...Jayanti S. Sothinathan; Donnie Adams; Norfariza Mohd Radzi Purpose Middle leadership is difficult to define and fathom as these roles are fluid, adapting to the context of individual schools. However, little is known about the relationships among middle leadership, teacher commitment and job...

...Yvonne Lagrosen; Stefan Lagrosen Purpose An innovative technology called consciousness-based education (CBE) is being introduced in schools worldwide. The approach includes both an experiential and an intellectual component. However, research studies exploring learning in CBE are rare. The purpose...

...Hanifi Parlar; Mahmut Polatcan; Ramazan Cansoy Purpose Professional learning communities that merge under the same goal in schools where social relationship networks are strong can contribute to creating an atmosphere which provides a basis for innovativeness. In this study the relationships...

...Remigio Chingara; Jan Heystek Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine how principals, deputy principals, heads of departments (HoDs) and teachers as leaders exercise their agency within and through the organisational structure of their schools to improve academic quality. Design...

...Marie Clarke; Maureen Killeavy; Ruth Ferris Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to exploratory small-scale study is to examine the intertwined leadership and followership aspects of the roles performed by school-based mentors in the Republic of Ireland. Design/methodology/approach...

... education in Greece. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2015 Risk Greece Schools Crisis management Secondary education management Greek secondary education Secondary education Crises are present in contemporary societies (Mitroff, 2001). Crises are hard to predict in terms of when...

...Masood A. Badri; Jihad Mohaidat Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to validate the direction and strength of the relationships between school reputation, parental satisfaction and parental loyalty. Design/methodology/approach – The paper reports the findings of a survey of 806 parents...

...Shun Wing Ng Purpose The purpose of this paper is to report a qualitative study exploring how parents have been included in school governance in Hong Kong and in what ways their roles have been evolving in state education. Design/methodology/approach The qualitative method was adopted...

...Chen Schechter; Qadach Mowafaq Purpose The notion of organizational learning remains murky and difficult to comprehend, and it is rarely translated into sustained operational structures and processes in school reality. The purpose of this article is to lay out the mystifying concept...

...Aubrey H. Wang; Alyssa M. Walters; Y.M. Thum Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide an empirical comparison of two measures of school success – a value‐added assessment system and the federally‐mandated system of adequate yearly progress (AYP) – to identify highly effective urban schools...

... of Education, Singapore with partnership from the Ministry of Education, Singapore. Since its inception in 2001, the LEP has developed more than 300 school leaders in Singapore schools. Findings Through the analyses linking the concepts of complexity theory and Popper's three worlds, valuable insights were...

...Page A. Smith; W. Sean Kearney Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine the relative impact of achievement press on student success in elementary schools in the Southwestern USA. Design/methodology/approach Data from individual teacher assessments and student achievement tests...

...Chen Schechter Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore leadership trainees’ perceptions of determinants of collective learning in school settings and of the principal's role in collective learning. Design/methodology/approach In total, 24 interviews were conducted with all leadership...

...Tommaso Agasisti; Giuseppe Catalano; Piergiacomo Sibiano Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the difference between formal and real school autonomy in the Italian educational system. The Italian case is characterised by low levels of school autonomy. It is interesting to consider...

...David Ng Foo Seong; Jeanne Marie Ho Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the process of information communication technology (ICT) reform in a government school in Singapore. The focus is on the distributed leadership actions performed by various individuals, and how the multiple...

...Tommaso Agasisti; Francesca Bonomi; Piergiacomo Sibiano Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the role of governance and managerial characteristics of schools. More specifically, the aim is to individuate the factors that are associated to higher schools’ performances, as measured...

.... Design/methodology/approach The paper is organised as a conceptual paper. First, LSLC is positioned in the context of literature on school reform, then an explanation of the LSLC framework and the LSLC developmental stages is offered. Findings LSLC is a systemic school reform activity based...

.... Design/methodology/approach – In total, 294 teachers from 59 elementary and high schools studied a decision by school administration that was given without explanation and caused conflict between the teachers’ commitment to work and to their home life. The participants completed an attitude...

...Petros Pashiardis; Jorunn Møller Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine how successful school leaders in Norway frame their public identity and how their narratives may be understood in relation to different discourses on leadership. Design/methodology/approach The approach draws upon...

... undertake. Design/methodology/approach Using a multi method approach, quantitative and qualitative data were gathered from seven interdisciplinary teacher teams in a secondary school during one school year. Teachers' perceptions of community development were complemented with video‐observations of team...