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Autor/inn/en | Ferrell, Venicia; Garner, Joanna K. |
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Titel | Administrators' Capacity for Supporting Reform-Oriented Science Instruction: An Urban School District Case Study |
Quelle | In: Science Education, 107 (2023) 5, S.1238-1268 (31 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift
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Zusatzinformation | ORCID (Ferrell, Venicia) ORCID (Garner, Joanna K.) |
Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
ISSN | 0036-8326 |
DOI | 10.1002/sce.21803 |
Schlagwörter | Instructional Leadership; Capacity Building; Science Instruction; Leadership Role; Secondary Schools; Administrator Attitudes; Teacher Student Relationship; Expectation; Teacher Administrator Relationship; Evidence Based Practice |
Abstract | Secondary school administrators play a vital role as instructional leaders, but little is known about their knowledge of science practices and perceptions of strategies for supporting reform-oriented science instruction. This multiphase, mixed-methods Q-Methodology study explored administrators' perceptions of instructional leadership and, in particular, high-quality science instruction. After a concourse of 40 items was developed through a review of literature and an expert panel, n = 22 administrators from one urban school district completed a Q-sort and a post-sort questionnaire in which they commented on a lesson excerpt. Principal components analysis with varimax rotation was used to assimilate the participants into three factors or groups explaining 40% of the variance. A subsample (n = 14) of administrators then participated in focus groups to engage in collective sensemaking. Although administrators consistently valued positive teacher-student relationships and had high expectations for all students over other managerial duties, perceptions of how to support teachers and their ability to detect evidence-based science pedagogy (NGSS), differed. Administrators with a science background or more experience as an administrator were more familiar with some of the evidence-based instructional strategies for science included in the sample lesson. Administrators without such a background tended to emphasize general pedagogical techniques. We discuss implications for the development of school leaders with varying disciplinary backgrounds as one component of building districts' capacity for high-quality science instruction. (As Provided). |
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Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |
Update | 2024/1/01 |