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View article: Art2STEM: Discovery Through Design Links Middle School Girls to STEM Skills and Career Paths
Art2STEM: Discovery Through Design Links Middle School Girls to STEM Skills and Career Paths Open
Art2STEM: Design and Creativity Links Middle School Girls to STEM Skills and Career PathsArt2STEM was established through a National Science Foundation (NSF) award (0833643)funded through its Innovative Technology Experiences for Students …
View article: A Comparison of Bullying in Four Rural Middle and High Schools
A Comparison of Bullying in Four Rural Middle and High Schools Open
Bullying in rural school settings is clearly a problem and some of our students are suffering as a result.. Bullying is defined in this study of 819 rural middle and high school students as when a student is exposed repeatedly to negative …
View article: Improved Professional Development Through Teacher Leadership
Improved Professional Development Through Teacher Leadership Open
Research suggests the need to provide leadership opportunities for teachers within school settings in order to increase professional collaboration and community. This research explored one rural district’s professional development model, w…
View article: Superintendent Perspectives of Financial Survival Strategies in Small School Districts
Superintendent Perspectives of Financial Survival Strategies in Small School Districts Open
The purpose of this qualitative, narrative study was to investigate the perceptions of successful small-school superintendents in regard to maintaining or improving district efficiency and financial status. Face-to-face interviews were con…
View article: Maintaining the Human Touch in Educational Leadership
Maintaining the Human Touch in Educational Leadership Open
It is a pleasure to be invited to contribute to this special edition of the TCPEA School Leadership Review. TCPEA has been a valuable organization for me as the relationships that have been fostered through it have enabled me to grow perso…
View article: Perspectives on the Editor’s Mentoring-for-Democracy Role in Publication
Perspectives on the Editor’s Mentoring-for-Democracy Role in Publication Open
This article describes perspectives on the role and responsibility of editors in mentoring authors through the publishing process. Our perspectives as journal editors are framed by our experiences as university professors involved in editi…
View article: Motivators and Inhibitors for Women Superintendents
Motivators and Inhibitors for Women Superintendents Open
Findings indicated that the top five motivators for women were desire to make a difference, ability to initiatechange, desire to positively impact people, and the personal and professional challenge. There were no significant differences f…
View article: Women Leaders and Spirituality
Women Leaders and Spirituality Open
In addressing leadership, there are often two interlocking strands. One of these strands centers on thecontributions of leadership grounded in men's leadership experiences (Regan & Brooks, 1995). The secondinterlocking strand includes femi…
View article: An Analysis of Stress Levels of Female Graduate Students in an Online Program
An Analysis of Stress Levels of Female Graduate Students in an Online Program Open
This quantitative study was designed to investigate the differences in stressors and demographic variables of women enrolled in an online master's degree program in education. Participants were women with multiple personal, career, and fam…