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Lyle Hamm; Shari Smith-Ellis; Tina Cole; Krysta Kinney; Andrea Garner; Katharine Hartnett; Zeinab Razavi – Canadian Journal of Action Research, 2025
This paper describes a participatory action research project that was delivered on Saturday mornings to vice-principals (VPs) in two Anglophone school districts in the province of New Brunswick, Canada, in 2022 and 2023. The project was set up as an invitational five-part seminar series that was grounded in educational theory and leadership…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Assistant Principals, Leadership Training, Professional Development
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Gomez Johnson, Kelly; Williams, Tamara – Journal of School Administration Research and Development, 2023
To optimize teacher support, administrators need subject-specific knowledge, skills, and beliefs to lead, not just manage, instructional change. Professional development (PD) is needed with the many roles administrators are already called to fill. In this study, 38 elementary administrators participated in PD in mathematics instructional…
Descriptors: Administrators, Instructional Leadership, Self Efficacy, Mathematics
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Suzanne Bouffard – Learning Professional, 2023
Many professions have long runways to leadership, with mentorship and increasing levels of responsibility. In contrast, the path to school leadership has historically not been well-defined. But that is changing. The role of assistant principals has become a major stepping stone to the principalship. Once thought of primarily as disciplinarians,…
Descriptors: Assistant Principals, Administrator Role, Leadership Effectiveness, Mentors
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Sedat Gümüs; Mete Akcaoglu; Juliann McBrayer; Xeniya Belova – Research in Educational Administration & Leadership, 2025
Among numerous responsibilities, conducting effective classroom observations is crucial for school leaders. This research explores the perspectives of 23 aspiring and practicing school leaders about their experiences of learning classroom observation skills with LeadWise simulation, an interactive e-learning tool. Qualitative analyses of text data…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Computer Simulation, Technology Uses in Education, Administrator Attitudes
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Kavanagh, Siobhán; Sexton, P. J.; Fitzsimons, Sabrina – International Journal for Transformative Research, 2021
Distributed Leadership (DL) is a feature of education in many jurisdictions. Similarly, in Ireland the principles of DL have been adopted as part of a quality framework to underpin a system that provides high quality student care, learning and teaching. This model necessitates an alignment of senior leaders (SLs) and middle leaders (MLs) whose…
Descriptors: Middle Management, Secondary Schools, Professional Development, Change
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Dionne L. Davis; Melissa A. Martinez; Rosa M. Peña – Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership, 2024
The purpose of this case is to illuminate the nuances of one of the most important roles on a school campus--the role of the assistant principal; with a focus on Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) women assistant principals. This case is for educational leaders interested in understanding the power dynamics between an assistant principal…
Descriptors: Assistant Principals, Career Pathways, Minority Groups, Women Administrators
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Rushing, Kimberly Joy – Alabama Journal of Educational Leadership, 2022
This narrative study explored the administrative internship experiences of five assistant principals in Alabama for the purpose of better understanding how these school leaders perceived the benefits of Alabama's policy requirement for field experience in their practice. Attention towards this comparatively brief ten-day internship sought to…
Descriptors: Assistant Principals, Administrator Attitudes, Professional Development, Educational Needs
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Haglund, Björn; Glaés-Coutts, Lena – School Leadership & Management, 2023
Principals in Sweden face leadership challenges as pedagogical leaders of School-age educare Centers (SAECs). This study examines how principals identify both professional development needs as well as challenges they face in supporting the SAEC teachers. The empirical data is based on reflections from 29 principals and vice-principals from four…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Principals, Barriers, Leadership Responsibility
Adib Shakir; Chinasa Elue; Sheryl J. Croft; Nicholas Clegorne – Georgia Educational Researcher, 2023
The purpose of this qualitative phenomenographical article was to explore the different ways that elementary assistant principals experienced mentoring from their elementary principals as a way to provide the requisite leadership development that would lead them to become a principal. This research study was conducted using in-depth…
Descriptors: Assistant Principals, Mentors, Career Development, Leadership Training
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Traga Philippakos, Zoi A. – Journal of Education, 2022
The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine principals' perspectives on a model of professional development (PD) in writing. Participants were 14 principals and seven assistants from a rural district's K to 12 school system who shared in an interview their challenges and advice for effective PD at a building and district level. Their…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Principals, Rural Schools, Elementary Secondary Education
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Dönmez, Sinem Arslan; Gök, Ramazan; Sahin, Ahmet – Shanlax International Journal of Education, 2021
It is important to explain the scope of the concept of mentoring, which has been becoming increasingly important in training and supporting the professional development of educational administrators. In this context, the aim of this study is to examine the concept of mentoring, the functions of mentoring, and the studies carried out on the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Administrator Role, Principals, Mentors
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Jones, Christopher – School Community Journal, 2022
The argument for the importance of a parent's engagement with their child's learning over parental involvement with their child's school has been shown to be valuable in research literature. This study, conducted in England prior to the global COVID-19 pandemic, therefore aimed to understand how school leaders and their staff understand parental…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Parent Role, Parent School Relationship, Attitudes
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Steed, Kevin; De Nobile, John; Waniganayake, Manjula – International Journal of Educational Management, 2020
Purpose: This research paper explores the perspectives of Australian school principals in the state of New South Wales (NSW) regarding what they believe constitutes "merit" when selecting deputy principals, assistant principals (primary) and head teachers (secondary). Design/methodology/approach: An online survey was utilised to collect…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Principals, Assistant Principals, Merit Rating
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Yenel, Kübra – International Journal of Curriculum and Instruction, 2022
The purpose of this study is to determine the difficulties in professional development and professional needs of Turkish teachers at Temporary Education Centers (TECs), difficulties confronted by them during educational and instructional processes, their working conditions and difficulties confronted in the administration of Temporary Education…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Faculty Development, Principals, Assistant Principals
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Chandler Patton Miranda – International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education (QSE), 2025
This critical ethnographic case study explores the impact of Performance-Based Assessment Tasks (PBATs) on high school dynamics and instructional practices, particularly in schools serving immigrant communities. PBATs, considered alternatives to standardized testing, have shown promise in enhancing student engagement, critical thinking, and…
Descriptors: High School Students, High School Teachers, Principals, Assistant Principals
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