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Berkovich, Izhak; Grinshtain, Yael – Urban Education, 2022
The myth of "tough love" leadership emerges in cultural narratives as a superior approach to improving students' educational opportunities in urban schools facing challenging circumstances. This model, however, has not been conceptualized, and consequently, empirical research about it is lacking. We formulated a typology of tough love…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Leadership Styles, Classification, Crisis Management
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Klein, Joseph; Bentolila, Avraham – International Journal of Leadership in Education, 2019
Purpose: Various dimensions of teacher bullying by principals were examined including interpersonal and organizational causes and the consequences of bullying on teacher functioning. Design/methodology/approach: In total, 310 teachers from urban elementary, junior high and senior high schools completed seven questionnaires to obtain a…
Descriptors: Principals, Administrator Behavior, Bullying, Teacher Administrator Relationship
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Schechter, Chen; Qadach, Mowafaq – Educational Administration Quarterly, 2012
Purpose: This study explored a theoretical model that links teachers' perceived uncertainty and teachers' sense of collective efficacy with organizational learning mechanisms (OLMs) in elementary schools. OLMs serve as a mediator construct. Research Design: For testing the primary theoretical model, 801 teachers from 61 elementary schools (33…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary Schools, Elementary School Teachers, Models
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Schechter, Chen; Ganon, Sherry – Journal of Educational Administration, 2012
Purpose: In light of limited sustainability of past collaborative-learning-centered initiatives over time, the purpose of this paper is to explore the determinants considered by both teachers and principals to influence the sustainability of a collective-learning-from-success (CLS) initiative in 12 urban elementary schools.…
Descriptors: Sustainability, Elementary Schools, Urban Schools, Administrator Attitudes