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Jones, Jared S. – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The purpose of this mixed methods study was to determine what preparational experiences are necessary for assistant principals to effectively transition to the principalship. Fifteen principals completed a 21-item survey and answered seven interview questions to better understand how the North Carolina Standards for School Executives aligned with…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Principals, School Administration, Assistant Principals
Saltiel Khololo Collen Mataboge – Discourse and Communication for Sustainable Education, 2024
The purpose of this conceptual paper is to explore sustainability in mitigating managerial challenges faced by women principals in rural primary schools. The main research question guiding this study is: "What strategies can be employed to enhance sustainability in mitigating the managerial challenges experienced by women principals in…
Descriptors: Principals, Females, Sustainability, Difficulty Level
Nabila Chilah Abdelkader; Marina García-Carmona; Francisco Javier Hinojo Lucena – School Leadership & Management, 2023
Increasingly, school principals face unique challenges to improve the educational quality of their schools. Given the vital role of educational leaders in this process, this study presents the case of a city with distinctive features due to its geographical location bordering Africa and Europe: Melilla, Spain. Based on a literature review and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Principals, Leadership Styles, Educational Quality
Taole, Matshidiso – International Journal of Whole Schooling, 2022
This study reports on the challenges facing multigrade principals. Principals are regarded as curriculum leaders and have critical roles to play in the success of the school. However, school principals experience a myriad of complex challenges in the execution of their roles and responsibilities. The purpose of this qualitative study was to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Principals, Barriers, Rural Schools
Chairez, Cynthia C. – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The responsibilities of school principals in the United States have shifted to include instructional leadership in addition to the management of facilities and people. Principals at all levels can find it challenging to balance their administrative and instructional leadership roles. The purpose of this basic qualitative study was to understand…
Descriptors: Principals, Administrator Responsibility, Instructional Leadership, Administrator Role
Schwan, Anna – Mid-Western Educational Researcher, 2020
Recognizing a global focus on principals to be proficient instructional leaders while meeting the demands of multiple responsibilities, this study seeks to investigate the perception of importance of research-based instructional leadership behavior functions through a triangulated lens of teacher candidates, teachers, and principals. This study…
Descriptors: Instructional Leadership, Principals, School Administration, Preservice Teachers
Briscoe, Patricia; Wild, Paul – Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy, 2020
In this case narrative, Peter, an experienced principal in a new school board and school, is struggling to keep up with the day-to-day challenges at his school and to achieve work--life balance. Challenges include: (a) small changes in the school can that demand some of his time; (b) daily unintended interruptions that are draining his time and…
Descriptors: Principals, Administrator Responsibility, Graduate Study, Administrator Education
Wanda L. Van Dyke – ProQuest LLC, 2021
The purpose of this study is to examine the problem of practice found in discipline disproportionality of Black students with disabilities in an urban school district with a majority Black student and teacher population. Through personal interviews with building level administrators, data was gained to determine common themes that impact…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Urban Schools, Principals, Assistant Principals
Koonce, Michael – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The purpose of this study was to identify factors that served as barriers to principal engagement in the professional development process and identify what resources or supports were needed to increase engagement levels. For the purpose of this study, the professional development process included the identification of the professional learning…
Descriptors: Principals, Barriers, Professional Development, Participation
Kutsyuruba, Benjamin; Godden, Lorraine; Walker, Keith – Research in Educational Administration & Leadership, 2020
School administrators are expected to undertake a variety of roles and responsibilities with regard to facilitating the ongoing professional development of teachers in their schools. Administering formal or informal mentoring initiatives is a typical strategy employed for supporting early career teachers [ECTs] as they adjust to school culture,…
Descriptors: Context Effect, School Administration, Administrator Role, Administrator Responsibility
Deniz, Ünal; Erdener, Mehmet Akif – Research in Educational Administration & Leadership, 2020
Beginning with the 2015-2016 academic year in Turkey, school principals were given the responsibility of instructional supervisory authority. The purpose of this study is to reveal the level of instructional supervision exhibited by the school principals according to the perceptions of teachers and to examine these perceptions in terms of various…
Descriptors: School Supervision, Instructional Leadership, Principals, Teacher Attitudes
Wylie, Cathy; Johnston, Cathie – New Zealand Council for Educational Research, 2021
Around 600 schools have used the free, research-based Teaching, School and Leadership Practices (TSP) survey since it was first offered in 2017. This brief report is based on interviews with 10 principals who've used TSP three years in a row. The report shows the principals find it informs their own development and appraisal, identifies priorities…
Descriptors: Principals, Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Surveys, Administrator Evaluation
Garland, Allison – Learning Professional, 2018
After 12 years as a building administrator, the author became Executive Director of School Leadership in Littleton Elementary School District #65, Avondale, Arizona. The district created this position to focus on the professional and personal growth of building leaders while ensuring district initiatives were implemented with fidelity. The…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Principals, School Districts, Administrator Responsibility
Mayes, Eric; Gethers, Katchia – AASA Journal of Scholarship & Practice, 2018
This article explores the notion that the shifting responsibilities of school principals have required the incorporation of new and different leadership styles that will require advanced skillsets in organizational management and performance and instructional leadership. Further, how teachers perceive their school leader's ability to effectively…
Descriptors: Transformational Leadership, Principals, Participative Decision Making, Professional Development
Rutherford, Emily N.; Brown, Rachel – Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals, 2021
The demand of providing adequate services for students with disabilities has evolved over the years requiring districts to provide free and appropriate public education in the least restrictive environment. As districts are held increasingly accountable for meeting these demands, the roles and responsibilities of the school principal has become…
Descriptors: Principals, Students with Disabilities, Individualized Education Programs, Teamwork