Author: Mamie H. McCierPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
A Study of High School Principals' Instructional Leadership Behaviors as Perceived by Teachers in Urban Comprehensive and Magnet High Schools
Author: Mamie H. McCierAssessing Instructional Leadership with the Principal Instructional Management Rating Scale
Author: Philip HallingerPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319155334
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
This volume provides a succinct up-to-date summary of global research on principal instructional leadership as it has evolved over the past 50 years. The book’s particular focus is on the development and use of the Principal Instructional Management Rating Scale (PIMRS). The PIMRS is the most widely used survey instrument designed for assessing instructional leadership for research and practice. It has been used in more than 250 studies in more than 30 countries around the world. The authors provide a detailed conceptual and data-based description of the rationale and development of the instrument as well as the ways in which it has been used in practice. The book also provides, for the first time, a comprehensive assessment of the scale’s measurement properties. This represents essential information for future users of the instrument across different national contexts. Finally, the volume outlines an agenda for improving future research on the role of principal instructional leadership in student learning and school effectiveness.
A Study of Principal Instructional Leadership Behaviors Manifested in Successful and Nonsuccessful Urban Elementary Schools
Author: Margaret Mary Irma CantuPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Academic achievement
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The purpose of the study was to discover the principal instructional leadership behaviors differed in successful and nonsuccessful urban elementary schools. Six schools were selected and paired according to size, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and attendance to discover the salient leadership behavior differences between and among them. A descriptive survey research design was utilized to collect data through the Hallinger-Murphy Principal Instructional Management Rating Scale (PIMRS) which assessed frequency of leadership behaviors. Six (100%) of the principals and 95 (49%) teachers responded. The research questions were tested statistically using Analysis of Variance to decipher leadership differences between the pairs of schools and differences of perceived principal behaviors based on teachers' grade levels and teaching experience. The instructional leadership behaviors manifested by the principals in the selected schools were identified through the PIMRS and tested using the .05 confidence level as the measure of significance. The current literature reported that higher frequency of leadership behaviors, such as those identified in the PIMRS, could lead to academically successful schools. The results of this study went against the grain of the current literature since high scores on the PIMRS did not ensure successful schools and provided confoundment rather than clarification. The principals in the paired schools showed few differences in job behavior patterns, yet one school in each pair was academically successful; the other was not. The research questions stated: 1) There are significant differences between the instructional leadership behaviors demonstrated by the principals of schools with high student achievement when compared with the principals of schools with low student achievement; 2) student demographic characteristics (ethnicity, attendance of students, socioeconomic status) influence student success; and 3) there is a difference in teachers' perceptions of principals' instructional leadership behaviors based on their years of teaching experience and grade level taught. The first and third questions were rejected since the data in this study did not support the questions. The second question was not statistically tested due to a lack of difference in the student populations in the schools. Further study and testing of the Ballinger-Murphy Model is required in order to draw final conclusions on the relationship between principal instructional leadership behaviors and student achievement
A Study of High School Principals' Perceived Instructional Leadership Behaviors and the Correlation to Student Achievement
Author: Jason John KennedyThe Leadership Behaviors of Principals and Their Effect on School Improvement in Effective Urban High Schools
Author: Eddie L. DavisInstructional Leadership Behaviors of Principals at High-performing, High-povery High Schools in Louisiana
Author: Shavon Savoy-HelairePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Educational leadership
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"This study examined the instructional leadership behaviors of principals at highpoverty, high-performing high schools in Louisiana. Using the conceptual framework developed by the researcher through the analysis of literature, fundamental instructional leadership characteristics and behaviors revealed three constructs: (a) Delineating the School's Vision, (b) Overseeing the Instructional Program, and (c) Fostering a Positive School Culture. Embedded within each theme are sub-constructs of principal instructional leader behaviors that contribute to producing student success at high-poverty schools. The purpose of this study is to determine the instructional leadership behaviors of principals who have successfully increased student achievement at high-poverty, highperforming high schools in Louisiana. The researcher completed a qualitative multiple- iv case study of two public high schools in Louisiana where over 50 percent of the students were classified as economically disadvantaged, and their School Performance Score (SPS) was no lower than a B for the last three years, as evidenced by the school's annual state report card. The researcher interviewed principals and focus group participants from each respective school. A principal interview protocol and teacher focus group protocol was utilized to collect data and triangulate the responses of each school principal and teacher focus group participants at the two sites to understand how their respective principals contributed to the school's success. A qualitative cross-case comparison was employed using the results of the findings to compare those instructional leadership behaviors within the three constructs between the two schools. This study revealed that both principals' behaviors were conducive to student success. The principals positively influence their staff and students, and people are willing to follow their lead. Furthermore, both school leaders exhibited transformational and collective leadership characteristics. The principals revisited their school vision often, established a safe and welcoming environment for students and staff members, set high expectations, and encouraged maintaining an open mindset regarding student potential and performance while holding everyone accountable for meeting those expectations. The following themes emerged: (1) Values and Beliefs, (2) Relationships, and (3) High Expectations. The principals' values and beliefs transcend beyond just their vision and goals and are implemented throughout various aspects of school goals, policies, and procedures. A strong element of bonding and a sense of camaraderie was discovered on v both campuses among teachers and staff and with students and parents. Belief in students' potential through establishing high expectations was revealed many times throughout the study. Both principals heavily emphasized how teachers must have positive mindsets regarding student achievement. Implications for principal leadership preparatory programs, improved leadership practices, better district support and collaborative efforts, and state educational policies are significant and aid in continuing to close the achievement gap."--abstract.
Dissertation Abstracts International
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dissertations, Academic
Languages : en
Pages : 700
Book Description
Instructional Leadership Behaviors of High School Principals, Department Heads and Other Administrative Staff as Perceived by Teachers and Principals
Author: Adai Sooliman IbrahimPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Leadership
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
An Assessment of the Perceived Instructional Leadership Behaviors of Assistant Principals
Author: Ronald Earl Atkinson (Jr.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Assistant school principals
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
This study examined the extent to which the role of the assistant principal is perceived to include instructional leadership behaviors. Specifically, this study compared the perceptions of instructional leadership practices of elementary, middle, and high school assistant principals from the perspectives of assistant principals, principals, and teachers. A nonexperimental comparative design was used. Quantitative data were collected via a version of the Principal Instructional Management Rating Scale that was adapted for application to assistant principals. Analysis of variance, independent-samples t-test, correlation, and nonresponse bias analysis were conducted. Effect size and standard error were calculated. Results indicated that the mean scores given by principals were the highest given by any of the three role groups and those given by teachers were the lowest including the lowest seven mean subscale scores among all role groups. Analysis of variance and t-test results of survey responses indicated that, though statistically significant differences were identified regarding school level, gender of the assistant principal, and role of the rater, no practical differences were found. Results further indicated that there was a negligible relationship between experience and ratings of assistant principal instructional leadership. Recommendations include those related to suggestions for continued research on this topic as well as implications for the practice of instructional leadership for assistant principals.
An Analysis of the Relationship of Perceived Principal Instructional Leadership Behaviors and Student Academic Achievement
Author: Kerry Andrew SchindlerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Academic achievement
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
The primary purpose of the present study was to determine if a relationship existed between perceived instructional leadership behaviors of high school principals and student academic achievement. A total of 124 principals and 410 teachers representing 75 high school campuses completed the School Leadership Behaviors Survey (SLBS), an instrument derived from 21 principal instructional leadership behaviors purported to relate to student achievement (Waters et al., 2003). Correlation analyses were used to analyze relationships between principals' and teachers' perceptions of the 21 instructional leadership behaviors and student achievement as indicated by campus average achievement scale scores in mathematics, social studies, science, reading, and English language arts. In addition, correlation analysis was used to examine the relationship between the congruence of principals' and teachers' perceptions and student achievement. The study revealed that principals' and teachers' perceptions of instructional leadership behaviors, and congruence between perceptions, were not related to student achievement (average effect size). However, when each of the 21 instructional leadership behaviors was examined individually, statistically significant relationships were found. Positive correlations were found between student achievement and 3 of the 21 instructional leadership behaviors: (a) flexibility, (b) input, and (c) outreach as self-perceived by principals. In addition, principals' perceptions on one instructional leadership behavior (discipline) produced a negative correlation with student achievement. Teachers' perceptions of the principals' instructional leadership behaviors positively correlated to student achievement on 2 of the 21 instructional leadership behaviors: (a) ideals/beliefs and (b) order. When differences in principals' and teachers' perceptions were examined, 12 of the 21 instructional leadership behaviors produced a negative correlation to student achievement: (a) communication, (b) contingent rewards, (c) culture, (d) discipline, (e) flexibility, (f) focus, (g) ideals/beliefs, (h) input, (i) optimizer, (j) order, (k) resources, and (l) situational awareness. These results indicated that, as principals' and teachers' perceptions of the instructional leadership behaviors were closer together (high congruency), student achievement increased. The results of the study confirmed that certain instructional leadership behaviors of the principals related to student achievement. The findings concerning the congruence between principals' and teachers' perceptions have encouraging potential in explaining student achievement.