Students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) present challenges for principals supervising both general and special education teachers. Evidence-based practices designed to address the challenging behavior and academic needs of this population exists, but there are numerous contextual factors that affect the ability of principals to effectively assist their teachers in implementation. The purpose of this research was to examine the relationship between principal leader’s demographic characteristics, the influence of contextual factors, and leadership attitudes that affect their development and priorities for their schools. The implementation science framework and collective impact theory was investigated as a conceptual framework to analyze these critical research areas. Elementary principals responded to a researcher-designed survey instrument to identify contextual factors and priorities for development. Information was analyzed using one-way analysis of variance tests (ANOVA) and survey response patterns. Findings will provide direct guidance for principal development and leadership practices.

This study is designed to determine the degree to which female principals and vice-principals in Texas derive job satisfaction from their work and to identify those factors, both negative and positive, which affect the job satisfaction of these principals and vice-principals. A single questionnaire was used to collect the data for this study. Usable questionnaires were returned by 331 vice-principals and 504 principals. These represented 336 school districts throughout the state. Respondents were compared as to their view of their overall job satisfaction, the importance assigned to intrinsic and extrinsic job facets, their satisfaction with intrinsic and extrinsic job facets, and the differences in facet satisfaction connected with various personal characteristics.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:35:40Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2010-11-09Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T19:25:01Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 santana_acm_dr_arafcl.pdf: 898267 bytes, checksum: 0b50b4acecc764a73f485a2db3d37a8f (MD5) / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) / Neste estudo o tema da formação continuada aparece associado à análise de necessidades, conforme a fundamentação teórica utilizada (Rodrigues e Esteves, 1993; Silva, 2000; Fusari, 1997 e Estrela, 2006). O objetivo desta pesquisa foi identificar as necessidades de formação continuada declaradas pelos gestores educacionais (diretores, vices, coordenadores pedagógicos e assistentes educacionais pedagógicos) e pelos professores de língua portuguesa e inglesa de dez escolas municipais da cidade de Araraquara e como ocorrem as iniciativas de formação continuada neste município. Os gestores foram ouvidos mediante questionário, relato de narrativas e entrevistas; o posicionamento dos professores de língua portuguesa e inglesa foi obtida através de um questionário e o posicionamento da Secretaria Municipal de Educação através de uma entrevista. A pesquisa ainda contou com um estudo da proposta pedagógica de cada unidade escolar. Conforme o relato destes gestores e professores foi possível perceber a distância entre as concepções dos idealizadores das formações representados pela Secretaria Municipal de Educação e o público alvo delas. Os resultados demonstram que as formações oferecidas não correspondem às necessidades vivenciadas por estes gestores e professores; suas concepções e dilemas não são levados em consideração ao se elaborar uma iniciativa de formação continuada / In this study the issue of teacher training appears linked to the analysis of needs as the theoretical foundation used Rodrigues and Esteves, 1993; Silva, 2000; Fusari, 1997 and Estrela, 2006. The objective of this research was to understand the needs of continuous graduation reported by educational administrators (principals, vice principals, coordinators and educational assistants ) and by Portuguese and English teachers of public schools in the city of Araraquara and how they occur as continuous graduation in this city. The principals were heard through a questionnaire, report narratives and interviews; the opinions of Portuguese and English teachers were obtained through a questionnaire and the position of the Department of Education through an interview. The research had a pedagogical study of each school. According to the story of these principals and teachers and it was possible to notice the distance between the conceptions of the creators of the formations represented by the Municipal Education and their target public. The results demonstrate that the training offered did not correspond to the needs faced by these principals and teachers; their conceptions and dilemmas are not taken into consideration when preparing an initiative for teacher training

Orientador: Edson do Carmo Inforsato / Banca: Elenice Maria Cammarosano Onofre / Banca: Clarice Aparecida Alencar Garcia / Banca: Mauro Carlos Romanatto / Banca: Francisco José Carvalho Mazzeu / Resumo: Neste estudo o tema da formação continuada aparece associado à análise de necessidades, conforme a fundamentação teórica utilizada (Rodrigues e Esteves, 1993; Silva, 2000; Fusari, 1997 e Estrela, 2006). O objetivo desta pesquisa foi identificar as necessidades de formação continuada declaradas pelos gestores educacionais (diretores, vices, coordenadores pedagógicos e assistentes educacionais pedagógicos) e pelos professores de língua portuguesa e inglesa de dez escolas municipais da cidade de Araraquara e como ocorrem as iniciativas de formação continuada neste município. Os gestores foram ouvidos mediante questionário, relato de narrativas e entrevistas; o posicionamento dos professores de língua portuguesa e inglesa foi obtida através de um questionário e o posicionamento da Secretaria Municipal de Educação através de uma entrevista. A pesquisa ainda contou com um estudo da proposta pedagógica de cada unidade escolar. Conforme o relato destes gestores e professores foi possível perceber a distância entre as concepções dos idealizadores das formações representados pela Secretaria Municipal de Educação e o público alvo delas. Os resultados demonstram que as formações oferecidas não correspondem às necessidades vivenciadas por estes gestores e professores; suas concepções e dilemas não são levados em consideração ao se elaborar uma iniciativa de formação continuada / Abstract: In this study the issue of teacher training appears linked to the analysis of needs as the theoretical foundation used Rodrigues and Esteves, 1993; Silva, 2000; Fusari, 1997 and Estrela, 2006. The objective of this research was to understand the needs of continuous graduation reported by educational administrators (principals, vice principals, coordinators and educational assistants ) and by Portuguese and English teachers of public schools in the city of Araraquara and how they occur as continuous graduation in this city. The principals were heard through a questionnaire, report narratives and interviews; the opinions of Portuguese and English teachers were obtained through a questionnaire and the position of the Department of Education through an interview. The research had a pedagogical study of each school. According to the story of these principals and teachers and it was possible to notice the distance between the conceptions of the creators of the formations represented by the Municipal Education and their target public. The results demonstrate that the training offered did not correspond to the needs faced by these principals and teachers; their conceptions and dilemmas are not taken into consideration when preparing an initiative for teacher training / Doutor

The problem of this study was to determine the extent of agreement or disagreement by public school principals in the State of Texas with fifty selected court decisions. The population of the study consisted of all the public school principals in the State of Texas. From this population, a subject of 600 potential respondents was chosen for participation in the study upon the recommendation of the doctoral advisory committee using a random sampling technique. The instrument used in this study was a law questionnaire that was developed in conjunction with Dr. Roosevelt Washington of North Texas State University. The first part of the law questionnaire requested background information from the respondents which was used for the independent variables of the study. The second part of the law questionnaire contained fifty summarized court decisions to which principals were asked to indicate their level of agreement or disagreement.