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Kasnett, Tova; Schechter, Chen – Journal of Special Education Leadership, 2020
In light of the growing complexity of schoolwork, researchers and practitioners have highlighted the critical importance of transforming schools into learning organizations (Mulford & Silins, 2011). In such organizations, teachers continuously deliberate with one another as to how to solve problems that relate to teaching and learning (Fullan,…
Descriptors: Special Education, Students with Disabilities, Severe Intellectual Disability, Special Schools
Berkovich, Izhak – Leadership and Policy in Schools, 2020
This study adopts a structural perspective to explore micro-politics in senior management teams and identify the principals' inner circle. Based on data from an Israeli random sample of state primary teachers, profiles of trust in principal are identified and used to break down the subgroups of teachers serving in various roles in senior…
Descriptors: Politics, Administrators, Middle Management, Principals
Karni-Vizer, Nirit – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2022
This article examines state religious school teachers' attitudes regarding the inclusion of students with special needs and factors affecting their perceptions. A representative sample of 579 teachers from primary, junior high and high schools filled in a questionnaire regarding attitudes toward inclusion and related factors such as professional…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Religious Schools, Teacher Attitudes, Inclusion
Ganon-Shilon, Sherry; Chen, Schechter – Management in Education, 2019
Educational reform implementation in today's fast changing world requires a critical transition from individual to school sense-making processes. Managing expectations from above (e.g. external demands) and below (e.g. internal school goals) while performing within multiple overlapping contexts, principals seem pulled in many different directions…
Descriptors: Principals, Educational Improvement, Holistic Approach, Educational Change
Beeri, Itai; Horowitz, Dana Daniel – Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 2020
Advances in information technology and communication through new social media platforms have enormous benefits in many contexts, including education. At the same time, self-distractive use of technology -- or 'absent presenteeism' -- can have negative effects in the classroom. The main research question of this study is the relationship between…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Behavior Problems, Discipline, Leadership Responsibility
Da'as, Rima'a – International Journal of Educational Management, 2019
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine a model linking school principals' strategic, interpersonal skills and teachers' participation in decision making (PDM) to predict teachers' skill flexibility (SF) during the implementation of educational reform. Design/methodology/approach: From 113 randomly selected elementary schools in Israel…
Descriptors: Teaching Skills, Teacher Participation, Educational Change, Foreign Countries
Miedijensky, Shirley; Abramovich, Anat – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2019
This study examines the process of educational change as demonstrated in three elementary schools implementing education for sustainability (EfS). Actions and stages in the change process were characterized. Data included interviews with the school principals and teachers involved, in-school observations, and documentation (schools' vision…
Descriptors: Curriculum Implementation, Environmental Education, Sustainable Development, Elementary Schools
Avidov-Ungar, Orit; Konkes Ben Zion, Ravit – Teacher Development, 2019
Following educational reform in Israel, teacher-leaders create and lead professional development communities (PDCs), which are professional learning communities with a focus on in-service professional development and/or improving pedagogical effectiveness. Interviews with 30 teacher-leaders and all four district-level program coordinators revealed…
Descriptors: Teacher Characteristics, Teacher Attitudes, Faculty Development, Communities of Practice
Shaked, Haim; Schechter, Chen – School Leadership & Management, 2017
School principals may be seen as mediating agents, standing at the school doorstep, between the extra-school and intra-school worlds. The principals' mediating role becomes more crucial during a time of education reform, which involves external demands on the one hand, and teachers' resistance to these demands on the other. This study explores how…
Descriptors: Principals, Educational Change, Interviews, Administrator Attitudes
Schechter, Chen; Shaked, Haim; Ganon-Shilon, Sherry; Goldratt, Miri – Leadership and Policy in Schools, 2018
During reforms, principals often experience ambiguity, contradicting demands, and lack of information. As critical change agents and system players, principals interpret reform demands and translate them into school practices through a process of sense-making. The current qualitative research explored 59 elementary school principals' sense-making…
Descriptors: Principals, Administrator Attitudes, Educational Change, Change Agents
Arar, Khalid – Leadership and Policy in Schools, 2022
This study examined the performance of superintendents and leaders of the Arab education system in Israel in reducing achievement gaps and promoting curricula that empower and advance students. In-depth interviews were conducted with school governance officials in an attempt to address these key issues: (1) The steps administrators in the Arab…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Conflict, Superintendents, School Administration
Cohen, Rinat; Schechter, Chen – International Journal of Educational Reform, 2019
The transition from teaching to assistant principalship is a turning point in a teacher's professional career. This transition not only reflects a change in one's hierarchical standing at the school but also constitutes a stage that affects one's administrative identity and aspirations to further advance in the management arena. Despite the…
Descriptors: Emotional Experience, Career Change, Assistant Principals, Professional Identity
Kurland, Hanna – International Journal of Leadership in Education, 2019
This article presents findings from a case study that examined the educational leadership practices that successfully established a climate of care at school. Semi-structured in-depth interviews, observation, shadowing, focus groups and document analysis were used to collect data from the principal and school staff. Findings show that the personal…
Descriptors: School Administration, Caring, Educational Environment, Leadership Effectiveness
Arar, Khalid; Tamir, Emanuel; Abu-Hussain, Jamal – Journal of Educational Administration and History, 2019
Two major education system reforms were introduced by Israel's government in collaboration with the teachers' unions. These reforms redefine principals' and teachers' roles, increasing teachers' work hours, and the scope of their work. School principals absent from the reform negotiations, are expected to apply the reform, although their work…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Principals, Teacher Role, Administrator Role
Barth, Anat; Benoliel, Pascale – Religious Education, 2019
Schools in Western cultures, including Israel, have been transformed from closed to open systems. This change is especially important to the principal's role and leadership style. This article seeks to investigate the cultural-religious differences in Israeli Jewish principals' leadership styles. Data were collected from 1,859 teachers, 34% from…
Descriptors: Principals, Leadership Styles, Administrator Role, Foreign Countries