

This study explored students' perceptions of 3 dimensions of school climate (teacher support, student-student support, and opportunities for autonomy in the classroom) and the associations between these dimensions and adolescent psychological and academic adjustment in China and the United States. Data were drawn from 2 studies involving 706 middle school students (M = 12.26) from Nanjing, Chin...