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Andrew Matschiner – American Educational Research Journal, 2024
District "equity director" (ED) roles have grown rapidly over the past decade. Drawing on interviews and surveys with over 70 EDs across nearly 30 states, this study documents dramatic ED role growth from 2018 to 2022 specifically and examines why, according to EDs, such roles were established locally. Findings, drawing on scholarship on…
Descriptors: Administrators, Administrator Role, Job Development, Elementary Secondary Education
Robyn Kelton; Irina Tenis – McCormick Center for Early Childhood Leadership at National Louis University, 2024
Research has established the vital role administrators play in the success and sustainability of high-quality early childhood care and education (ECEC) programs. However, many center-based program administrators assume their leadership roles by being promoted from a teaching position. Consequently, while they may assume their administrative role…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Professional Development, Administrator Education, Career Development
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Belenkuyu, Cüneyt; Dulay, Sabiha; Aypay, Ahmet – Educational Administration: Theory & Practice, 2020
This study aims to reveal what the principals' experience of being a principal means to them. Phenomenological research design was used in the study. The study group of the research selected by the maximum diversity sampling consists of 37 principals. The findings of the study show that the most time-consuming tasks of school principals are…
Descriptors: Principals, School Administration, Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Responsibility
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Moshel, Smadar; Berkovich, Izhak – Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 2020
Mid-level roles in education have been widely explored, primarily in schools, but little research has been conducted during the systemic reform that involves creating a mid-level role between end units and the system. The present study explores the sense-making of early childhood leaders (ECLs) at the initial stage of their new role as mid-level…
Descriptors: Ambiguity (Context), Role Perception, Professional Identity, Middle Management
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Yildirim, Nuray; Turan, Selahattin – Educational Administration: Theory & Practice, 2020
The purpose of this study is to analyze the pluralistic leadership behaviours of school principals in the Turkish educational context. The exploratory design was used in this study, which employs the first qualitative, and then quantitative data collection methods. The sample of the study was determined using the maximum variation sampling…
Descriptors: Leadership Qualities, Leadership Styles, Participative Decision Making, Principals
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Wong, Margaret N. C.; Li, Hui – Early Education and Development, 2010
Research Findings: Hong Kong launched the new mechanism of the Quality Assurance Inspection (QAI) in 2000 to enforce accountability and school improvement in the sector of early childhood education. The QAI comprises 3 stages: school self-evaluation, external inspection, and release of the QAI report to the public. To understand the roles of…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Quality Control, Inspection, Kindergarten