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Da'as, Rima'a; Schechter, Chen; Qadach, Mowafaq – Journal of Educational Administration, 2019
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to test an innovative model for exploring the direct and indirect relationships between principals' cognitive complexity (CC), schools' absorptive capacity (ACAP), a teacher's affective commitment and a teacher's intent to leave. Design/methodology/approach: Data were collected from a survey of 1,664 teachers…
Descriptors: Principals, Instructional Leadership, Models, Teacher Persistence
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Goodarzi, Shahbaz; Fallah, Vahid; Saffarian, Saeid – International Education Studies, 2016
The purpose of this study is to determine the dimensions of smart schools in the Fars education system and provide a suitable model. The research method is descriptive survey. The study population consisted of all school principals Fars Province in the academic 2014-2015 and number of them was 1364. The sample volume using Cochran method was 302…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Models, Principals, Administrator Surveys
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Trimmer, Karen – Teacher Development, 2016
This paper investigates reasoned risk-taking in decision-making by school principals using a methodology that combines sequential use of psychometric and traditional measurement techniques. Risk-taking is defined as when decisions are made that are not compliant with the regulatory framework, the primary governance mechanism for public schools in…
Descriptors: Risk, Decision Making, Principals, Psychometrics
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Liu, Yan; Bellibas, Mehmet Sukru; Printy, Susan – Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 2018
Distributed leadership is a dynamic process and reciprocal interaction of the leader, the subordinates and the situation. This research was inspired by the theoretical framework of Spillane in order to contextualize distributed leadership and compare the variations using the Teaching and Learning International Survey 2013 data. The two-level…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Context Effect, Teacher Characteristics, Participative Decision Making
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Cheng, Eric C. K. – International Journal of Educational Management, 2017
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to present a model to assist school leaders in managing the professional development activities of teachers. The model illustrates the important role of principals in promoting continuing professional development (CPD), chiefly by cultivating a collaborative learning culture and formulating policy.…
Descriptors: Learning Activities, Faculty Development, Models, Professional Continuing Education
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Orphanos, Stelios; Orr, Margaret Terry – Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 2014
School leadership has been shown to exert a positive but mostly indirect influence on school and student outcomes. Currently, there is great interest in how quality leadership preparation is related to leadership practice and improved teacher outcomes. The purpose of the study was to understand the moderating influence of leadership preparation on…
Descriptors: Instructional Leadership, Leadership Training, Teacher Collaboration, Principals
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Schechter, Chen; Qadach, Mowafaq – Educational Administration Quarterly, 2012
Purpose: This study explored a theoretical model that links teachers' perceived uncertainty and teachers' sense of collective efficacy with organizational learning mechanisms (OLMs) in elementary schools. OLMs serve as a mediator construct. Research Design: For testing the primary theoretical model, 801 teachers from 61 elementary schools (33…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary Schools, Elementary School Teachers, Models