... into the lived experiences of 15 teachers and eight school leaders in eight primary schools in Mashhad, Iran. Through semistructured interviews, researchers employed open and axial coding to systematically explore and categorize qualitative data. The study focuses on understanding the role of principal...

.... This study aims to investigate, from a schoolteacher's perspective, the degree of entrepreneurial leadership behaviour (ELB) applied by school principals in European primary schools. Given that school autonomy is perceived as an important predictor of leaders' entrepreneurship, this study investigates...

...Carolin Julia Reimann; Judith Schwarz; Thomas Koinzer Purpose The article deals with competition between primary schools in Berlin. The focus is on the perception of competition and the process of student selection – despite school law restrictions for primary state schools. The aim is to find out...

... schools, and identify the leadership development and support they were provided with. Design/methodology/approach This was a small qualitative study designed to collect data from the perspectives of first-time middle leaders and principals in New Zealand primary schools. Three methods were employed...

...Merike Darmody; Emer Smyth Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the factors associated with occupational stress and job satisfaction among Irish primary school principals. A principal’s job has become increasingly demanding and complex in recent decades. However, there is little...

...Jasmin‐Olga Sarafidou; Georgios Chatziioannidis Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine teacher involvement in different domains of decision making in Greek primary schools and explore associations with school and teacher variables. Design/methodology/approach A survey employing self...

... the organisational health of schools (Bradshaw et al., 2008). © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Sweden Primary schools Quality management Employees Health Organizational learning Systems thinking Occupational health is often related to a lack of balance between the demands...

... been made in students’ overall performance in generic skills, positive values and attitudes, language proficiency, and over the key learning areas. On the other hand, the progress made in secondary schools was perceived to be less than that made in primary schools. The views of frontline teachers could...

...‐ended and semi‐structured interviews were used to guide the original research. Similar to Skrla's study, all participants were provided with opportunities to reflect on their experiences as primary school leaders and questions where they talk openly about them. Two research instruments were designed...

...Hairuddin Mohd Ali Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the nine‐point strategic leadership characteristics of Malaysian Quality National Primary School Leaders (QNPSL) and to indicate the implications of these findings for the current educational management and leadership practices...

...Carsten C. Schermuly; René A. Schermuly; Bertolt Meyer Purpose This paper aims to investigate the relationship between psychological empowerment, job satisfaction, and burnout among vice‐principals (VPs) in primary schools. Design/methodology/approach A total of 103 VPs at 103 different...

... distinctive factors influence and hinder the leadership process for men in Greek primary schools? Are there any perceived gender differences in educational leadership? What are the attitudes and the level of motivation that male school leaders have towards promotion? Design/ methodology/ approach...

...John J. De Nobile; John McCormick Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate relationships between biographical variables of gender, age experience and employment position and occupational stress of staff members in Catholic primary schools. Design/methodology/approach Survey data...

... and strategic planning), is a better measure on how the school performs. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Primary schools Students Performance measures Public schools Malaysia Performance measurement is on the management agenda in both the public and the private sector. Increasing...

...John J. De Nobile; John McCormick Purpose This study's purpose is to examine the relationships between the biographical characteristics gender, age, years of experience and employment position, and job satisfaction of staff members in Catholic primary schools. Design/methodology/approach...

... and be less satisfied with their job than will their counterparts who are less stressed. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2005 Primary schools Principals Jobs Stress Job satisfaction Macau A great deal of research has been done on the antecedents (e.g. Karasek, 1979) and negative...