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Principal Leadership Practices, Professional Learning Communities, and Teacher Commitment in Hong Kong Kindergartens: A Multilevel SEM Analysis
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To, Ken Hang; Yin, Hongbiao; Tam, Winnie Wing Yi; Keung, Chrysa Pui Chi – Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 2023
In response to the needs for kindergarten principals to foster teachers' capacities and commitment, this study examined the relationships between professional learning communities, principal leadership practices, and teacher commitment to kindergartens among 2106 teachers from 153 Hong Kong kindergartens, analyzing by using multilevel structural…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Principals, Kindergarten, Communities of Practice
Principal Professional Identity: Giving Voice to Children in a Vulnerable Spanish Context
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Rodríguez, Carmen Lucena; Cruz-González, Cristina; Segovia, Jesús Domingo – Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 2023
This case study investigated the strategies used by a school principal who successfully leads an educational centre in a vulnerable context. This article aims to explore how a school in a vulnerable context can be strengthened by the actions implemented by the principal and his leadership based on social and pedagogical commitment. Initially, the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Principals, Professional Identity, Equal Education
Systematic Review of Research on Educational Leadership and Management in Muslim Societies
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Ahmed, Eman I. – Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 2023
This article reports the results of a systematic review of research on educational leadership and management (EDLM) in Muslim societies. Quantitative methods were employed to examine 362 articles published in eight core international EDLM journals. This review examined general patterns of knowledge production, as well as research topics,…
Descriptors: Instructional Leadership, Educational Administration, Kindergarten, Elementary Secondary Education
Kindergarten Teachers' Perceptions of Whole-Child Development: The Roles of Leadership Practices and Professional Learning Communities
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Keung, Chrysa Pui Chi; Yin, Hongbiao; Tam, Winnie Wing Yi; Chai, Ching Sing; Ng, Clement Ka Kit – Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 2020
This study examined the relationships between leadership practices, professional learning communities, teachers' efficacy beliefs and perceptions of whole-child development in the context of kindergarten education. A sample of 2120 teachers from 153 Hong Kong kindergartens participated in a questionnaire survey. The results showed that principals'…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Teachers, Kindergarten, Teacher Attitudes
Goals Aligned: Predictors of Common Goal Identification in Educational Cross-Sectoral Collaboration Initiatives
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Kolleck, Nina; Rieck, Angelika; Yemini, Miri – Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 2020
The rise of cross-sectoral collaboration initiatives has been widely documented. While schools and third-sector organizations share important educational goals in these initiatives, the predictors of their identification with common goals have not been examined systemically to date. This article analyses predictors of common goal identification…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Goal Orientation, Principals, Case Studies
How Can School Leaders Establish Evidence-Informed Schools: An Analysis of the Effectiveness of Potential School Policy Levers
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Brown, Chris; Zhang, Dell – Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 2017
This article has three aims: first, it examines the notion of evidence-informed practice and its benefits, as well as recent educational policy designed to promote schools' use of evidence. Second, it examines four distinct but overlapping and interdependent factors that school leaders need to consider if they wish to establish evidence-informed…
Descriptors: Evidence Based Practice, Educational Policy, Educational Improvement, Research Utilization
The Role of the Principal's Emotional Intelligence in Primary Education Leadership
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Brinia, Vasiliki; Zimianiti, Lina; Panagiotopoulos, Konstantinos – Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 2014
The development of emotional intelligence skills offers sufficient leadership qualities for advancing the organization and for achieving its objectives. In particular, the emotionally intelligent leader--principal is able to inspire and facilitate a self-conscious and organizational culture by adopting the values of understanding, trust, prospect,…
Descriptors: Principals, Emotional Intelligence, Administrator Characteristics, Primary Education