A Case Study of Two Rural Secondary Schools in New Mexico: Perspectives on Leadership

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Autor/in	Iron Moccasin, Shawl D.
Titel	A Case Study of Two Rural Secondary Schools in New Mexico: Perspectives on Leadership
Quelle	(2012), (150 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit Ed.D. Dissertation, Arizona State University
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	978-1-2671-8612-6
Schlagwörter	Hochschulschrift; Dissertation; Academic Achievement; Educational Indicators; School Location; Federal Programs; Secondary Schools; Educational Improvement; Rural Areas; Principals; Instructional Leadership; Community Involvement; Case Studies; Rural Schools; High Schools; Middle Schools; Interviews; Administrator Attitudes; Teacher Attitudes; Parent Attitudes; Observation; Online Surveys; Educational Environment; Administrator Characteristics; Leadership Effectiveness; Teacher Administrator Relationship; Caring; School Effectiveness; New Mexico + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Thesis; Dissertations; Academic thesis; Schulleistung; Educational indicato; Bildungsindikator; Schulgelände; Sekundarschule; Teaching improvement; Unterrichtsentwicklung; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Principal; Schulleiter; Instruction; Leadership; Bildung; Erziehung; Führung; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Rural areas; School; Schools; Schule; Schulen; High school; Oberschule; Middle school; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Lehrerverhalten; Elternverhalten; Beobachtung; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Führungseffizienz; Care; Pflege; Sorge; Betreuung; Schuleffizienz
Abstract	The present study was designed to examine factors that led to the academic success of two rural secondary schools in New Mexico. The primary focus was on the characteristics and behaviors of leaders in two high-achieving rural schools and how these factors might have contributed to achievement of Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) in school year 2009-10. The secondary focus of the study concentrated on the characteristics of the rural environment of the schools and what role, if any, school location might have contributed to AYP. Of the approximately 820 public schools in New Mexico, 42 (30%) of secondary schools designated as "rural" achieved AYP in 2009-10. 2 of the 42 secondary schools, were selected for the study. Tara High School and Twelve Oaks Middle School, located in separate New Mexico villages, were identified as achieving the AYP in the 2009-10 school year through demographic and statistical data collected primarily from the New Mexico Public Education Department. The location of the two rural secondary schools along with the willingness of their principals to participate met the research criteria for being a descriptive case study to define any causal relationships between leadership practices and rural settings that resulted in achieving the AYP for student achievement. The researcher conducted interviews regarding leadership with two rural school principals, twelve secondary teachers, and seven parents. There was no direct contact with students in the study. Additionally, the researcher conducted on-site observations of both schools and conducted an on-line leadership survey for principals of the two rural schools and an additional 8 principals for data purposes only. Among the 3 data sets, the researcher found that there was complete unanimity as to the common characteristics of high-achieving schools located in rural communities influencing student achievement: culture, motivation, instructional leadership, empowerment, school leadership, trust, and community involvement. The twelve teachers and seven parents were unanimous that the two principals maintained a positive demeanor, visibly demonstrated care, supported and openly dialogued with the teachers to make their own classroom decisions, maintained an open-door policy, and modeled professional behavior. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.] (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10