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Approaches to Instructional Leadership: Organizational Influences in Contexts of (Mis)match
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Jimerson, Jo Beth; Quebec Fuentes, Sarah – Journal of School Leadership, 2021
Instructional leadership efforts are complicated when leaders and teachers do not share areas of expertise. Leaders work to bridge this divide through a number of approaches, such as collaboration with specialist personnel and the development of leadership content knowledge (LCK). The purpose of this study was to explore the organizational factors…
Descriptors: Instructional Leadership, Leadership Responsibility, Cooperation, Leadership Styles
Subject-Specific Instructional Leadership in K8 Schools: The Supervision of Science in an Era of Reform
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Lowenhaupt, Rebecca; McNeill, Katherine L. – Leadership and Policy in Schools, 2019
Purpose: In U.S. public schools, principals must implement reforms that require instructional leadership across subjects, though little is known about subject-specific supervision. Methods: Through interviews with 26 K-8 principals, we examine instructional leadership for science. Findings: Our findings showed that science supervision occurred…
Descriptors: Instructional Leadership, Public Schools, Principals, Administrator Attitudes
Guidelines for New Principals.
Lyons, James E. – 1992
Practical guidelines for new middle/junior high and secondary school principals are offered in this paper. Specific suggestions are made for becoming familiar with the school, staff and students; organizing for instruction, including hiring and master scheduling; handling administrative business functions, which include clarifying staff roles,…
Descriptors: Administrator Effectiveness, Administrator Guides, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role
Effective Teachers: Effective Evaluation in America's Elementary and Middle Schools.
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National Association of Elementary School Principals, Alexandria, VA. – 1988
This handbook provides practical suggestions to principals on using teacher evaluation to develop a school's most important resource--its teachers. After briefly delineating the basic steps in teacher evaluation, the handbook provides advice in each of the following areas: formulating the approach; establishing an affirmative atmosphere;…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Elementary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Utilization
T.O.S.S. It to the New Teacher: The Principal's Role in the Induction Process.
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Angelle, Pamela S. – 2002
The constant state of "simply making it through the day" for many beginning teachers affects their physical and mental well-being, and impacts their decision to stay in the field of education. Given the seriousness of teacher burnout, it behooves school systems to provide an induction experience for beginning teachers that will contribute to their…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Beginning Teacher Induction, Mentors
The K-8 Principal in 1998.
Doud, James L.; Keller, Edward P. – Principal, 1998
The 1998 study of the K-8 principal shows that the principal's role, revolving about staff supervision, student discipline, marketing, and community/political interactions, has become increasingly diverse and complex. The 42% turnover rate will probably continue into the next decade. Today, 42% of K-8 principals are women, compared to 20% in 1988.…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Community Involvement