International Journal of Educational Management: Volume 23 Issue 3

Vice‐principals' dilemma – career advancement or harmonious working relationship

Paula Kwan

Although the importance of shared leadership to school success has been widely recognised in the literature, only scant attention has been paid to the feelings of vice‐principals…

Human resource management in Hong Kong preschools: the impact of falling rolls on staffing

Choi‐wa Dora Ho

The purpose of this paper is to discuss the impact of falling rolls on human resource management in local preschools in Hong Kong. It aims to argue that the developing role of…

Auditing management practices in schools: Recurring communication problems and solutions

Karen H. Zwijze‐Koning, Menno D.T. de Jong

Over the past ten years, most Dutch high schools have been confronted with mergers, curriculum reforms, and managerial changes. As a result, the pressure on the schools'…

An exploratory study of gender effect on student presentation evaluations: Does gender similarity make a difference?

Tulay Girard, Musa Pinar

This study aims to examine the potential effects of the gender similarity between the presenter and evaluator on the presentation evaluation scores obtained with an evaluation…

Selection criteria, skill sets and competencies: What is their role in the appointment of vice‐chancellors in Australian universities?

Bernard O'Meara, Stanley Petzall

The research presented here attempts to identify and analyse the reported selection criteria used in the appointment of Australian vice‐chancellors (VCs) and to contrast this with…

Job stress and organizational commitment among mentoring coordinators

Orly Michael, Deborah Court, Pnina Petal

This research aims to examine the impact of job stress on the organizational commitment of a random, representative sample of coordinators in the Israeli educational mentoring…

Passionate Leadership in Education

Brian Roberts

Editorial

Brian Roberts