Journal of Educational Administration: Volume 58 Issue 1

Citizenship behavior and misbehavior among superintendents: An integrative approach

Orly Shapira-Lishchinsky, Tania Levy-Gazenfrantz

The purpose of this paper is to explore an integrative model which includes specific intentions that may explain the contradictory citizenship behaviors and misbehaviors among…

Increasing principals’ time on instructional leadership: exploring the SAM® process

Ellen Goldring, Jason Grissom, Christine M. Neumerski, Richard Blissett, Joseph Murphy, Andrew Porter

Despite increased focus on the importance of the time principals spend on instructional leadership, there is little research on practical ways to help principals manage their time…

Performance assessment for school leaders: comparing field trial and implementation results

Margaret Terry Orr, Liz Hollingworth, Barbara Beaudin

The purpose of this paper is to compare two years of results for one state’s performance-based assessments for principal licensure Performance Assessment for Leaders (PAL). This…

A review of the empirical research on teacher leadership (2003–2017): Evidence, patterns and implications

Dong Nguyen, Alma Harris, David Ng

The purpose of this paper is to outline key findings from a contemporary review of the international empirical literature focused upon teacher leadership. It synthesises what is…

Principals’ experiences in the implementation of the English Language Proficiency Programme in Namibia

Haaveshe Ndeutalala Nekongo-Nielsen, Elizabeth Ndeukumwa Ngololo

Namibian principals are usually placed in leadership positions without orientation and are found to lack skills to supervise teachers in delivering instruction using the English…

A liminal approach to parents in leadership positions in schools with students of high socioeconomic background in Israel

Audrey Addi-Raccah, Noa Friedman

Parents’ collective involvement in their children’s education takes the form of holding leadership positions in schools. Employing the concept of liminality, which is used in…

Moral literacy and school leadership: Perceptions of principals in southeast Ohio on the ethics of decision-making

Charles Lowery

Public interests and concerns often create dilemmas for school principals. As such moral dilemmas are the case for schools as places marked by social, economic, cultural and…