The Impact of Principal Leadership Behaviors on the Efficacy of New and Experienced Middle School Teachers

2011 ◽  
Vol 95 (1) ◽  
pp. 46-64 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeff Walker ◽  
Sharon Slear
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Middle School Teachers ◽  
Principal Leadership ◽  
Leadership Behaviors ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Principal Leadership Behaviors ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals Actitudes del profesorado de secundaria hacia estudiantes con diagnóstico de trastorno mental en colegios de la provincia de Concepción y Diguillín: Un estudio cualitativo

2021 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 283-298
Author(s):  
Cecilia Cariaga Balboa ◽  
Pamela Grandon Fernández
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Mental Disorder ◽  
Middle School Teachers ◽  
Qualitative Methodology ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Negative Attitudes ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Teachers Attitudes ◽  
The Impact

Las actitudes de los profesores hacia estudiantes con diagnóstico de trastorno mental han sido escasamente exploradas en Chile y Latinoamérica, a pesar de su importancia por el impacto que tienen en el proceso de aprendizaje de los alumnos. El presente estudio tuvo por objetivo describir las actitudes de los profesores de secundaria hacia estudiantes que presentan un diagnóstico de trastorno mental. Esta investigación empleó una metodología cualitativa con enfoque fenomenológico. Se utilizó análisis de contenido y temático para analizar los corpus. La muestra se obtuvo por conveniencia y correspondió a 30 profesores de enseñanza secundaria procedentes de colegios de diferente dependencia administrativa (municipal, subvencionado y particular). Se realizaron entrevistas semi estructuradas, por saturación teórica. Los resultados muestran que los profesores de enseñanza secundaria manifiestan actitudes contradictorias, positivas y negativas, hacia sus estudiantes con trastorno mental (TM). Las actitudes negativas tienen que ver con el temor y peligrosidad mientras que las actitudes positivas están relacionadas con el apoyo y expectativas favorables de éxito. Las actitudes negativas son comparables con las que mantiene la población en general, mientras que las actitudes positivas y las expectativas favorables de éxito hacia sus estudiantes podrían explicarse por el impacto de la educación inclusiva en los colegios y la teoría del contacto. Estos resultados deberían servir para guiar a los establecimientos educacionales en la mejora de las actitudes de los docentes hacia estudiantes con TM. Teachers' attitudes towards students with a diagnosis of mental disorder have been little explored in Chile and Latin America, despite their importance due to the impact they have on the learning process of students. The present study aimed to describe the attitudes of secondary school teachers towards students who present a diagnosis of mental disorder. This research used a qualitative methodology with a phenomenological approach. Content and thematic analysis was used to analyze the corpus. The sample was obtained for convenience and corresponded to 30 middle school teachers average coming from schools of different administrative dependency (municipal, subsidized and private). Semi-structured interviews were carried out, due to theoretical saturation. The results show that middle school teachers show contradictory, positive and negative attitudes towards their students with mental disorder (TM). Negative attitudes have to do with fear and dangerousness while positive attitudes are related to support and favorable expectations of success. Negative attitudes are comparable to those held by the general population, while positive attitudes and favorable expectations of success towards their students could be explained by the impact of inclusive education in schools and the theory of contact. These results should serve to guide educational establishments in improving teachers' attitudes towards students with TM.

scholarly journals Study the Impact of Employing Action Research on Middle School Teachers' Performance

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 7
Author(s):  
Hourieh Rahmanimehr ◽  
Asghar Sharifi
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Action Research ◽  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Middle School Teachers ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Reliability Factor ◽  
Ex Post ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Ex Post Facto ◽  
The Impact

This research aims to study the impact of employing action research on middle school teachers' performance in district 3 education of Tehran in 2015 educational year. With regard to its aim, this study can be considered as an applied research and regarding the data collection method, it is a descriptive(ex post facto) research. The population of this study includes middle school teachers working in district 3 education of Tehran in 1394 educational year. A study sample of 100 individuals was selected through random stratified sampling method and divided into two groups of 50 teachers. Research tool was the organizational performance questionnaire by Hersey and Goldsmith (2003). This questionnaire was set up as a 5-point scale questionnaire and includes seven sub-scales(ability, clarity, assistance, encouragement, evaluation, validity and environment). Validity of instrument was determined by Goldsmith through content method and in this research content validity was used as well. In addition, reliability factor of the questionnaire is 87% which is calculated by Cronbach’s alpha. Data collected from questionaries was analyzed using independent T-tests and Manova   in two different levels of descriptive and Inferential statistics. The results of the current research indicate that in general deploying action research affects performance of middle school teachers in district 3 education of Tehran. In secondary hypotheses using action research is effective considering ability, clarity, assistance, encouragement, evaluation, validity and environment while it has no effect on examining teachers’ performance. Besides, analyzing lateral findings of multivariate analysis of variance claims that in sample group's view, there is no significant difference between teacher’s performance divided by years of experience or levels of education.

The impact of principal leadership behaviors on instructional practice and student engagement

2002 ◽  
Vol 40 (5) ◽  
pp. 447-467 ◽  
Author(s):  
David M. Quinn
Keyword(s):  
School Improvement ◽  
Instructional Leadership ◽  
Principal Leadership ◽  
Instructional Practice ◽  
Leadership Behaviors ◽  
Instructional Leader ◽  
Instructional Practices Inventory ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Principal Leadership Behaviors ◽  
The Impact

For decades educators have espoused the importance of the principal as the instructional leader of the school. The purpose of this study was to identify the relationship between principal leadership behaviors and teacher instructional practice descriptors. This relationship was observed among schools participating in a systemic school improvement process. The study included eight elementary, eight middle, and eight high schools in the USA. Teachers in each school were surveyed on the principal’s instructional leadership abilities. Student and teacher engagement data were collected through school‐wide observations using the instructional practices inventory. Instructional leadership dimensions were found to correlate highly with instructional practice descriptors. This study confirms the significance of instructional leadership and provides specific insight into the nature of that leadership.

scholarly journals The Impact of Work Discipline and Work Ethic on the Teacher Performance of Sultan Agung Pematangsiantar Private Middle School Teachers T.A. 2018/2019

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 125-135
Author(s):  
Acai Sudirman ◽  
Darwin Lie ◽  
Sherly Sherly ◽  
Edy Dharma
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Middle School Teachers ◽  
Work Ethic ◽  
Teacher Performance ◽  
Teacher Professionalism ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Improve Performance ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Regression Correlation

This study aims to examine the effect of work discipline and work ethic on the performance of Sultan Agung Private Middle School teachers. The number of samples in this study were 31 teachers obtained by the census method. The instrument used in this study was a questionnaire that was distributed directly to the teacher as a respondent. Testing research instruments using validity and reliability tests. Data analysis used multiple linear regression, correlation, coefficient of demertination, simultaneous and partial test. The results of the research and hypothesis testing show that work discipline variables and the ethic of apes have a positive and significant effect on teacher performance. The empirical findings indicate that in order to improve work discipline at Sultan Agung Pematangsiantar Private Middle School there needs to be a transparent system in recruiting permanent teachers who only teach at Sultan Agung Pematangsiantar Private Middle School so that the teacher focuses on his/her work. Then to improve the work ethic of Sultan Agung Pematangsiantar Private Middle School teachers, the principal as the leader should be able to provide personal and organizational motivation so that every teacher who works can maintain a balance of work ethic competently. Furthermore, to improve performance, every teacher should have the characteristics of self-enhancing potential so that the consistency of teacher professionalism can develop.

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