THE NEED FOR SUPERINTENDENTS TO CHANGE THEIR PRACTICES FOR HIRING PRINCIPALS was called for by Rammer. If superintendents want to influence student achievement, they must systematically design processes to hire principals who possess the 21 responsibilities identified by Waters, Marzano, and McNulty (2004). That means superintendents will need to develop interview questions, specifically designed simulations, or measurements that evaluate written materials used to assess characteristics of the candidates.
THE IMPACT OF ATTITUDES OF PEERS ON STUDENTS' LANGUAGE ACHIEVEMENT was examined by Van de gaer, Pustjens, Van Damme, and De Munter. Multilevel analysis showed that gender ...