ERIC Number: EJ1284181
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Publication Date: 2020
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Principal Supervisors Interact with Leadership Teams in High Needs Schools?
Thessin, Rebecca A.; Shirrell, Matthew; Richardson, Tamilah
Planning and Changing, v49 n3-4 p173-201 2020
Instructional leadership teams (ILTs) advance school improvement by building the capacity of school-based leaders to lead improvement work. The role of central office administrators, and particularly of principal supervisors, supporting the learning and development of ILTs, however, is relatively unknown. This mixed methods study explored the degree and focus of principal supervisors' interactions with ILTs in high needs schools and considered whether these interactions are related to the ILT members' perceptions of the leadership and organizational conditions for school improvement. Findings revealed that a greater degree of interaction between the principal supervisor and the ILT was related to more positive perceptions of the school's leadership and organizational conditions for improvement. Further, principal supervisors' interactions with ILTs largely fell within the constructs of leadership for learning, professional development, and support for teams. These findings have implications for principal supervisor preparation and expectations for how supervisors enact and fulfill their roles.
Descriptors: Supervisors, Instructional Leadership, Educational Improvement, Central Office Administrators, Interprofessional Relationship, Principals, Disadvantaged Schools, Administrator Attitudes, Learning, Professional Development, Administrative Organization, Elementary Schools, Secondary Schools
Department of Educational Administration and Foundations. College of Education, Illinois State University, Campus Box 5900, Normal, IL 61790-5900. Tel: 309-438-2399; Fax: 309-438-8683; Web site: http://education.illinoisstate.edu/planning/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Secondary Education; Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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