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Arar, Khalid; Haj, Ibrahim; Abramovitz, Ruth; Oplatka, Izhar – Journal of Educational Administration, 2016
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate ethical leadership in the context of the Arab educational system in Israel. It questions the relations of ethical leadership dimensions with decision making as well as background characteristics of the educational leaders. Design/methodology/approach: Arab educational leaders (n=150) from…
Descriptors: Ethics, Instructional Leadership, Arabs, Administrator Attitudes
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Hemsley-Brown, Jane; Oplatka, Izhar – International Journal of Educational Management, 2010
Purpose: The paper's purpose is to test: whether there are significant differences between England and Israel, in terms of perceptions of market orientation (MO) in higher education (HE); which MO dimensions (student, competition, intra-functional) indicate more positive attitudes and whether the differences are significant; and the reliability of…
Descriptors: Student Needs, Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Comparative Analysis
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Arar, Khalid; Oplatka, Izhar – School Leadership & Management, 2013
This article reports the findings of a study that sought to identify Muslim teachers' constructions of "masculinity" and "femininity" of the school principal. The first purpose of the study was to trace Muslim teachers' perceptions of masculine and feminine features of school principals, and the second was to explore their…
Descriptors: Leadership Styles, Leadership Qualities, Sexual Identity, Muslims
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Tubin, Dorit; Oplatka, Izhar – Educational Studies, 2010
The purpose of this study is to trace junior high school teachers' perspectives regarding the strengths and weaknesses of their type of school, and to glean more information concerning their preferable type of grade configuration. To this end, 25 teachers filled out an open questionnaire and six of them were further interviewed to provide more…
Descriptors: Grouping (Instructional Purposes), Secondary School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Junior High Schools
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Oplatka, Izhar – International Journal of Educational Management, 2009
Purpose: The purpose of this article is to describe the aims, rationale and design of a principal preparation programme that draws, partially, on career stage perspectives, and to provide an assessment report of it gleaned from two cohort groups of participants. Design/methodology/approach: The programme was evaluated using two modes of inquiry:…
Descriptors: Principals, Professional Development, Administrator Education, Program Evaluation
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Oplatka, Izhar – Leadership and Policy in Schools, 2004
The current paper reports the findings of a study that sought to identify Israeli prospective teachers' perspectives about educational leadership in relation to "masculine" and "feminine" leadership orientations. The first purpose of the study was to expose prospective elementary teachers' conceptions about the…
Descriptors: Leadership Styles, Instructional Leadership, Principals, Sexual Identity