Journal of Educational Administration: Volume 52 Issue 6

Teacher leadership and collective efficacy: teacher perceptions in three US school districts

Pamela Angelle, Ginger M. Teague

Collective efficacy and teacher leadership, two constructs central to school reform, were examined in this quantitative study of three school districts. The purpose of this paper…

Principals’ sense of efficacy: the influence of the Arkansas Leadership Academy

Denise T. Airola, Ed Bengtson, Deborah A. Davis, Diana K. Peer

The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between school principals’ sense of efficacy and their involvement with the Arkansas Leadership Academy's (the Academy…

Social-cognitive outcomes of teachers’ engagement in learning communities

Kjell Brynjulf Hjertø, Jan Merok Paulsen, Saku Petteri Tihveräinen

The purpose of this paper is to seek to investigate Etienne Wenger's theory of social learning in a community of practice by modeling two simultaneous aspects of teachers’…

Systems school leadership: exploring an emerging construct

Haim Shaked, Chen Schechter

The purpose of this paper is to explore how effective school principals use systems thinking, aiming to present the systems school leadership (SSL) approach – an approach where…

Finance equity, student achievement, and justice : A five state analysis of equality of opportunity

Robert C. Knoeppel, Patricia F. First, Matthew R. Della Sala, Chinasa A. Ordu

The purpose of this paper is to explore the connections between state education finance distribution models and student achievement. To date, lawsuits challenging the…

Total Quality Management in Mauritian education and principals’ decision-making for school improvement: “Driven” or “informed” by data?

Jean Claude Ah-Teck, Karen E. Starr

Reflecting the Mauritian government's “quality” agenda and its focus on school leadership, this paper reports the findings of research exploring Mauritian principals’ views about…

Social media marketing and communications strategies for school superintendents

Daniel D. Cox, Scott McLeod

The purpose of this paper is to describe, analyze, and interpret the experiences of school superintendents who use multiple social media tools with stakeholders as part of their…

Continuing professional development for middle leaders in primary schools in Hong Kong

Shun-wing Ng, Tsan-ming Kenneth Chan

The purpose of this paper is to report on an exploratory study regarding the present situation of middle managers in schools; their professional development needs; and…