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Gessler, Michael; Ashmawy, Iman K. – Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 2016
In this explorative qualitative study the effect of political decentralization on vocational school leadership is investigated. Through conducting structural interviews with 15 school principals in the states of Bremen and Lower Saxony in Germany, the study was able to conclude that political decentralization entails the creation of elected bodies…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Schools, Administrative Organization, Politics of Education
Shapira-Lishchinsky, Orly – Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 2015
The purpose of this study was to reflect the leadership strategies that may arise using a constructivist approach based on organizational learning. This approach involved the use of simulations that focused on ethical tensions in school principals' daily experiences, and the development of codes of ethical conduct to reduce these tensions. The…
Descriptors: Instructional Leadership, Leadership Styles, Educational Strategies, Simulation
Preston, Jane P; Moffatt, Lyndsay; Wiebe, Sean; McAuley, Alexander; Campbell, Barbara; Gabriel, Martha – Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 2015
The purpose of this paper is to document the perceptions of school leaders regarding the technological use, skills, and attitudes of high school teachers. Using a qualitative research approach, 11 educational leaders from Prince Edward Island (Canada) were individually interviewed. Participants represented the Department of Education, principals,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Technology Uses in Education, Computer Literacy, Administrator Attitudes
Miller, Catherine M.; Martin, Barbara N. – Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 2015
This multi-case study sought to construct meaning using a cultural capital lens in relation to educational leadership preparation programs building the capacities of social justice leaders in demographically changing schools. Data revealed principals' perceptions about preparation, expectations and general beliefs and assumptions related to…
Descriptors: Principals, Instructional Leadership, Demography, Social Justice
Branson, Christopher M.; Baig, Sharifullah; Begum, Abida – Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 2015
Although there is growing research evidence to support the view that the leadership practice of the school principal is the second-most important influence on student learning behind classroom teaching, there is no clarity about what, exactly, the principal is meant to do to ensure this outcome. Hence, Leithwood et al. (2010) propose that one of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Principals, Values, Student Behavior
Swaffield, Sue – Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 2015
For three years from 2008 every school in England had a designated school improvement partner (SIP), portrayed as a critical friend, whose role was to support and challenge the headteacher. A mixed-methods study involving a national survey and face-to-face interviews evaluated the enactment of the national policy from the perspective of the direct…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Principals, Instructional Leadership, Educational Improvement
Salo, Petri; Nylund, Jan; Stjernstrøm, Else – Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 2015
This paper explores the concept of instructional leadership and principals' perceptions of the practices of instructional leadership. Despite the emphasis on the effects of school leadership regarding teaching practices and learning outcomes, research on direct instructional leadership is scarce. It is focused either on identifying overall…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Instructional Leadership, Principals, Administrator Attitudes
Brooks, Melanie C. – Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 2015
This article reports findings from a case study of school principals in Southern Thailand who work in areas targeted by Muslim separatist groups. Data were gathered and analyzed using a conceptual framework that conceived of trust as five interrelated constructs: benevolence, honesty, openness, reliability, and competence. This study builds on…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Principals, Trust (Psychology), Community Leaders
Lenarduzzi, Grant P. – Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 2015
The effect of critical incidents on school principals has been marginally investigated. Principal leadership has many pleasures, but it is often replete with problematic circumstances. The skilled school-based leader requires rationality and diplomacy to manage conflict successfully. This study examined the perceived effects of a critical…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Principals, Superintendents, Personal Narratives
Malakolunthu, Suseela; McBeath, John; Swaffield, Sue – Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 2014
This article emerged as a case study from a fact-finding mission of a joint programme between the Centre for Commonwealth Education (CCE) in Cambridge University and the Institute for Educational Planning and Administration (IEPA) in University of Cape Coast, Ghana, to embed innovative approaches to teaching and learning in the basic schools of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Capacity Building, Educational Administration, Instructional Leadership
Akkary, Rima Karami – Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 2014
This study provides empirical data about the role and work context of the school principal in the Lebanon. The study applied grounded theory methods in collecting and analysing the data. The data were collected through a series of open-ended interviews with 53 secondary school principals, and focus group interviews with 8 principals from public as…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Principals, Instructional Leadership, Grounded Theory
Orphanos, Stelios; Orr, Margaret Terry – Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 2014
School leadership has been shown to exert a positive but mostly indirect influence on school and student outcomes. Currently, there is great interest in how quality leadership preparation is related to leadership practice and improved teacher outcomes. The purpose of the study was to understand the moderating influence of leadership preparation on…
Descriptors: Instructional Leadership, Leadership Training, Teacher Collaboration, Principals
Hallinger, Phillip; Lee, Moosung – Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 2014
Over the past two decades a growing body of international research suggests that instructional leadership from the principal is essential for the improvement of teaching and learning in schools. However, in many parts of the world, the practice of instructional leadership remains both poorly understood and outside the main job description of the…
Descriptors: Instructional Leadership, Principals, Educational Practices, Foreign Countries
Shatzer, Ryan H.; Caldarella, Paul; Hallam, Pamela R.; Brown, Bruce L. – Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 2014
The purpose of this study was to compare transformational and instructional leadership theories, examine the unique impact that school leaders have on student achievement, and determine which specific leadership practices are associated with increased student achievement. The sample for this study consisted of 590 teachers in 37 elementary schools…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Instructional Leadership, Transformational Leadership
Marsh, Scott; Waniganayake, Manjula; Gibson, Ian W. – Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 2014
The notion of leadership for learning as a resource for improving student learning in schools has attracted much attention from scholars. However, its use lacks clarity or meaning for teachers implementing this concept in schools. In seeking to pursue a better understanding of leadership for learning based on a comprehensive review of relevant…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Instructional Leadership, Educational Improvement, Academic Achievement