Date of Award

1-1-2020

Language

English

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

College/School/Department

Department of Educational Policy and Leadership

Content Description

1 online resource (xi,154 pages)

Dissertation/Thesis Chair

Hal A Lawson

Committee Members

Lynn Lisy-Macan

Keywords

Educational leadership, Educational leadership coherence, Educational leadership priorities, Rural schools, High school graduates, Teacher-administrator relationships, School districts, Student-centered learning

Subject Categories

Educational Leadership

Abstract

School systems are expected to demonstrate outcomes that are equitable for all students. Despite an abundance of educational legislation aimed at raising all students’ achievement, gaps persist, especially among critical populations such as economically disadvantaged, English language learners, African-American and Hispanic/Latino students. This study is a comparative study of leadership and management in positive outlier schools and typically performing high schools, the first type has demonstrated a trend of above-predicted graduation outcomes for rural youth.

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