Leadership Matters: A Study on Teacher Classroom Implementation and Practices in K-12 STEM Professional Development

• In Event: The Impact of School Leaders on Teacher Work and Work Conditions

Abstract

The study investigates whether certain teacher- and environment-related factors affected classroom implementation and implementation practices. The results revealed the following. First, administrative support, among other factors, had a significant relationship with teachers’ degree of classroom implementation. Second, type of administrative support was correlated with the teachers’ implementation practices.

Authors

• Peiyi Lin, Teachers College, Columbia University

• Charles K. Kinzer, Teachers College, Columbia University

• Susan Lowes, Teachers College, Columbia University