Department of Educational Administration
ORCID IDs
Sarah J. Zuckerman https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3330-6431
Date of this Version
Fall 2020
Citation
Zuckerman, S.J. & O’Shea, C. (2020). Principals’ Philosophies of Leadership and Instructional Support Strategies. Published in Journal of School Leadership.
doi:10.1177/1052684620966063
Abstract
The Every Child Succeeds Act of 2015 signaled a shift toward the recognition of the importance of school leadership, reflecting a growing body of literature that demonstrates principals are second only to classroom instruction in supporting student success. This influence is the greatest when principals focus on teaching and learning, or instructional leadership. The ability to focus on instructional leadership requires knowledge, as well as the schema that creates mental models for instructional leadership tasks. This study draws on interviews with principals to examine the relationship between their theory of leadership, which are conceptualized as leadership schema, and their instructional leadership practices. The findings suggest that there are similarities in the instructional leadership tasks undertaken by principals, but that how they engage in tasks is partially determined by their theory of leadership.
Comments
Copyright © 2020 Sarah J. Zuckerman and Cailen O’Shea. Published by SAGE Publications. Used by permission.