... a positive conclusion concerning the effects of school leadership and academic optimism on teacher learning, this was a cross-sectional study. Therefore, caution must be exercised before drawing causal attributions. For example, research has also found that teachers who work in schools that evidence features...

... addresses this perspective as visualized in Figure 1 . Figure 1 The proposed hypothesized model Classroom observation Feedback Instructional practices Leadership content knowledge Teacher learning Despite increased interest in this construct, the research studies on principals...

..., teacher learning and school processes, and their own involvement in PLCs operating in their schools. Design/methodology/approach In-depth semi-structured interviews were conducted with 17 of 97 principals from three of the four educational districts participating in a pilot programme to achieve...

... Licensed re-use rights only Evaluation Educational administration Teacher learning Educational policy Spurred on by Race to the Top and No Child Left Behind waiver requirements, most states have overhauled their teacher evaluation systems in the past decade (Steinberg and Donaldson, 2016...

... and impact of differences in human resources. The purpose of this paper is to examine differences in school organization processes associated with learning-centered leadership and teacher learning among urban and rural primary schools in Thailand. Teacher trust and teacher agency were proposed as possible...

... 18 04 2017 19 04 2017 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2017 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Teacher learning Decision making Accountability Test-based accountability policies place pressure on teachers and schools to increase test scores, particularly...

... capable of gaining further insight into relationships. Practical implications These findings in Mainland China reaffirm the efficacy of school-level leadership that builds a safe, trusting but focussed environment for teacher learning in the workplace. This is a potentially significant finding...

... 2014 Teaching Multivariate analysis School Questionnaire School improvement Research methodology Teacher learning School improvement is defined differently taking into account the regional context as well as over time (e.g. Hopkins et al., 2014). Whereas in a first phase...

... Teams Knowledge Leadership Education Creation Mobilization Teacher learning Influencer Superintendent This study examined how leaders influence the creation and mobilization of knowledge across schools and districts. Ultimately, the leaders’ role is meant to positively affect student...