A Case Study: Leadership and Its Effect on Achievement of Children from Poverty in a Rural Setting

Autor/inn/en	Horst, Marilyn Dishman; Martin, Barbara N.
Titel	A Case Study: Leadership and Its Effect on Achievement of Children from Poverty in a Rural Setting
Quelle	In: Rural Educator, 28 (2007) 3, S.33-40 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0273-446X
Schlagwörter	Case Studies; Rural Schools; Educational Needs; Mentors; Poverty; Academic Achievement; Leadership Training; Integrity; Accountability; School Location; Role Models; Cooperation; Empowerment; Teaching Methods; State Standards; Missouri + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Rural area; Rural areas; School; Schools; Ländlicher Raum; Schule; Schulen; Educational need; Bildungsbedarf; Armut; Schulleistung; Führungslehre; Integrität; Verantwortung; Schulgelände; Identifikationsfigur; Co-operation; Kooperation; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode
Abstract	The purpose of this study was to examine the perceived effectiveness of leadership in a Missouri rural K-8 school with a high incidence of poverty that consistently met federal and state accountability mandates. The concepts of accountability as measured by student achievement, the unique educational needs of children from poverty, and the challenges of the rural school location were viewed through the lens of leadership. Ten practices of leadership that lead to consistent student achievement were suggested. They include integrity and courage, focus and vision, expectations and data evaluation, resources and empowerment, role modeling, and collaboration. Implications of this study could impact mentoring programs to support beginning and practicing administrators, leadership training in schools of education and state leadership programs, programs and instruction designed for children from poverty, and considerations of the monetary and educational cost of consolidation. (Contains 1 figure and 1 footnote.) (Author).
Anmerkungen	National Rural Education Association. Rural Educator, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 Maryland Parkway Box 453002, Las Vegas, NV 89154-3002. Tel: 702-895-3478; Fax: 702-895-3492; e-mail: ruraleducator@ccmail.nevada.edu; Web site: http://www.unlv.edu/journals/ruraleducator/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10