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Teacher Evaluation through the Eyes of the Principal: How Individual and School Contexts Shape Perceptions of Practice
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Lavigne, Alyson L.; Olson, Amy M. – Leadership and Policy in Schools, 2020
The current study explores how principals (n = 568) experience a new teacher evaluation model under Race to the Top. Findings suggest that principals felt the least confident in their ability to identify teacher behaviors associated with student achievement gains and placed the least value on student achievement data. Evaluation experience…
Descriptors: Teacher Evaluation, Value Added Models, Academic Achievement, Accountability
Seeking a Principalship: Specific Position Attractors
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Walker, Allan; Kwan, Paula – Leadership and Policy in Schools, 2009
Purpose: This article reports on a study designed to uncover the factors aspiring secondary school principals consider important when deciding whether to apply for a specific post. The aspiring principals involved in the study had all confirmed their desire to be a principal; about half were already vice-principals. Methods: Evidence for the study…
Descriptors: Factor Structure, Foreign Countries, Principals, Occupational Aspiration