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Meyer, Frauke; Bendikson, Linda; Le Fevre, Deidre M. – Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 2023
Many studies claim the importance of goal-setting for school improvement but few outline specific practices. This study highlights specific goal-setting practices associated with successful school improvement efforts. It reports on a 2-year collaborative research project, which closely examined three principals' goal-setting practices in the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Improvement, Goal Orientation, Principals
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Bendikson, Linda; Broadwith, Mark; Zhu, Tong; Meyer, Frauke – Journal of Educational Administration, 2020
Purpose: This article investigates goal pursuit practices in a sample of 31 New Zealand high schools. It examines goal knowledge of middle and senior leaders, the alignment of this knowledge and factors related to improvement. Design/methodology/approach: Goals from schools' annual improvement plans were identified and counted at the beginning of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Goal Orientation, Educational Objectives, Instructional Leadership