BACKGROUND Evidence-based physical education (EBPE) programs have increased physical activity (PA) by as much as 18%, yet widespread adoption has not occurred. Understanding school facilitators and barriers to PE should prove useful to EBPE dissemination efforts. METHODS Pairs of principals and PE teachers from 154 schools (75 Adopters and 79 Non-Adopters) from 34 states completed questionnai...

We consider the problem of attribution of knowledge to artificial agents and their legal principals. When can we say that an artificial agent X knows p and that its principal can be attributed the knowledge of p? We offer a pragmatic analysis of knowledge attribution and apply it to the legal theory of artificial agents and their principals.

Results from the Tasmanian Successful School Principal Project (SSPP) survey concur with the four major leadership tensions and dilemmas identified in a background literature review. These tensions and dilemmas relate to internal/external control, ethic of care/responsibility, and an emphasis on professional/personal as well as leadership/management. The results also offer new insights. These i...

The Relationship between Organizational Citizenship Behavior, Performance, and Quality of Work Life among School Principals   S.J. Khalili Ghal’eSari [1] Y. Modanlou, Ph.D. [2]   This research was undertaken to examine the relationship between organizational citizenship behavior, performance, and quality of work life among school principals in Neka. This study had a descriptive, correlatio...

introduction: the increased emphasis on standards-based school accountability since the passage of the no child left behind act of 2001 is focusing critical attention on the professional development of school principals and their ability to meet the challenges of improving the student outcomes. due to this subject, the current study examined professional development needs of shiraz high schools...

Introduction: Conflict is inevitable in workplaces and it is very important to manage it in a proper way to minimize the problems that might arise. The aim of this research is surveying the relationship between principals’ demographic characteristics and the choice of conflict management styles.Methods: The statistical society included 213 employed principals of Shiraz high schools. The data on...