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Owoaje, Francisca O.

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A case study of a principal's transformation of a high poverty urban school.

Record Type:	Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	A case study of a principal's transformation of a high poverty urban school./
Author:	Owoaje, Francisca O.
Description:	161 p.
Notes:	Adviser: Amanda Datnow.
Contained By:	Dissertation Abstracts International67-09A.
Subject:	Education, Administration. -
Online resource:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=3233801
ISBN:	9780542873683

A case study of a principal's transformation of a high poverty urban school.
Owoaje, Francisca O.

A case study of a principal's transformation of a high poverty urban school. - 161 p.

Adviser: Amanda Datnow.

Thesis (Ed.D.)--University of Southern California, 2006.

State and federal mandates to improve student achievement for all students necessitate change in the way schools are run. In particular, the way teaching and learning occur in schools. The use of high stakes tests as a measure of schools effectiveness requires that principals learn and be able to use new leadership skills, strategies and responsibilities to promote continuous improvement in student achievement. In urban school settings, the work of principals is made even more complex by the challenges that are unique to those settings. This study focused on the impact of school leadership on the improvement of student achievement particularly, those leadership practices that have been effectively used to improve and sustain the improvement of student achievement in an urban school.

ISBN: 9780542873683Subjects--Topical Terms:

626645
Education, Administration.

A case study of a principal's transformation of a high poverty urban school.
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520 $a The study focused on an elementary principal in a kindergarten through fifth grade (K-5) school in a unified school district in California. The school has shown continuous improvement in student achievement for five years. Qualitative, descriptive-analytic case study methods were used to develop an in-depth study of the case. Data collection were done through semi-structured interviews of representatives of key stakeholders with a view to finding out their perception of the leadership practices that have been used to improve and sustain the improvement of student achievement. An analysis of documents such as the Single Plan for Student Achievement, minutes of School Site Council meetings, state test results for multiple years and other pertinent documents were done. An observation of the principal's leadership practices could not be done because the principal is currently on maternity leave.
520 $a The study found that the leadership practices, roles and responsibilities that were used to improve the school's academic achievement are in consonance with current research on effective leadership practices. However, the study found that effective school leadership in urban settings not only require technical know-how but requires a belief in students' ability to achieve at high levels of performance, a passion for the job, the courage to stand up for what one believes and the commitment to work tirelessly to ensure that the focus stays on student achievement.
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