...Philip Hallinger and Allan Walker; Allan Walker; Philip Hallinger Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to synthesize findings from five systematic reviews of research on principal leadership in East Asia contained in this special issue. The goal is to identify commonalities as well...

... with previous research, students reported engaging in metacognitive and reflective activities more frequently while with supervisors and colleagues. In the CIs, students’ narrative descriptions generally supported the quantitative analysis. For example, students described “putting out fires,” and discussed...

...Philip Hallinger Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present a framework for scholars carrying out reviews of research that meet international standards for publication. Design/methodology/approach This is primarily a conceptual paper focusing on the methodology of conducting systematic...

... many countries and universities, usually work in the compulsory educational system, and hold many academic roles in their university. They teach courses, conduct research and publish works on a host of topics, three of which are very widespread: leadership, managerial processes, and organisational...

... they were intended to serve. The global era has witnessed the emergence of cross‐cultural theory and research paradigms to combat cultural blindness and develop cultural sensitivities. While applauding these developments, the epistemological assumptions that underlie such research are questioned. A case...

... principals in Hong Kong, illustrating how their personal characteristics interact with other contextual features to shape their leadership. Principals Research Leadership Educational innovation Hong Kong The first two years in office of a school principal is a period of great transition...

... approach utilised in this paper was a structured review of the literature which is a pre‐determined set of criteria, namely a set of coding categories, used for analysing research papers. Forty research‐based papers constituted the structured review and major coding categories utilised in this paper were...

... and programs. Analysis of data revealed certain attributes and practices of the Principals of these schools, which are explored, central to which is a focus on students and their learning. Research limitations/implications Principals were those of secondary schools from one educational system. Other papers...

...Bob L. Johnson, Jr; Janice R. Fauske; Rodney T. Ogawa; Ruth H. Kim Purpose The purpose of this paper is to conceptualize the relationship between business and education and thereby offer a research agenda for examining the influence of business on education. Educational research has given...

... of his information processing model as: Hong Kong Values Principals Research Problem solving Hong Kong principals, as elsewhere, are confronted by a seemingly endless string of reforms and social changes, which have markedly repainted their educational landscape. These sweeping educational...

...Peter Ribbins; Richard Bates; Helen Gunter In many countries concerns have been expressed about the merits of educational research. This paper reports on the outcomes of a review of reviews of such research in Australia and the UK. Taken at face value, the latest round of reviews are largely...

... by exploring the notion of reflective inquiry in relation to human cognition, research methodology and organizational cognition. © MCB UP Limited 2001 Education Administration Research It is an honour and a privilege for us to contribute to this Festschrift in honour of Donald...

... systems and governments need to look within the outer domain of teacher satisfaction for answers to the problems currently facing teachers, schools and society. © MCB UP Limited 2000 Organizational change Job satisfaction Motivation Career development Education Research A precursor...

...Hugh Kingsley Understandings of administrative practice do not seem to reflect the current status of administrative practice, and when administrative practice is conceptualised as an iceberg it becomes clear that much of this knowledge was derived through the application of the research method...

...Sharon Conley; Sherry A. Woosley Educational researchers have long been concerned with role stress among teachers. In education, research on the consequences of such role stress for teachers has largely concerned outcomes valued by individuals such as job satisfaction and reduced stress. Less...

...Jane Strachan A qualitative, feminist, case study methodology was used to research the feminist leadership of three women principals of coeducational secondary schools. Information was collected by interviewing and observing the three feminist principals, interviewing 24 staff, and collecting...

..., resigned teachers maintained that they still found the core business of teaching to be highly satisfying at the time they resigned. The Teacher 2000 project arose because of a desire to test and extend the model and key findings of the resignation and persistence research and other follow up...

... more realistic expectations. Focuses on the relationship between devolution and improved teaching and learning. Contributes to future research by providing a detailed analysis of the meaning of devolution and proposes a preliminary research paradigm with a special focus on the variables likely to have...

... that openness in the school climate is directly related to authenticity in both. Organizations Research Schools The organizational climate of elementary and secondary schools has been conceptualized and operationalized in numerous studies[ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ]. The results of that research have...

...David T. Gamage; Peter Sipple; Peter Partridge Reports on a research project undertaken in 1992‐93, involving 66 state schools which aimed to ascertain the overall effectiveness of school‐based management in the Australian state of Victoria. Discusses the evolution of democratic devolution...