Journal of Educational Administration: Volume 61 Issue 4

For what purpose? Swedish superintendents' perspectives of professional development for principals

Mette Liljenberg, Helene Ärlestig, Daniel Nordholm

The purpose of this article is to expand knowledge on Swedish principals' professional development (PD) from the perspectives of superintendents. In particular, the article…

Leading teacher instructional practices in Türkiye: do inner school conditions matter?

Mahmut Polatcan, Nedim Özdemir, Ali Çağatay Kılınç, Sally J. Zepeda, Salih Çevik

This study tested a moderated mediation model of school leadership effects on teacher instructional practices. Specifically, the authors focused on the mediating effect of teacher…

Labor market impact of the Massachusetts state licensure performance assessment for leaders

Margaret Terry Orr, Liz Hollingworth

This paper explores the school leadership career outcomes, timing and educator evaluation of those who complete the Massachusetts Performance Assessment for Leaders (PAL) in…

Psychometric properties of the successful school leadership survey

Kenneth Leithwood, Jingping Sun, Randall Schumacker, Cheng Hua

This study extends research on one of the most frequently cited school leadership frameworks by examining the psychometric properties of the instrument designed to assess many of…

Distributed leadership and teachers' emotional labour: the mediating role of teacher autonomy

Murat Özdemir, Hilal Buyukgoze, Yener Akman, Hakan Topaloğlu, Kenan Çiftçi

Teachers' expressing candid and natural emotions during teaching and learning processes is of vital importance for the quality and content of education. Because of that reason, it…

Educational leadership for migrant and refugee education: challenges and dilemmas in the Israeli context

Ariel Sarid, Adi Binhas

This research explores the perceptions and practice of principals in schools integrating migrant and refugee children into the Israeli formal education system. The aim is to offer…