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50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Review of Research on Educational Leadership and Management in Asia: A Comparative Analysis of Research Topics and Methods, 1995-2012
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Hallinger, Philip; Chen, Junjun – Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 2015
Over the past two decades scholars have called for a more concerted effort to develop an empirically grounded literature on educational leadership outside of mainstream "Western" contexts. This paper reports the results of a review of research topics and methods that comprise the literature on educational leadership and management in…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Educational Administration, Instructional Leadership, Literature Reviews
Preparing Principals: What Can We Learn from MBA and MPA Programmes?
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Hallinger, Philip; Lu, Jiafang – Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 2013
The past two decades have witnessed increasing global acceptance of the important role that capable leadership plays in education reform and school improvement. Consequently, policymakers internationally have actively sought means of strengthening capacity for school-level leadership, with a particular focus on the design of more effective…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Improvement, Instructional Leadership, Administrator Education
Leadership for Learning: Does Collaborative Leadership Make a Difference in School Improvement?
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Hallinger, Philip; Heck, Ronald H. – Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 2010
Although there has been a sizable growth spurt in empirical studies of shared leadership over the past decade, the bulk of this research has been descriptive. Relatively few published studies have investigated the impact of shared leadership on school improvement, and even fewer have studied effects on student learning. This longitudinal study…
Descriptors: Reading Achievement, Academic Achievement, Leadership, Elementary Schools
Educating Leaders: Is There Anything to Learn from Business Management?
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Hallinger, Philip; Snidvongs, Kamontip – Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 2008
The current focus on school leader preparation reflects the importance societies around the world are placing upon the goal of improving their educational systems. The investment of substantial new resources into leadership preparation and development activities is based upon "the belief that school leaders make a difference" in both the…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Leadership Training, Organizational Theories, School Administration
The Study of Educational Leadership and Management: Where Does the Field Stand Today?
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Heck, Ronald H.; Hallinger, Philip – Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 2005
This article comments on the state of research in educational leadership and management as a field of study between 1990 and the present. We discuss the role of research reviews and compendia in the field as a means of identifying past trends, current dilemmas, and future directions for scholarship. We conclude five major points. First, today…
Descriptors: School Administration, Researchers, Instructional Leadership, Principals