An Examination of the Perceptions of Educational Leaders on the Ensuring Literacy for All Initiative's Impact on Student Reading Achievement in Louisiana

Autor/in	Nguyen-Dufour, Khanh Kim
Titel	An Examination of the Perceptions of Educational Leaders on the Ensuring Literacy for All Initiative's Impact on Student Reading Achievement in Louisiana
Quelle	(2013), (185 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit Ph.D. Dissertation, University of New Orleans
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	978-1-3038-2404-3
Schlagwörter	Hochschulschrift; Dissertation; Administrator Attitudes; Administrators; Literacy; Reading Achievement; Qualitative Research; Phenomenology; Reading Instruction; Program Implementation; Instructional Leadership; Self Efficacy; Theories; Faculty Development; Financial Support; Trust (Psychology); Teacher Attitudes; Capacity Building; Academic Standards; Louisiana + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Thesis; Dissertations; Academic thesis; Alphabetisierung; Schreib- und Lesefähigkeit; Leseleistung; Qualitative Forschung; Phenomenological psychology; Phänomenologie; Psychologie; Leseunterricht; Instruction; Leadership; Bildung; Erziehung; Führung; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Theory; Theorie; Finanzielle Förderung; Lehrerverhalten
Abstract	The purpose of this qualitative phenomenological study was to examine the experiences of Louisiana's Ensuring Literacy For All (ELFA) initiative from the perspective of educational administrators in order to identify: (a) the factors within ELFA that contributed to student reading performance; (b) the effects of the perceptions of ELFA administrators on student achievement; and (c) the components of effective leadership that attributed to the success of ELFA implementation. Bandura's (1993) socio-psychological theory of self efficacy was used to frame this study, which included six ELFA administrators from the state, district, and school level. The five findings of this study revealed the following: (1) high quality job-embedded professional development strengthened teachers' capacity to achieve a shared purpose; (2) efficacious ELFA leaders believed that they could alter their school culture and increase student achievement, despite having a low performing student population; (3) the gradual elimination of funds detrimentally impacted all levels of governance and created a snowball effect that ultimately decreased student achievement; (4) the urgency to help students read on grade level ignited a willingness for ELFA educators to trust each other; and (5) the standardization of practices resulted in a common language that ELFA leaders used to produce results, ensure compliance, and build teacher capacity. This study revealed that ELFA leaders believed that they could overcome challenges such as having a low performing student population and obstacles such as shortage of funding and low parental involvement. The ELFA leaders' self efficacy beliefs directly impacted their actions and behaviors as well as those under their supervision. [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	2020/1/01