Showing papers by "Kenneth Leithwood published in 1994"
TL;DR: The authors describes a 4-year program of research about transformational forms of leadership in schools responding to a variety of restructuring initiatives, and argues for the promise of transformational leadership in school-restructuring contexts.
Abstract: School restructuring creates new expectations of those who offer leadership to schools, expectations not well captured in images of instructional leadership. This article describes a 4-year program of research about transformational forms of leadership in schools responding to a variety of restructuring initiatives. Evidence is summarized about transformational leadership practices and behaviors in schools, their effects on a variety of school and teacher variables, and thought processes that give rise to such leadership practices. On the basis of this evidence, the author argues for the promise of transformational leadership in school-restructuring contexts.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the impact of principal leadership on school effectiveness and school improvement is explored, and the authors propose a framework to explore the influence of principal's leadership on schools effectiveness and improvement.
Abstract: (1994). Introduction: Exploring the Impact of Principal Leadership. School Effectiveness and School Improvement: Vol. 5, No. 3, pp. 206-217.
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TL;DR: The curriculum is one of several foci for change in more comprehensive school restructuring initiatives currently prevalent in most developed countries as mentioned in this paper, including empowerment of teachers, parents, and students, site-based management, instructional processes, and forms of leadership.
Abstract: The curriculum is one of several foci for change in the more comprehensive school restructuring initiatives currently prevalent in most developed countries. Other foci include, for example, school decisionmaking structures; empowerment of teachers, parents, and students; site-based management; instructional processes; and forms of leadership (Hallinger, Murphy, & Hausman, 1993; Murphy, 1991). Almost all of these initiatives interact (and all are of no mean consequence for what teachers do). Although curriculum reform is the theme for this journal issue, what we have to say about teacher commitment in this article
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