Balanced Leadership® may increase school leader retention at the school (potentially positive effects rating)¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study · causal r? · q3 · i2 medium
Currency · newest study 2020 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i2 In a randomized controlled trial, principals who participated in Balanced Leadership® were retained at their schools at a higher rate than comparison principals (76% vs. 60%), with a WWC-calculated effect size of 0.45 and an improvement index of +17. → What Works Clearinghouse 2020

Evidence¶

What Works Clearinghouse 2020¶

What Works Clearinghouse, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. (2020). Balanced Leadership®. https://whatworks.ed.gov

q3 · i2 · causal · r?

Findings from the one study meeting WWC standards (version 4.0), an RCT in rural Michigan schools. The intervention group showed "76% retained" versus "60% retained" for the comparison group; the WWC-calculated effect size was 0.45 with an improvement index of +17.

"School leader retention at the school Potentially positive effects 76% retained 60% retained 1 124"

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

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• The retention effect of Balanced Leadership® was not statistically significant in the contributing study — related
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