In recent years, wisdom is seen as a key resource for school leaders in dealing with the dynamics of the changing school environments. This study purports to expand the growing interest on wisdom by testing a model that describes the impact of transformational, visionary, charismatic and ethical leadership styles on wise leadership development…

For nearly three decades, foreign assistance from the United States and Europe was the major contributor to funding education development in Sub-Saharan Africa. There was, however limited research on international collaboration as a strategic approach. Many African countries are facing a serious education crisis, at the heart of which lays a…

This research study examined the perceptions of women as transformational leaders at the secondary level in the school district of the study. This case study was designed to explore the perceptions of a sample of district stakeholders regarding men versus women as effective leaders, women as transformational and charismatic leaders, and barriers…

Based on the views of teachers employed in Bolu central district primary and secondary schools, this study aimed to determine whether relationships exist between leadership styles and organizational virtuousness by assessing school principals based on their leadership styles, determining their organizational virtuousness levels, and investigating…

Federal and state guidelines for school reform dominate the landscape of public education. Florida and its school districts, as a Race to the Top state, are in the process of fully implementing a value-added model of teacher evaluation. Effective school leaders are calling upon the theoretical framework of transformational, visionary and…

This comparative qualitative study design examines and compares the leadership styles, characteristics, and practices of three effective principals leading high-performing Title I secondary campuses. This examination is significant because campus principal and leadership is the second most influential factor on-campus that impacts student…

The purpose of this qualitative study was to identify leadership qualities and practices that nurture relationships in school settings. The central question framing this study was: "What leadership tools and traits foster effective relationships in rural school communities?" I conducted semi-structured interviews in a small Northwestern…

The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship of the characteristics of secondary school administrators of Malita, Davao del Sur between instructional management leadership and the characteristics that best predicts instructional management leadership. Results showed that characteristics of secondary school administrators in terms of…

The success of a Professional Development School (PDS) is dependent upon the PDS principal and her/his ability to negotiate diverse job responsibilities, the most important being an effective instructional leader. Therefore, the issue that was addressed in this study was: What are the exemplary practices of PDS principals in the area of…

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to provide an insight into successful secondary school principals in Cyprus, focusing on identifying their actions and behaviours through the adoption of a systemic view of the quality of leadership in school organizations from multiple stakeholders (i.e. self, parents, students and teachers).…