NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 9 results Save | Export
Molly F. Gordon; Holly Hart – Grantee Submission, 2022
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to provide concrete examples of what leadership behaviors and strategies look like in high-poverty urban schools in Chicago that are successful at improving student outcomes. We compared the strategies used by principals who were rated by their teachers on annual surveys as being strong instructional leaders…
Descriptors: Principals, Urban Schools, Academic Achievement, Poverty
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Gordon, Molly F.; Hart, Holly – Journal of Educational Administration, 2022
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to provide concrete examples of what leadership behaviors and strategies look like in high-poverty urban schools in Chicago that are successful at improving student outcomes. The authors compared the strategies used by principals who were rated by their teachers on annual surveys as being strong instructional…
Descriptors: Principals, Administrator Role, Poverty, Urban Schools
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Sebastian, James; Allensworth, Elaine; Wiedermann, Wolfgang; Hochbein, Craig; Cunningham, Matthew – Leadership and Policy in Schools, 2019
Recent research work in school leadership highlighting the importance of principals' organizational management skills has prompted scholars to consider their importance in relation to instructional leadership skills. However, there is limited empirical work that directly compares these leadership skills and their importance for school outcomes. In…
Descriptors: Principals, School Administration, Leadership Effectiveness, Instructional Leadership
Sebastian, James; Allensworth, Elaine – Grantee Submission, 2019
Background: Although there is a substantial body of literature on school leadership and its relationship with student achievement, few studies have examined how change in leadership is related to organizational growth and school improvement. Also less well studied is the influence of contextual conditions on how leadership and organizational…
Descriptors: Principals, Instructional Leadership, Leadership Qualities, Academic Achievement
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Sebastian, James; Allensworth, Elaine; Wiedermann, Wolfgang; Hochbein, Craig; Cunningham, Matthew – Grantee Submission, 2018
Recent research work in school leadership highlighting the importance of principals' organizational management skills has prompted scholars to consider their importance in relation to instructional leadership skills. However, there is limited empirical work that directly compares these leadership skills and their importance for school outcomes. In…
Descriptors: Principals, School Administration, Leadership Effectiveness, Instructional Leadership
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Sebastian, James; Huang, Haigen; Allensworth, Elaine – School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 2017
Research on school leadership suggests that both principal and teacher leadership are important for school improvement. However, few studies have studied the interaction of principal and teacher leadership as separate but linked systems in how they relate to student outcomes. In this study, we examine how leadership pathways are related in the…
Descriptors: Principals, Teacher Leadership, High Schools, Comparative Analysis
Sebastian, James; Huang, Haigen; Allensworth, Elaine – Grantee Submission, 2017
Research on school leadership suggests that both principal and teacher leadership are important for school improvement. However, few studies have studied the interaction of principal and teacher leadership as separate but linked systems in how they relate to student outcomes. In this study, we examine how leadership pathways are related in the…
Descriptors: Principals, Teacher Leadership, High Schools, Comparative Analysis
Sebastian, James; Allensworth, Elaine; Huang, Haigen – Grantee Submission, 2016
School principals can play an important role in promoting teacher leadership by delegating authority and empowering teachers in ways that allow them influence in key organizational decisions and processes. However, it is unclear whether instruction and student learning are enhanced by promoting teacher influence in all aspects of school…
Descriptors: Principals, Teacher Leadership, Teacher Empowerment, Administrator Role
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Sebastian, James; Allensworth, Elaine; Stevens, David – Grantee Submission, 2014
Background: In this paper we call for studying school leadership and its relationship to instruction and learning through approaches that highlight the role of configurations of multiple organizational supports. A configuration-focused approach to studying leadership and other essential supports provides a valuable addition to existing tools in…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Comparative Analysis, Instructional Leadership, Outcomes of Education