Instructional Leadership Behaviors

Abstract

Tentative links between principal behavior and student achievement.

Administrators' capacity for supporting reform‐oriented science instruction: An urban school district case study

“…In science, leaders' focus on academic achievement is particularly important in districts with high proportions of historically underserved and economically disadvantaged students, as these youth are less likely to experience highly effective and engaging instruction in science or remain in course pathways that prepare them for study in STEM fields at the postsecondary level (Lochmiller, 2016). Compared to White students, course completion rates in STEM disciplines are far lower for African Americans and Hispanics, who tend to be enrolled in districts with fewer financial resources and less qualified teachers who may not deliver science instruction that reflects best practices (Cooper, 2009) or have access to discipline-specific instructional coaching (Jackson et al, 1983).…”