Recently, there has been more focus on issues related to the professional development of
teacher leaders (TLs), but there is still much to learn. Situated within a larger study, the …

Comprehensive reviews of empirical research on teacher leadership have revealed that this
body of research remains grounded in what might be described as, at best, a weak …

Purpose Principals' beliefs about their profession are of great interest for schools in terms of
organizational development and success. Furthermore, as meaning is a dimension of …

Science education reform may fall short of its potential to reduce educational disparities if
the challenges are interpreted using strictly reductionist approaches. Taking a cue from …

This paper is part of the special issue on Teacher Learning and Practice within
Organizational Contexts. Shifting instructional practices in elementary schools to include …

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Efforts to improve student learning in K-12 education in the US are not new; however,
educational research has traditionally focused on individual components of schools (eg …

Elementary schools face pressures to substantially increase student achievement in all
subjects with limited time in the school day. In particular, science struggles to gain …

The decisions and actions of principals impact the work in schools. The purpose of this
research was to investigate the decisions and actions of elementary principals who support …

The purpose of this study was to determine whether English language arts achievement and
mathematics achievement can be used to predict science achievement on the Grade 8 State …