Not surprisingly, many studies affirm the pivotal role of school leaders in shaping the culture
of schools and the quality of teaching and learning that occurs in classrooms (Barth 1990 …

John West-Burnham offers a radical critique of prevailing models of leadership in education,
particularly models of school leadership, notably the British view of headship. For almost a …

In a 1998 study of effective British principals, school staffs agreed that successful heads
were values-led, people-centered, achievement-oriented, inward/outward facing, and able …

The study explores the attitudes of a sample of school principals in a Kuwaiti local authority
towards the need for transformational leadership, the use of its behaviours, whether these …

FOR THOSE INVOLVED ONE WAY OR ANOTHER IN THE DELIVERY OF EDUCA-tional
services, there is little doubt that teacher leadership (albeit underrated) does exist in our …

Although the study of educational leadership has gained in prominence in the last 2
decades, leadership as a concept remains as elusive as ever, prompting some authors to …

The conventional 'managed change'paradigm as a foundation for the contemporary school
reform agenda has fallen into disfavour in the face of consistently contradictory results …

The purpose of this chapter is to examine the context of change at national, local and school
levels and its impact on school leadership in three countries—Denmark, England and …

The evidence is clear-school leaders make a difference to the learning of the pupils they
serve. And yet, not all leaders have the same degree of impact. What are the factors that …

School leaders are under considerable pressure to demonstrate the contribution of their
work to school improvement, which has resulted in the creation of a wide range of literature …