Journal•ISSN: 0002-4805
Alberta Journal of Educational Research
University of Alberta Press
About: Alberta Journal of Educational Research is an academic journal. The journal publishes majorly in the area(s): Educational research & Higher education. It has an ISSN identifier of 0002-4805. Over the lifetime, 1288 publications have been published receiving 15763 citations.
Topics: Educational research, Higher education, Academic achievement, Teacher education, Primary education
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TL;DR: This article found that statistically significant positive relationships existed between instructional leadership behaviors of school principals and the selected characteristics: teacher commitment, professional involvement, and innovativeness (p < 0.0005).
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between instructional leadership and selected school-level characteristics essential to the development of successful schools. Data were collected from a random sample of teachers (n=624) and subjected to multiple regression analysis. This study found that statistically significant positive relationships existed between instructional leadership behaviors of school principals and the selected characteristics: teacher commitment, professional involvement, and innovativeness (p<.0005). Also, the researcher developed “best fitting” models of instructional leadership that account for variance of each characteristic. Models for professional involvement and innovativeness vary with school type (elementary or high). Results of this study reinforce the validity of instructional leadership and suggest that particular instructional leadership behaviours contribute to school characteristics that facilitate school improvement.
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TL;DR: A review of the literature identifies the links between citizenship and globalization as well as the conflicting discourses and agendas surrounding citizenship education in a globalized neoliberal policy context using a conceptual framework that highlights three contrasting approaches to globalization.
Abstract: Educating for global citizenship is increasingly named as a goal of education This study examines the variations in intent and approach to global education and educating for global citizenship A review of the literature identifies the links between citizenship and globalization as well as the conflicting discourses and agendas surrounding citizenship education in a globalized neoliberal policy context Using a conceptual framework that highlights three contrasting approaches to globalization—a neoliberal approach, a radical approach, and a transformational approach—this article compares three global education policies and their citizenship education approaches and highlights the issues implicit in each as well as the problems and possibilities for furthering a social justice agenda The article concludes that education for global citizenship is a complex and contested concept and that educators who claim to be educating for global citizenship must be clear on the implications of their work
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