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Will It Sink or Will It Float: Putting Three Common Conceptions about Principals' Transformational Leadership to the Test
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Berkovich, Izhak – Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 2018
In discussions about transformational leadership theory, three conceptions frequently emerge: (a) principals' transformational leadership behaviours are more prevalent in national contexts that are restructuring-oriented; (b) principals' transformational behaviours are more effective than transactional behaviours; and (c) principals are either…
Descriptors: Principals, Transformational Leadership, Leadership Styles, Educational Administration
Neoliberal Governance and the "New Professionalism" of Israeli Principals
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Berkovich, Izhak – Comparative Education Review, 2014
The Israeli Ministry of Education has recently initiated a program of reform in the training of public school principals that aims to expand state licensing regulations for educational leaders. This article suggests that the principals' training and licensing (PTL) reform should be linked to the attempt by Israeli policy makers to institutionalize…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Neoliberalism, Governance, Principals
Making the Right Choices: Ethical Judgments among Educational Leaders
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Eyal, Ori; Berkovich, Izhak; Schwartz, Talya – Journal of Educational Administration, 2011
Purpose: Scholars have adopted a multiple ethical paradigms approach in an attempt to better understand the bases upon which everyday ethical dilemmas are resolved by educational leaders. The aim of this study is to examine the ethical considerations in ethical judgments of aspiring principals. Design/methodology/approach: To examine the ethical…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Ethics, Values, Justice