An Efficacy Study of the "High-Impact Leadership for School Renewal" Project

• In Event: Leveraging Leadership for School Change

Abstract

How to improve school leadership and engage in a productive school renewal process to improve student achievement is among the most important questions for educational research. In this article, we reported the positive efficacy results of a randomized trial, a federally funded project tilted “High-Impact Leadership for School Renewal,” on (a) principal leadership, (b) school leadership and (c) student achievement. The implication and significance was discussed regarding the potential of the renewal model for initiating and sustaining school change with an ultimate goal to improve student achievement. Limitations of the study were also discussed.

Authors

• Jianping Shen, Western Michigan University

• Patricia Lee Reeves, Western Michigan University

• Xin Ma, University of Kentucky

• Huang Wu, University of Missouri - Kansas City

• Dustin Anderson, Evalcorp

• Lisa Ryan, Western Michigan University