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Sylvie Moussay; Frederique Mauguen; Luc Ria – International Journal of Training and Development, 2024
This article presents an empirical study on a new training program for the professional development of school inspectors and principals. The international literature reviews show that training based on the learning of managerial skills has limits. Another approach to training based on professional difficulties experienced and on authentic practice…
Descriptors: Training, Program Development, Professional Development, Inspection
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Liljenberg, Mette; Wrethander, Marie – Professional Development in Education, 2023
Furnishing novice school leaders with the knowledge and skills they require to be successful in practice has proved difficult. This paper describes and analyses an attempt to link learning and school leading practices in their education: a three-year learning activity within the Swedish National School Leadership Training Programme intended to…
Descriptors: Leadership, Educational Improvement, Beginning Principals, Administrator Education
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Lipke, Tamara B. – Journal of School Leadership, 2020
Mentoring is one important construct to support novice principals in this time of change. This study investigates the impact of a district-developed handbook to support co-constructed mentoring practices and cultivate a learning culture within a suburban school district. The handbook offered a framework of interactive systems and tools for…
Descriptors: Mentors, Guides, Beginning Principals, Suburban Schools
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DeMatthews, David E.; Carrola, Paul; Knight, David; Izquierdo, Elena – Leadership and Policy in Schools, 2019
The mental health needs of school principals have been consistently overlooked in the field of educational leadership and in the preparation and professional development of principals. This mixed-method study compares rates of burnout and secondary trauma of principals in one urban school district along the U.S.-Mexico border with other…
Descriptors: Principals, Mental Health, Burnout, Work Environment
Rogers, W. Todd; Hauserman, Cal P.; Skytt, Jacqueline – Canadian Journal of Education, 2016
The impact of Cognitive Coaching? included as part of the Leader2Leader (L2L) Leadership Pilot Program for beginning principals in Alberta, Canada, was evaluated in the present study. Fifteen qualified principals (coaches) and 23 new principals completed the L2L Pilot Program that took place over 18 months. Questionnaires for coaches and new…
Descriptors: Capacity Building, Coaching (Performance), Leadership Effectiveness, Case Studies
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Ng, Pak Tee – Asia Pacific Journal of Education, 2015
This paper presents the results of an exploratory research project about the perception of aspiring principals regarding the challenges of beginning principals and the support that they need. These aspiring principals are participants on the Leaders in Education Programme (LEP) in Singapore. According to the research findings, the LEP participants…
Descriptors: Beginning Principals, Barriers, Administrator Role, Work Environment
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Webber, Charles F.; Scott, Shelleyann; Scott, Donald E. – International Journal for Leadership in Learning, 2014
Purpose: The purpose was to highlight aspects of principals' work that are problematic and the degree to which they feel prepared to address those aspects. It profiles principals' pre-appointment learning. Research Methods: The study was conducted in Alberta with principals in the first three years of their appointments. A questionnaire was…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Beginning Principals, Problems, Administrator Education
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Ng, Shun-wing; Szeto, Sing-ying Elson – Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 2016
In Hong Kong, there is an acute need to provide newly appointed principals with opportunities for continuous professional development so that they could face the impact of reforms and globalization on school development. The Education Bureau has commissioned the tertiary institutions to provide structured professional development courses to cater…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Beginning Principals, Professional Development, Leadership Training
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Abbott, Ian; Bush, Tony – Education 3-13, 2013
This article reports on the findings from a study into high-performing leadership teams in English primary schools. The schools, in the sample, received "outstanding" Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted) grades overall, and for leadership and management, in their most recent school inspection. The evidence suggests that developing…
Descriptors: Leadership Effectiveness, Teamwork, Elementary Education, Team Training
Shoho, Alan R., Ed.; Barnett, Bruce, Ed.; Tooms, Autumn K., Ed. – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2010
This book series, "International Research on School Leadership," focuses on how present-day issues affect the theory and practice of school leadership. For this inaugural book, the editors focused on the challenges facing new principals and headteachers. Because the professional lives of school leaders have increasingly impinged on their…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Personal Narratives, Principals, Leadership Training
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Hobson, Andrew J.; Sharp, Caroline – School Leadership and Management, 2005
This article reports findings arising from a systematic review of literature relating to mentoring new head teachers. The review found that all major studies of formal mentoring programmes for new heads reported that such programmes have been effective, and that the mentoring of new heads can result in a range of perceived benefits for both…
Descriptors: Mentors, Beginning Principals, Foreign Countries, Educational Policy
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Crow, Gary M. – Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 2007
The headteacher's role in school improvement and the changing nature of the role suggest the need to investigate how new school leaders learn their jobs, that is, their socialization to the leader role. This study has two purposes: (1) to identify the content and methods used in the professional and organizational socialization experiences of new…
Descriptors: Socialization, School Restructuring, Mentors, Educational Change
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Briggs, Ann R. J.; Bush, Tony; Middlewood, David – Cambridge Journal of Education, 2006
New heads taking up their appointments in English schools in recent years have had supportive programmes to help them, both prior to headship and on taking up the role. This study examines the experience of heads new to their role in primary and secondary schools over the period 2002-2004. All were participants in the National College for School…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Program Evaluation, Program Effectiveness, Interviews
Daresh, John C. – 1997
Greater attention is now being directed at issues associated with the professional development of new school leaders. This paper identifies some of the major concerns of beginning school leaders across different nations, some of which include needs for knowledge about basic managerial skills, adequate socialization to the job, and a sense of self.…
Descriptors: Administrator Effectiveness, Administrator Evaluation, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role
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Travers, Joseph; McKeown, Penny – Irish Educational Studies, 2005
This paper addresses the issue of educational leadership through a critique of the Misneach programme for first-time principals. This programme entails preparation for the leadership of professional staff, namely of teachers as professional educators. The demands that this places on the leadership curriculum are onerous. The Misneach programme, as…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Instructional Leadership, Beginning Principals, Management Development