The purpose of the study was to better understand how professional self-efficacy is related to the support school administrators provide and receive. Using a sequential, mixed-methods research design, middle- and high-school administrators serving in a metropolitan school district located in a southeastern U.S. city participated in a research…

Teacher attrition is an ongoing issue in the United States and more specifically in the state of Missouri. This dissertation, using a qualitative approach, offers insights from teacher perceptions of school leadership and specific behaviors, skills, and leadership techniques that might bolster teacher retention. The research included interviews…

This single-site case study focuses on how administrators in a Vietnamese international school build trust among expatriate teachers to foster informal teacher leadership. A theoretical framework based on Bourdieu's (1986) social capital theory was used to design the research instruments and analyze the data. Participants took part in…

This case study employed a qualitative approach utilizing narrative inquiry to explore the perceptions of teachers regarding leadership best practices that contribute to teacher retention and organizational capacity. The primary objective of the study was to identify administrative practices aimed at fostering teacher retention and enhancing…

Although a growing body of theoretical work indicated that the cultural orientation of societies shapes their understanding of leadership, there is a lack of empirical research to explore how individual cultural value orientations shape teachers' expectations for school leadership. This empirical research addresses this gap by examining the…

A comprehensive examination of the impact of instructional leadership provided by school principals on teacher commitment was carried out across different nations, including Indonesia. This research employed a literature review approach, scrutinizing journal articles that delved into the connection between the instructional leadership of school…

Do you have the desire to build relationships with the special education teachers in your school or district but constantly feel weighed down by compliance issues? Special education teachers are leaving the field at alarming rates, and positive change through transformational leadership practices can help administrators build confidence and…

School leaders aim for steady progress and yearly gains. In most cases, this means modifications must be made throughout the school, particularly within the classroom. If teachers are unprepared or disengaged in the planning process, a program's success might be at risk. Consideration of teacher needs will be influential in instructional…

An increase in the enrollment of elementary school students who do not speak English as their first language has led to initiatives to provide effective instruction for these students which require effective leadership. The problem is that leadership practices have been unsuccessful in supporting dual language elementary school teachers, and…

This paper explores school principals' use of human resource management (HRM) strategies and their influence on teachers' professional learning communities in X Rural District in China's Shanghai. Semi-structured interviews with 16 school and kindergarten heads showed that school-level contextual factors accounted for school principals' use of HRM…

Purpose: Relying on the principles of the social exchange theory, the current study is aimed at investigating the impact of team-member exchange relationships (TMX) among school management team (SMT) members on school outcomes (organizational citizenship behavior [OCB], job satisfaction and innovation) via the mediating role of leader-member…

Amid the growing concerns of educational stakeholders about the academic achievements of students, educational literature, especially coming from the developed context, portrays instructional leadership as a desirable model with the potential to contribute to the improved capacity of teachers, ultimately leading to enhanced student achievements.…

In Massachusetts public elementary schools, teaching and leadership roles are perceived as mutually exclusive rather than interwoven. Despite credentials that would recognize Massachusetts public elementary school teachers as leaders beyond their classrooms, the leadership frame of reference attests that those who have the position, power and…

Research has shown that teachers leave the profession due to a lack of motivation from their leaders. The failure of school leaders to motivate teachers is a critical issue in the field of education because a significant proportion of schools have problems retaining their employees, resulting in teacher turnover. A qualitative, single-subject case…

Professional Development (PD) is regarded a critical channel through which teacher instructional effectiveness improves. However, research shows that teacher discontent with PD is widespread. Bridging literature in organisational decision and labour economics, this study theorises that variation in how schools collect, process and respond to…