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Title: A LEGISLATIVE EXAMINATION OF THE NORTH CAROLINA TEACHERS' AND STATE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM: RETROSPECT AND PROSPECT
Author: Griffin, Richard
Date Created: 2014
Subjects--Topical: Educational leadership, Education and state, Education--Finance
Description: The North Carolina Teachers' and State Employees' Retirement System (TSERS) experienced a decline in its funded ratio from 112% in 2002 to 94% in 2011 and an increase in its unfunded actuarial accrued liabilities over the same period. The change i...

Title: A Study of the Effects of School Choice on Student Achievement
Author: Crawford, Jamal
Date Created: 2013
Subjects--Topical: Educational leadership, Education and state, Educational sociology
Description: No Child Left Behind (NCLB), the 2002 reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) of 1965, was the signature education legislation of the George W. Bush administration. NCLB was but the latest evolution of at least two pre...

Title: AN EXAMINATION OF THE PERCEIVED RESOURCES AND DEMANDS OF NORTH CAROLINA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPALS
Author: Helf, James
Date Created: 2012
Subjects--Topical: Education, Educational leadership, School management and organization
Description: School administrators are faced with an increased number of responsibilities and challenges. In order to effectively create and maintain effective schools, educational leaders must provide principals with the proper tools. The purpose of this stud...

Title: An Evaluation of a Strategic Staffing Initiative in a Large Urban School District
Author: Rosenbach, Laura
Date Created: 2012
Subjects--Topical: Education, Educational evaluation, Education and state
Description: LAURA JULIA ROSENBACH. An evaluation of a Strategic Staffing Initiative in a large urban school district. (Under the direction of DR. CLAUDIA FLOWERS) This mixed method study examined the impact of a district-wide Strategic Staffing Initiative (SS...

Title: CAREER ASPIRATIONS VERSUS CAREER ACTUALIZATIONS OF AFRICAN AMERICAN EXECUTIVE LEVEL ADMINISTRATORS IN HIGHER EDUCATION AT HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN A STATE IN THE SOUTHEAST: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY
Author: McManus, Kristen
Date Created: 2013
Subjects--Topical: Educational leadership
Description: Despite affirmative action, gender inequities persist at institutions of higher learning in the United States. The purpose of this qualitative research study was to explore the perceptions of African American women serving in executive-level leade...

Title: DEVELOPING AND VALIDATING A NEW INSTRUMENT TO MEASURE THE SELF-EFFICACY OF ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS TEACHERS
Author: McGee, Jennifer
Date Created: 2012
Subjects--Topical: Mathematics--Study and teaching, Educational psychology, Educational tests and measurements
Description: The purpose of this study was the development and validation of an instrument to measure the self-efficacy of elementary mathematics teachers. Self-efficacy, as defined by Bandura, was the theoretical framework for the development of the instrumen...

Title: FACTORS THAT DETERMINE THE CAREER STABILITY OF ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS IN A LARGE URBAN SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THE SOUTHEAST
Author: Edwards, Danielle
Date Created: 2009
Subjects--Topical: Education, School management and organization
Description: This study examined the career stability (career choices assistant principals intend to make over the next five to ten years) in a large, urban school district in the southeastern region of the United States in order to identify factors significan...

Title: FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE BOARD MEMBERS IN THE SELECTION OF AN ARCHITECTURAL FIRM FOR NEW SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION AND/OR RENOVATION PROJECTS IN NORTH CAROLINA
Author: BLOUNT, STUART
Date Created: 2015
Subjects--Topical: Educational leadership, Architecture, School management and organization
Description: This research study examined the factors that influence board members in the selection of an architectural firm for new school construction and/or renovation projects in North Carolina. School board members completed a survey which allowed the res...

Title: Functions, Practices, and Leadership Responsibilities of High School Athletic Directors in the United States
Author: DeCesare, Tammy
Date Created: 2017
Subjects--Topical: Education
Description: The consistent growth of high school sports has created a noticeable evolution in the athletic director position requiring an increase in competencies in business administration and leadership. However, academic requirements, credentials, and trai...

Title: HOT SPOTS IN THE CITY: THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTERISTICS AND THE DEMAND FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT EMERGENCY SERVICES
Author: Wodicka, Reid
Date Created: 2014
Subjects--Topical: Geography, Government policy, Urban forestry
Description: There is a common understanding among members of local government emergency services professionals that some neighborhoods require a substantially larger amount of services than others. This phenomenon is primarily driven, it is believed, by the c...

Title: High School Success: An Effective Intervention for Achievement and Dropout Prevention
Author: Lowder, Christopher
Date Created: 2012
Subjects--Topical: Educational leadership, Educational evaluation, School management and organization
Description: The purpose of this mixed-design study was to use quantitative and qualitative research to explore the effects of High School Success (a course for at-risk ninth graders) and its effectiveness on student achievement, attendance, and dropout preven...

Title: Hispanic-Black Achievement Gap: The Educational Schism in South Carolina Middle Schools
Author: Belton, Sr., Montrio
Date Created: 2010
Subjects--Topical: Educational leadership
Description: The academic achievement gap that exists between middle class White and non-White and poor students is well-documented. As policy-makers and educational leaders in South Carolina grapple with the academic achievement gap between White and non-Whit...

Title: Principal Efficacy of Alternative Secondary and Traditional Secondary Principals
Author: Snyder, Elizabeth
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Educational leadership
Description: Serving in North Carolina’s public alternative secondary schools can be a challenge for principals. Self-efficacy is the perceived judgment that one has the ability to execute a course of action to bring about a desired result. Using Albert Bander...