The Relationship Between Leadership Style and Student Achievement in High Povert, Low Funded Schools

Download or read book The Relationship Between Leadership Style and Student Achievement in High Povert, Low Funded Schools written by Kevin T. Kopp and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: School administrators face several challenges ranging from opposing stakeholders, to frequent deadlines, to the pressures of No Child Left Behind. The principals of high poverty, low-funded schools have additional obstacles hindering them from student achievement. The purpose of this study was to determine predictive relationships between leadership style and student achievement in high poverty, low-funded schools. Data on leadership style was collected from 103 elementary principals located in high poverty, low-funded schools in Missouri during the spring of 2007. The data analysis for the study included Pearson product movement correlations, backward multiple linear regression analysis, and open-coding. The results of the study found that out of all leadership styles, active management-by-exception had a significant negative correlation with overall, communication arts, and math student achievement. It was also a predictive variable in low student performance. Open-coding identified goal setting, personal attention, and accountability as supporting themes.