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Author Burkhauser, Susan, author.

Title Laying the foundation for successful school leadership / by Susan Burkhauser, Susan M. Gates, Laura S. Hamilton, Jennifer J. Li, and Ashley Pierson.

Publication Info. Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2013.

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Description 1 online resource (12 pages)
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computer c rdamedia
online resource cr rdacarrier
Note "RAND Corporation."
Title from title screen (viewed on October 18, 2013).
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references.
Note Online resource.
Print version.
Summary Principals can influence student achievement in a number of ways--monitoring instruction; evaluating teachers; hiring, developing, and retaining school staff; maintaining student discipline; managing the school budget; establishing a school culture; and engaging with the community. While principals' skills in these areas are important, skills alone are not enough to ensure that they will be effective school leaders. This is because school and district contexts--which include school and district characteristics, practices, and policies--set the stage for principals' performance and strongly influence their effectiveness. In this report, RAND researchers provide guidance to state and district decisionmakers and others who manage school systems, focusing on four areas that research has identified as particularly influential in supporting principal effectiveness: placement in the school, evaluation, autonomy, and resources. We highlight how actions in these areas can create conditions in the school and district that foster principal success.
Subject Educational leadership -- United States.
School management and organization -- United States.
School principals -- United States.
Leadership en éducation -- États-Unis.
Administration scolaire -- États-Unis.
Directeurs d'école -- États-Unis.
EDUCATION -- Evaluation & Assessment.
Educational leadership
School management and organization
School principals
United States https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtxgQXMWqmjMjjwXRHgrq
Added Author Gates, Susan M., 1968- author.
Hamilton, Laura S., author.
Li, Jennifer, author.
Pierson, Ashley, author.
Rand Education (Institute)
Rand Corporation, publisher.
ISBN 9780833082176 (electronic bk.)
0833082175 (electronic bk.)
0833082175
Report No. RAND/RR-419-RC
Standard No. AU@ 000066377449
GBVCP 1008660817

 
    
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