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Several studies have examined the crucial role played by middle leaders in school improvement, but little is known about the experiences of novice middle leaders during their initial years in their po

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Several studies have examined the crucial role played by middle leaders in school improvement, but little is known about the experiences of novice middle leaders during their initial years in their positions, particularly the enabling and c

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  • The Work of Effective Middle Grades Principals: Responsiveness and Relationship (2014) · doi

    While a considerable body of research has analyzed effective school leadership in general, remarkably few studies have examined the leadership of middle grades schools in particular (Anfara, Roney, Smarkola, DuCette, & Gross, 2006), despite the fact that students' performance in the middle grades has been linked to later life success (Balfanz, 2007).

    Keywords: leadership middle grades considerable body analyzed effective school general remarkably examined schools particular anfara roney
  • The Middle Grades Principal: A Research Agenda (2016) · doi

    This essay explores the limited research connecting middle grades principal leadership with school and student outcomes, how middle school principals learn the practices outlined by proponents of middle grades education, and proposes a research agenda and questions about middle grades principal learning.

    Keywords: middle grades principal school essay explores limited connecting leadership student outcomes principals learn practices outlined
  • Stepping into middle leadership: a hermeneutic phenomenological study (2023) · doi

    Several studies have examined the crucial role played by middle leaders in school improvement, but little is known about the experiences of novice middle leaders during their initial years in their positions, particularly the enabling and constraining factors they encounter.

    Keywords: middle leaders several examined crucial role played school improvement little known experiences novice initial years
  • Distributed Leadership and School Improvement (2004) · doi

    It concludes by suggesting that, while evidence would suggest that distributed forms of leadership can assist capacity building within schools which contributes to school improvement, further research is needed to confirm a relationship between distributed forms of leadership and improved student learning outcomes.

    Keywords: distributed forms leadership concludes suggesting evidence suggest assist capacity building within schools contributes school improvement

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