It draws on the international literature and is derived. Kenneth leithwood, christopher day, pam sammons, alma harris and david hopkins. Articles, books and reports were read in order to extract the most relevant and the most interesting studies. By kenneth leithwood, alma harris and david hopkins. This report summarises the findings of a threeyear national research project on the impact of leadership on pupil outcomes, with particular reference to the leadership of the headteacher dcsf, 2009. These claims are not all strong in quite the same way. Thinking about what makes a successful school leader is your first. Seven strong claims about successful school leadership revisited kenneth leithwooda, alma harris b and david hopkinsc,d aontario institute for studies in education, university of toronto, toronto, canada. The note the unique nature of school contexts and set out to examine the core leadership practices of the principal, who has been designated as successful by the ministry of education. The ways in which leaders apply these basic leadership practices not the practices themselves demonstrate responsiveness to, rather than. Seven strong claims school leadership is second only to classroom teaching as an inuence on pupil learning. The research project investigated a national sample of schools which had improved pupil learning outcomes over at least three. The role of school leadership has received a particularly strong policy emphasis in.
Almost all successful leaders draw on the same repertoire of basic leadership practices. These seven claims, in total, are not all strong in quite the same way, as we shall explain, but they all find support in. An effective manager pays attention to many facets of management, leadership and learning within an organization. This article provides an overview of the literature concerning successful school leadership. So, its difficult to take the topic of management success and say that the following ten items are the most important for success. Seven strong claims about successful school leadership article pdf available in school leadership and management 281. Toward an evolving conceptualization of instructional leadership as leadership for learning. Seven strong claims about successful school leadership gov. The purpose of this study was to examine the relative impact of different types of leadership on students academic and nonacademic outcomes. The influence of effective leadership on teaching and learning catherine barrett and robert breyer abstract principals and educators are challenged with meeting the increased demands of teaching and learning, which becomes difficult in environments filled with negative undercurrents, such as poverty, teacher satisfaction, salary, and instruction.
K leithwood, c day, p sammons, a harris, d hopkins. School leaders are constantly searching for a practical book with realistic opportunities to improve teaching and learning. Educational management, administration, and leadership, 373, 310328. The role of teachers as facilitators to develop empowering.
Seven strong claims about successful school leadership. Previous research in this area has identified seven bases of power that leaders may leverage. Principals wear many different hats during the school day, but the most effective school principals are not only managers and disciplinarians but also instruc tional leaders for the school. School of education and professional studies seven strong claims about school leadership 7. Seven strong claims about successful school leadership 3. The authors interviewed the principal and three people from each of three stakeholder groups parents, students and teachers.
Pdf seven strong claims about successful school leadership. School leadership has a greater influence on schools and students when it is widely distributed. Some patterns of distribution are more effective than others. Although organizations and business schools have been relatively successful in developing leaders. National college for leadership of schools and childrens services 8 day, c. Successful school leadership education development trust. Developing successful principals conducts a series of indepth case analyses of eight highly developed pre and inservice program models in five states, and tracks the graduates into the schools they lead. Research suggests that school leadership is second only to classroom teaching as an influence on pupil learning, and leaders improve teaching and learning. Seven strong claims about successful school leadership core. Seven strong claims about successful school leadership, ncsl. Seven strong claims about successful school leadership thinking about what makes a successful school leader is your first step to becoming one. There is an emerging evidencebase that coaching is a powerful tool to support learning and development for students, teachers, school leaders and their educational establishments. School leadership is second only to classroom teaching as.
This section gives information on compiling a reference section for the three most common formats, namely harvard, apa and mla. A small handful of personal traits explains a high proportion of the variation in leadership effectiveness. Both the national college paper and our subsequent article proved to be far more popular than. Q a lifestories approach to authentic leadership development boas shamir a, t, galit eilam b,1 adepartment of sociology and anthropology, the hebrew university, jerusalem, 91905, israel bschool of business administration, ono academic college, 104 zahal street, kiryat ono, israel abstract in this paper, we first develop the concepts of authentic leaders, authentic. Investigating the links to improved student learning. Personal traits explain differences in leadership effectiveness the most successful school leaders are.
There is wide recognition that school leaders exert a powerful, if indirect, influence on teaching quality and student learning. The influence of effective leadership on teaching and learning. What does leadership look like in early childhood settings. Five perspectives for leadership success educational. The leadership role played by the school principal is criti cal.
The importance of leadership in highperforming schools. Referencing can be a confusing area, with books and websites striving for completeness by considering every. Effects on teachers and students of principals and teachers leading together. Recruiting a headteacher is arguably one of the most important tasks a board will undertake. Pdf this article provides an overview of the literature concerning successful school leadership. Seven strong claims about successful school leadership revisited. Legions of articles and books profess to have the answer. Policy and practiceexplains why school leadership has become a key policy priority and sets out four policy levers which, taken together, can contribute to improve school leadership and school outcomes. School effectiveness research has had a strong focus on student outcomes. What school leaders do to improve student achievement 1.
This is shown in the same format as you need to use in your reference section e. Since teacher quality is the most important inschool factor in relation to student achievement, the extent to which school leaders are successful in driving teacher effectiveness is another major measure of their success as leaders. Stanford educational leadership institute in conjunction with the finance project. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or. There is a growing body of evidence that school leadership has an impact on student outcomes second only to the influence of teachers in the classroom. Their combined citations are counted only for the first article.
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