... that consider if and how aspiring school leaders learn political skills (e.g. McGinn, 2005). Principal preparation Ontario Policy Canada Principals © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 Whether considered appropriation, interpretation, enactment, or implementation, principals inevitably...

... principals (n=177), who responded to the authors' invitation to complete a survey, as part of a larger study, in the ten provinces and three territories of Canada. The data analyses included theme and cross‐theme analyses. Findings This study has pointed to the perception that trust‐related...

... in educational administration programmes. The author also considers whether school leadership preparation programmes in Canada and elsewhere provide theoretical knowledge to support this. Finally, the author posits three theoretical perspectives on emotion in administrative work and organisational settings...

... are the reflective capacity that precedes action and enables us to better determine the impact and the consequences of future decisions. Ethics Decision making Leadership Training Action research Canada University programs and curricula in educational administration and leadership are increasingly...

... indicates the contrary. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Schools Educational administration Students Religion Canada In general, it appears that inclusion has a positive influence upon Catholic teachers, Catholic students, and non‐Catholic students (Donlevy, 2007a, b, 2006...

...” contains no elaboration beyond a “technological readiness” component and a set of cut‐off interpretation points. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Schools Facilities Teaching Learning Educational policy Canada There is little debate that the condition of school facilities...

... districts throughout the province. Race Racial discrimination White people Leadership Social justice Canada Education is often assumed to be a moral activity (Stefkovich and Shapiro, 1999 ; Starratt, 1994). However, its moral nature is neither accidental nor neutral. As Schwandt (2000...

... by the author herself) while continuously relating that study to grounded and established educational and ethic‐related theory. Lindy Zaretsky can be contacted at: lzaretsky@scdsb.on.ca © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 Social responsibility Education Team working Ethics Canada I...

... precisely, examines the influence of principals’ succession on the principals themselves and their schools. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004 Leadership Succession planning Principals Schools Education Canada This article will address issues of leadership succession in education...

... in educational settings was initiated in Canada by Leithwood and his colleagues in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Since then, a large number of studies have examined both the nature and effects of such leadership (all but the most recent studies are summarized in Leithwood et al., 1999). Evidence...

.... Table I New technologies and educative leadership Leadership Technology Canada Networks Development Education We have heard many times in recent years that the impact of technology is one of the most critical issues in education. If we are citizens of Western nations...

... Leadership Development Technology Canada Networks The use of technology in leadership development programs pervades university, school district, and professional organizations. Examples of technology‐mediated leadership development initiatives abound online. For instance, see the University...

... meanings? Beliefs Canada Evaluation Language Professionals Schools © MCB UP Limited 1997 Eight principals participated in this study. Six principals are from the elementary level, two from secondary, a ratio that approximates the ratio of elementary to secondary principals...

...Donald G. Allison Reports the responses of 643 public school principals in Canada to a survey on coping with administrative stress. A factor analysis of responses to the 26 item coping preference scale prepared for this study identified seven coping factors. Lists the ten most popular coping...

... educational managers from two school districts of the province of Québec, Canada. A first PAL group, from a suburban school district (n = 16), followed the programme in 1993‐1994. A second group (n = 25), from a rural school district of the northern part of Québec, participated in PAL...

..., age, location, and sector of their institutions. Environmental concerns include government grants, inflation, enrolment issues and declining resources. Reports slight differences. Implies that all Alberta, Canada, institutions of higher education, irrespective of their size, age, location and sector...

... of Saskatchewan, Canada Compensation Management 53 Many scholars who are interested in school improvement value coherence. Leithwood[1] calls for coherence between organizational goals and individual goals, between tasks and goals, and among tasks, organizing modes, personnel policies and decision making. He...

.... © MCB UP Limited 1992 Canada Education Immigrants Teachers Inner City Teachers' Work and the Assessment, Placement and Ongoing Education of Immigrant Children Charlotte Reid Winnipeg Education Centre, Winnipeg, Canada, and Jon Young University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada City...

... 1990 Administration Canada Education Research The Nature, Causes and Consequences of Principals' Practices: An Agenda for Future Research Kenneth A. Leithwood, Paul T. Begley and J. Bradley Cousins The Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, Toronto, Canada Results of research...