Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine how school leaders use high-stakes teacher evaluation to improve and, if necessary, remove low-performing teachers in their schools. It explores how cognitive, relational and organizational factors play a role in shaping the way school leaders implement teacher evaluation.…

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to outline the findings from a small-scale, exploratory, study of principals' instructional leadership practice in Malaysian primary schools. The dimensions and functions of instructional leadership, explicitly explored in this study, are those outlined in the Hallinger and Murphy's (1985) model.…

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to look across six first-year principals to investigate their engagement with and sensemaking of specific messages of instructional leadership around teacher evaluation. Design/methodology/approach: This research project, a cross-case study, was carried out using in-depth qualitative observations and…

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the effects of different dimensions of instructional leadership on student learning in Hong Kong secondary schools, whose broader institutional contexts are critically characterized by high accountability policy environments. Design/methodology/approach: This study utilizes standardized test scores…

Reports the findings of a study of teachers' perceptions of actual and preferred supervisory behavior in Montana public schools during the 1978-79 school year. (WD)

The function and image of the Inspector must move in new directions, particularly in view of an increasing professionalism among teachers. His major function must become that of system's supervisor-coordinator, with both professional and public relations involved. (Author)

In a study of 29 aspiring administrators from the University of Colorado preparation program, only 10 percent demonstrated adequate instructional conferencing abilities. Identified problems included underanalysis, poorly focused strategizing, lack of reflective discussion, and failure to pursue the conference objective. Recommendations and…

Characterizes public school principals' perceptions of effective clinical-supervisory behavior and contrasts these with prior research findings. A Q-sort completed by 65 Quebec principals supplied data on three aspects of supervisors' behavior. (MCG)

Principals operate in a tightly regulated system while attempting to lead teachers toward voluntary extracurricular activities. According to a case study of an Israeli senior school, leaders resolve this paradox by mobilizing teachers via behavior- and cognition-shaping strategies which cause them to redefine their work. Administrators succeed…