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Direct linkSmylie, Mark A.; Murphy, Joseph; Louis, Karen Seashore – American Journal of Education, 2016
This article examines the importance of caring in schools and school leadership. It analyzes the concept of caring and how it functions and introduces a model of caring school leadership situated within this broader exposition. The analysis and model are informed by literature including academic and professional works from education and…
Descriptors: Caring, Leadership Qualities, Leadership Styles, School Administration
Goldring, Ellen; Grissom, Jason A.; Neumerski, Christine M.; Murphy, Joseph; Blissett, Richard; Porter, Andy – Wallace Foundation, 2015
This three-volume report describes the "SAM (School Administration Manager) process," an approach that about 700 schools around the nation are using to direct more of principals' time and effort to improve teaching and learning in classrooms. Research has shown that a principal's instructional leadership is second only to teaching among…
Descriptors: Instructional Leadership, Principals, Administrator Role, Educational Improvement
Goldring, Ellen; Grissom, Jason A.; Neumerski, Christine M.; Murphy, Joseph; Blissett, Richard; Porter, Andy – Wallace Foundation, 2015
This three-volume report describes the "SAM (School Administration Manager) process," an approach that about 700 schools around the nation are using to direct more of principals' time and effort to improve teaching and learning in classrooms. Research has shown that a principal's instructional leadership is second only to teaching among…
Descriptors: Instructional Leadership, Principals, Administrator Role, Educational Improvement
Porter, Andrew C.; Polikoff, Morgan S.; Goldring, Ellen B.; Murphy, Joseph; Elliott, Stephen N.; May, Henry – Elementary School Journal, 2010
The Vanderbilt Assessment of Leadership in Education (VAL-ED) is a multirater assessment of principals' learning-centered leadership. The instrument was developed based on the Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing. In this article, we report on the validity and reliability evidence for the VAL-ED accumulated in a national field…
Descriptors: Psychological Testing, Test Validity, Leadership, Principals
Goldring, Ellen; Grissom, Jason A.; Neumerski, Christine M.; Murphy, Joseph; Blissett, Richard; Porter, Andy – Wallace Foundation, 2015
This three-volume report describes the "SAM (School Administration Manager) process," an approach that about 700 schools around the nation are using to direct more of principals' time and effort to improve teaching and learning in classrooms. Research has shown that a principal's instructional leadership is second only to teaching among…
Descriptors: Instructional Leadership, Principals, Administrator Role, Educational Improvement
Goldring, Ellen; Grissom, Jason A.; Neumerski, Christine M.; Murphy, Joseph; Blissett, Richard; Porter, Andy – Wallace Foundation, 2015
This three-volume report describes the "SAM (School Administration Manager) process," an approach that about 700 schools around the nation are using to direct more of principals' time and effort to improve teaching and learning in classrooms. Research has shown that a principal's instructional leadership is second only to teaching among…
Descriptors: Instructional Leadership, Principals, Administrator Role, Educational Improvement
Murphy, Joseph – Educational Administration Quarterly, 2005
The purpose of this article is to explore the foundations of the Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium's (ISLLC's) Standards for School Leaders. First, the eight strategies used to develop the Standards are discussed. Second, responses are provided to six broad issues raised by colleagues who have provided critical reviews of the…
Descriptors: Instructional Leadership, Academic Standards, Standard Setting, Leadership Qualities
Peer reviewedMurphy, Joseph; And Others – Planning and Changing, 1983
Presents a conceptual model for administrative promotion of school effectiveness by identifying activities, processes, and functions necessary for successful instructional leadership. (JW)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Elementary Secondary Education, Group Dynamics, Leadership Qualities
Peer reviewedHallinger, Philip; Murphy, Joseph – Administrator's Notebook, 1983
Data from seven California elementary schools suggest that effective instructional leadership is both multidimensional and sensitive to school socioeconomic status (SES); in low SES schools, it involves direct supervisory activity and attention paid to school climate. Twenty-six reference notes are appended. (MLF)
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Elementary Education, Leadership Qualities, Leadership Styles
Peer reviewedHallinger, Philip; Murphy, Joseph – Administrator's Notebook, 1982
An analysis of ratings by 104 teachers of the instructional management behaviors of 10 elementary school principals in a district where the superintendent has implemented policies to promote instructional leadership. (MLF)
Descriptors: Administrator Evaluation, Administrator Role, Elementary Education, Instructional Improvement
Download full textMurphy, Joseph; Elliott, Stephen N.; Goldring, Ellen; Porter, Andrew C. – Learning Sciences Institute, Vanderbilt University (NJ1), 2006
The purpose of this analysis is to describe the research base that undergirds the emerging concept of learning-centered leadership. We begin with our definition of leadership. Leadership is "the process of influencing others to achieve mutually agreed upon purposes for the organization" (Patterson, 1993, p. 3). Next, we make a number of…
Descriptors: Instructional Leadership, Principals, Models, Leadership Qualities
