Addressing Challenges in Evaluating School Principal Improvement Efforts

• Main Author: Burkhauser, Susan (auth)
• Other Authors: Pierson, Ashley (auth), Gates, Susan M. (auth), Hamilton, Laura S. (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: RAND Corporation 2012
• Subjects: Organization & management of education; Teaching of students with English as a second language (TESOL); Educational strategies & policy; Education
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Given the focus on accountability in education, stakeholders are interested in evaluating whether efforts aimed at improving school leadership show results; the key criteria are student outcomes. This report describes challenges that states, districts, and other entities can expect to encounter as t...