scholarly journals Psychometric properties of the School Leader Practice Survey (SLPS) to determine Missouri school superintendent perceptions about Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium (ISLLC) standards performance indicators

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melody A. Smith
Keyword(s):  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Performance Indicators ◽  
School Leaders ◽  
School Leader ◽  
Practice Survey ◽  
Isllc Standards ◽  
School Superintendent ◽  
Superintendent Perceptions

scholarly journals The reality of applying the electronic management for the school leaders  in Dilam governorate: واقع تطبيق الإدارة الإلكترونية في مدارس التعليم العام الحكومية للبنين في محافظة الدلم بالمملكة العربية السعودية

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (8) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammed Ibrahim Sowelam
Keyword(s):  
Public Schools ◽  
School Leaders ◽  
Management Program ◽  
School Leader ◽  
Educational Management ◽  
First Semester ◽  
Management Application ◽  
Study Population ◽  
Electronic Questionnaires ◽  
Descriptive Survey

The study aimed to clarify the reality of applying the electronic management for the school leaders in Dilam governorate، identifying the barriers of applying electronic management for the school leaders in Dilam governorate and clarifying the suggestions to apply the electronic management application for the school leaders in Dilam governorate. The study applied the descriptive survey approach and used the questionnaire as the tool for data collection.  Study population and sample: the study population consists of all school leader and deputies in Boys Public schools at Dilam Governorate in its different years (primary، intermediate and secondary) who are (45) leaders and deputies including (29) leaders and (16) deputies (Education Office in Dilam Governorate)، the researcher distributed the study tool on the population as (45) leaders and deputies in public schools، and finally collected (41) electronic questionnaires due to some schools are busy in preparing for the examinations of the first semester 1438- 1439H. The study members moderately agree on the application of electronic management for the school leaders in Dilam governorate in “using the educational management program (NOOR) ”. The study members highly agree on the barriers of applying of electronic management for the school leaders in Dilam governorate in “many administrative burdens on the school leader، little financial allowances to support the application of the electronic management”. The study members moderately agree on the suggestions to apply the electronic management application for the school leaders in Dilam governorate representing in “ensuring the security and protection of electronic information، reducing centralization in educational decision making، promoting applicable technological strategic plan، developing the regulations and systems to work with the institutions and intensification of courses and programs in the electronic management field.

scholarly journals AMALAN KEPIMPINAN INSTRUKSIONAL GURU BESAR DI SEKOLAH VERNAKULAR NEGERI SELANGOR DAN WILAYAH PERSEKUTUAN

2018 ◽  
pp. 109-132
Author(s):  
DONNIE ADAMS ◽  
RAVADHI PERIASAMY ◽  
EDWARD DEVADASON ◽  
SATINAH AWANG
Keyword(s):  
Instructional Leadership ◽  
Leadership Practices ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
School Leaders ◽  
Cultural Influences ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
School Leader ◽  
Instructional Leader ◽  
Leadership Roles ◽  
Structured Interviews

Abstrak Kajian kualitatif ini bertujuan untuk mengkaji amalan kepimpinan instruksional guru besar di Sekolah Vernakular Negeri Selangor dan Wilayah Persekutuan. Kajian ini menggunakan temu bual separa berstruktur terhadap 14 orang guru besar di dua jenis sekolah vernakular, iaitu Sekolah Rendah Jenis Kebangsaan Tamil (SRJK (T)) dan Sekolah Rendah Jenis Kebangsaan Cina (SRJK(C)) yang terletak di kawasan bandar dan pinggir bandar. Teknik persampelan bertujuan yang dijalankan di dua jenis sekolah ini mendapati bahawa guru besar memahami tugas mereka untuk meningkatkan amalan pengajaran melalui penyeliaan guru. Dapatan juga menunjukkan amalan kepimpinan guru besar dalam memantau kualiti pengajaran dan pembelajaran di sekolah dijalankan dalam pelbagai kaedah. Kajian ini turut menunjukkan bahawa sebahagian daripada tugas dan harapan guru besar di Malaysia adalah selari dengan ciri-ciri dalam kepimpinan instruksional. Dalam konteks lain pula, beban kerja seorang guru besar dan keperluan untuk membuat pelaporan telah mendatangkan pelbagai cabaran berterusan kepada mereka semasa menjalankan tugas sebagai seorang pemimpin instruksional. Implikasi daripada kajian ini mempamerkan realiti kontemporari peranan guru besar dan amalan kepimpinan instruksional mereka di sekolah vernakular di Malaysia. Kesimpulannya, kajian ini menunjukkan kepimpinan instruksional dibina atas pengaruh sosial, politik dan budaya. Kata kunci: Amalan kepimpinan instruksional, pemimpin instruksional, guru besar. Abstract The purpose of this qualitative study is to outline school leaders’ instructional leadership practices in Selangor and Federal Territory Vernacular Schools. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 14 primary school leaders from Chinese Schools (SRJK(C)) and Tamil Schools (SRJK (T)) in urban and suburban areas in Malaysia. The sampling technique utilised in two of these schools generated findings which showed that the school leaders understood their duties in improving instructional practice through supervision of teachers. Findings also showed school leaders’ leadership practices in monitoring the quality of teaching and learning in schools was done in many ways. The research also demonstrated some of the duties and hope of the school leaders’ in Malaysia as being particularly congruent with the features of instructional leadership practices. In another context, the workload of a school leader and the need for reporting has led to a series of challenges for them in carrying out their duties as instructional leaders. The implication of this study demonstrates the current reality of the roles of school leaders and their instructional leadership roles in vernacular schools in Malaysia. In conclusion, this research shows that instructional leadership is built on social, political and cultural influences. Keywords: Instructional leadership practices, instructional leader, school leader.

Possibilities and Challenges in a One-to-One Initiative from a School Leader Perspective

2016 ◽  
pp. 270-291
Author(s):  
Marcia J. P. Håkansson Lindqvist
Keyword(s):  
Learning Environments ◽  
School Change ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
School Leaders ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
School Leader ◽  
Laptop Initiative ◽  
Subject Specific ◽  
One To One

The uptake and use of digital technologies from a school leader perspective was studied in Unos Umeå, a One-to-One (1:1) laptop initiative between Umeå University and the municipality of Umeå in Sweden. Through a survey and interviews, school leaders at two schools were closely followed. Possibilities and challenges in school leaders' expected activities and activities during the first two years of the 1:1 initiative were analyzed using the Ecology of Resources Model and the analytical concept of filters (Luckin, 2010). How school leaders prioritize leadership for 1:1, lead to increase subject-specific collaboration for teachers, document best practice, work with administrative systems to structure and follow up teachers', students' and own work are reported. It is concluded that how school leaders lead to support the uptake and use of digital technologies in the classroom will have implications for sustaining school change and the work towards modern digitalized learning environments.

School Leader Perceptions: Coaching Tool and Process

2019 ◽  
pp. 194277511986825
Author(s):  
Sharon J. Damore ◽  
Barbara Stacy Rieckhoff
Keyword(s):  
Instructional Leadership ◽  
School Leaders ◽  
School Leader ◽  
Instructional Leaders ◽  
Teacher Growth ◽  
Instructional Coaches ◽  
Interview Process ◽  
Leader Perceptions ◽  
Professional Conversations

This study extends previous work and builds upon the use of a prescribed coaching tool in an effort to build the capacity of school leaders in the role of instructional coaches. By using a reflective interview process and structured protocol, the authors present findings to suggest administrators need more intentional training to strengthen their role as instructional leaders. The results were organized under three themes: (a) instructional leadership growth, (b) teacher growth, and (c) professional conversations. Historically, minimal training that utilizes explicit tools and strategies to strengthen administrator’s roles as instructional leaders has been provided.

Confronting methodological challenges in studying school leader time use through technological advancements

2017 ◽  
Vol 46 (4) ◽  
pp. 659-678 ◽  
Author(s):  
Craig Hochbein ◽  
Bridget V Dever ◽  
George White ◽  
Linda Mayger ◽  
Emily Gallagher
Keyword(s):  
School Leadership ◽  
Time Use ◽  
Overall Response Rate ◽  
School Leaders ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Extended Period ◽  
School Leader ◽  
Sampling Methodology ◽  
The Hours

Among the multitude of studies that have examined an array of variables related to school leadership, only a small percentage have rigorously examined how school leaders spend their time. The complex role of school leaders poses challenges to common methods of collecting data about school leader time use, which subsequently threaten the validity of researchers’ claims. In this study we identified three prevalent challenges to studying school leader time use, and applied technological advancements in an event sampling methodology framework to mitigate the challenges associated with studying school leader time use. We used new technology and event sampling methodology to collect data, between the hours of 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. during 28 consecutive days, on the time use of 11 school leaders. Our system of notification and response achieved an overall response rate of 85% and enabled the collection of school leaders’ perceptions of their time use as they worked in multiple locations over an extended period of time. Finally, we have proposed a research agenda to study rigorously the time use of school leaders.

scholarly journals Organizational building versus teachers’ personal and relational needs for school improvement

2020 ◽  
pp. 136548022097287
Author(s):  
Mette Liljenberg ◽  
Ulf Blossing
Keyword(s):  
Public School ◽  
School Improvement ◽  
Collaborative Research ◽  
Research Team ◽  
School Leaders ◽  
School Organization ◽  
School Leader ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Critical Aspects

Organizational building is essential if school leaders are to promote school improvement, but it can be difficult to combine with school leaders’ requirements to satisfy teachers’ personal and relational needs. The the aim of this study is to explore critical aspects when combining organizational building with requirements to satisfy teachers’ personal and relational needs in efforts to strengthen improvement capacity. The paper draws on a 3-year collaborative research project between a research team at a Swedish university and a municipality. It is based on data acquired in 137 interviews with 535 respondents in 28 public school and preschool units. The results highlight the importance of combining organizational building with efforts to improve teachers’ understanding of, motivation to promote, and adaptation to, the goals of the school organization. The significance of the study lies in clearly distinguishing the need to link organizational building and requirements to meet teachers’ personal and relational needs. Continually telling the story of the school and thus enabling teachers to personally connect to the improvement history is suggested as an innovative school leader strategy.

scholarly journals Comparing CALL and VAL-ED: An Illustrative Application of a Decision Matrix for Leadership Feedback Instruments

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 84-112
Author(s):  
Jason Salisbury ◽  
Peter Goff ◽  
Mark Blitz
Keyword(s):  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Leadership Practices ◽  
School Leaders ◽  
Comprehensive Assessment ◽  
Data Driven ◽  
Decision Matrix ◽  
Instrument Selection ◽  
Leadership For Learning ◽  
Leadership Accountability ◽  
Illustrative Application

Initiatives to increase leadership accountability coupled with efforts to promote data-driven leadership have led to widespread adoption of instruments to assess school leaders. In this article, we present a decision matrix that practitioners and researchers can use to facilitate instrument selection. Our decision matrix focuses on the psychometric properties of the instruments, the model of leadership used to construct the instruments, the feasibility of implementation, and the extent to which feedback lends itself to changes in behavior (actionability). We apply this decision matrix to two of the most prominent leadership feedback instruments, Comprehensive Assessment of Leadership for Learning and Vanderbilt Assessment of Leadership in Education. Through our decision matrix, we are able to reveal the commonalities between the measures and also identify tangible differences. We discuss the implications of the comparative strengths and drawbacks of the two instruments and how they might be deployed most effectively to improve leadership practices.

scholarly journals Unfolding of Filipino School Leadership Experiences in Doha, Qatar

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 97
Author(s):  
Kris Anne Del Rosario ◽  
Inero Ancho
Keyword(s):  
School Leadership ◽  
Lived Experiences ◽  
School Leaders ◽  
International Schools ◽  
School Management ◽  
School Leader ◽  
Capital City ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Leadership Experiences ◽  
Filipino Teachers

Due to internationalization, Qatar is hiring foreign educators and leaders to share expertise in their country. Filipinos are mostly hired as domestic helpers, yet there are also Filipino leaders in educational institutions that exist, particularly in the capital city Doha. The researchers find it significant to examine the experiences of Filipino teachers abroad, due to the rising number of educators and school leaders in Qatar. Romanowski et al. (2018) cited that there is a very few studies regarding principalship and diversity of educators notwithstanding the enormous knowledge of research that emphasize leadership in school and diversity of students. The study attempts to unfold the lived experiences of Filipino school managers in international schools in Doha, Qatar specifically with:  1) the experiences of Filipino school managers in terms of:  (a) Planning; (b) Organizing; (c) Leading and (d) Controlling.   2) The challenges of being a school leader in international schools in Doha. Four (4) themes emerged from the study with subthemes that depicted the experiences and challenges of Filipino school leaders.  Theme 1 explains the Filipino school leaders in complying with mandates and policies.  Theme 2 discusses the Filipino school leaders in adapting with culture.  Theme 3 defines the Filipino school leaders conforming with programs.  Theme 4 depicts the Filipino school leaders in conforming with resources. The study is beneficial to the aspiring and current school leaders not only to Filipinos, but also to other nationalities interested in or are presently managing international schools in Doha. KEYWORDS: school leadership, school management, Filipino principals, experiences, culture

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