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EXAMINING THE BELIEFS AND PRACTICES OF EFFECTIVE SCHOOL LEADERS AS THEY RELATE TO SERVING STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
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TitleEXAMINING THE BELIEFS AND PRACTICES OF EFFECTIVE SCHOOL LEADERS AS THEY RELATE TO SERVING STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
AuthorSteinke, Kimberly
KeywordsBeliefs
Practices
school leadership
administration
special education
AbstractAs academic reform movements push schools to provide more rigorous learning environments for students, it is essential that the à  à  person in chargeà  à  at the school level be prepared and capable of meeting the demands of high stakes measures that affect critical dimensions of school life. Educational leaders today face a significant amount of pressure to improve the quality of education at all levels and across all disciplines. While school leaders face the pressures of No Child Left Behind in terms of increased student performance, they must also be concerned about serving students with disabilities appropriately. The purpose of this study was to examine the beliefs and practices that effective school leaders in a large urban school district revealed in the specific area of serving students with disabilities. An examination of the school leaderà  à  s beliefs and knowledge in relation to the leadership practices put in place at their schools when serving students with disabilities was completed. Identification of a relationship between the leaderà  à  s beliefs and practices as associated with the leaderà  à  s prior education and leadership experience was possible. Finally, through a grounded theory perspective, the researcher discovered specific practices put in place by these effective school leaders that can be generalized to other school settings under fellow school leaders.
AdviserMartin, Suzanne
PublisherUniversity of Central Florida
DegreeEd.D.
Degree DisciplineDepartment of Child, Family and Community Sciences
Degree GrantorEducation
Degree ProgramEducation EdD
Graduation Date2010-01-01
TypeDoctoral dissertation
Access LevelPublic - Allow Worldwide Access
Release Date2010-05-07
RepositoryUniversity Archives
Repository CollectionElectronic Theses and Dissertations
IdentifierCFE0003038
Access Linkhttp://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/etd/CFE0003038

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