ERIC Number: EJ1401714
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 18
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1570-0763
EISSN: EISSN-1744-5043
Middle Leaders Addressing Concerns with Teaching Performance in New Zealand Secondary Schools
Meyer, Frauke; Hanna, Gill
Leadership and Policy in Schools, v22 n4 p947-964 2023
Little is known about how middle leaders address concerns with teaching performance. This study used a problem-based methodology and critical incident interviewing to elicit eight middle leaders' theories-in-use for 14 cases of concern. Our systematic analysis examined the beliefs constraining their actions, their actions as well as the resulting consequences. Our findings indicate common constraints across leaders including protecting relationships, accountabilities, their leadership approach and knowledge, and time. Concerns were rarely disclosed, subsequent actions were usually indirect, and little change in teaching practice resulted. The findings indicate the need for specific training and support for middle leaders in handling teacher-performance concerns.
Descriptors: Middle Management, Teacher Effectiveness, Foreign Countries, Secondary School Teachers, Educational Theories, Leadership, Teacher Administrator Relationship
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: New Zealand
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