Journal of Educational Administration: Volume 41 Issue 1

Changing the deafening silence of indigenous women's voices in educational leadership

Tanya Fitzgerald

The critique of western ethnocentric notions of leadership presented in this paper is informed by debates on issues such as gender and educational leadership that have produced…

The ethics of zero tolerance

Kevin Gorman, Patrick Pauken

“Zero tolerance” has become the international “buzz word” of the secondary building administrator. As school violence has increased so have the legislative and regulatory…

Principal role changes and influence on principal recruitment and selection: An international perspective

Kathryn S. Whitaker

This article presents an overview of the changing role of principals and head teachers from an international perspective. The role changes of local site management, increased…

Vision, relationships and teacher motivation: a case study

Kerry Barnett, John McCormick

School leaders continue to be urged to have vision. Some argue that effective schools have principals who create and communicate a vision for the school. However, although there…

The development of scales to measure teacher and school executive occupational satisfaction

Catherine Scott, Stephen Dinham

Interest in teacher “stress” and its relationship to teacher well‐being has a long and distinguished history. However, there has been criticism of this research endeavour for its…

An analysis of enabling and mindful school structures: Some theoretical, research and practical considerations

Wayne K. Hoy

This inquiry is a theoretical analysis that attempts to identify the features of school structure that efficiently promote positive outcomes of organization, while limiting…