A Decade of Research on School Principals: Cases from 24 Countries (Studies in Educational Leadership Book 21)

This Book Provides A Unique Map Of The Focus And Directions Of Contemporary Research On School Leadership Since 2000 In 24 Countries. Each Of These Directions Has Its Own Particular Cultural, Educational And Policy History. Taken Together, The Various Chapters In The Volume Provide A Rich And Varied Mosaic Of What Is Currently Known And What Is Yet To Be Discovered About The Roles And Practices Of Principals, And Their Contributions To The Improvement Of Teaching And The Learning And Achievement Of Students. The Particular Foci And Methodological Emphases Of The Research Reported Illustrate The Different Phases In The Development Of Educational Policies And Provision In Each Country. This Collection Is An Important Addition To Existing International Research That Has Shown Beyond Any Reasonable Doubt That The Influence Of School Principals Is Second Only To That Of Teachers In Their Capacity To Impact Students' Progress And Achievement And To Promote Equity And Social Justice. . 1. International School Principal Research. Social Democratic Welfare Countries -- 2. Denmark -- Danish School Leadership Between Welfare And Competition -- 3. Iceland -- Research On Principals In Iceland -- 4. Finland -- Finnish Principal -- 5. Norway -- Researching Norwegian Principals -- 6. Sweden -- Swedish School Leadership Research -- An Important But Neglected Area -- Former East European Countries With A Fast Transition Towards Democratic Societies -- 7. Estonia -- School Leadership In Estonia 2001 -- 2013 -- 8. Latvia -- School Principals And Leadership Research In Latvia -- 9. Poland -- Contemporary Research On School Principals And Leadership In Poland -- English Speaking Countries With A Commonwealth Connection -- 10. Australia -- The Principal As Leader: A Review Of Australian Principal Research, 2006 To 2013 -- 11. Canada -- Principal Leadership In Canada -- 12. England -- School Leadership Research In England -- 13. New Zealand -- New Zealand Principals: Autonomy At A Cost -- 14. Usa -- Research On School Principals In The United States: 2003-2013 -- Schools Systems With A Clear National Administrative And Control Structure -- 15. Austria -- Overcoming A Bureaucratic Heritage As A Trigger For Research On Leadership In Austria -- 16. China -- Research On Chinese Principals And Their Work -- 17. France -- Between Civil Service And Republican Ethics: The Statist Vision Of Leadership Among French Principals -- 18. Germany -- School Leadership: Research Base In Germany -- 19. Israel -- Research On School Principals In Israel: Varied Topics, Limited Scope -- 20. Switzerland -- School Leadership: Research Base In Switzerland -- Countries With Challenges To Develop Their School System -- 21. Brazil -- Leadership In Brazil -- 22. India -- School Leadership: India At The Cross Roads -- 23. Mexico -- Research On Principals Of Public Schools In Mexico -- 24. Saudi Arabia -- School Leadership In Saudi Arabia -- 25. South Africa -- Research On South African Public School Principals: An Uncompromising Desire To Improve The Quality Of Education. Helene Ärlestig, Christopher Day, Olof Johansson, Editors. Includes Bibliographical References. Front Matter....Pages i-xx International School Principal Research....Pages 1-9 Front Matter....Pages 11-11 Denmark: Danish School Leadership Between Welfare and Competition....Pages 13-38 Iceland: Research on Principals in Iceland....Pages 39-60 Finland: Finnish Principal....Pages 61-75 Norway: Researching Norwegian Principals....Pages 77-101 Sweden: Swedish School Leadership Research – An Important but Neglected Area....Pages 103-122 Front Matter....Pages 123-123 Estonia: School Leadership in Estonia 2001–2013....Pages 125-135 Latvia: School Principals and Leadership Research in Latvia....Pages 137-160 Poland: Contemporary Research on School Principals and Leadership....Pages 161-184 Front Matter....Pages 185-185 Australia: The Principal as Leader – A Review of Australian Principal Research, 2006–2013....Pages 187-209 Canada: Principal Leadership in Canada....Pages 211-244 England: School Leadership Research in England....Pages 245-268 New Zealand Principals: Autonomy at a Cost....Pages 269-290 Research on School Principals in the United States (2003–2013)....Pages 291-303 Front Matter....Pages 305-305 Austria: Overcoming a Bureaucratic Heritage as a Trigger for Research on Leadership in Austria....Pages 307-329 China: Research on Chinese Principals and Their Work....Pages 331-355 France: Between Civil Service and Republican Ethics – The Statist Vision of Leadership Among French Principals....Pages 357-374 Germany: The School Leadership Research Base in Germany....Pages 375-401 Israel: Research on School Principals in Israel, Varied Topics and Limited Scope....Pages 403-420 Switzerland: The School Leadership Research Base in Switzerland....Pages 421-442 Front Matter....Pages 443-443 Brazil: Leadership in Brazil....Pages 445-469 India: School Leadership, India at the Crossroads....Pages 471-481 Mexico: Research on Principals of Public Schools in Mexico....Pages 483-501 Saudi Arabia: School Leadership in Saudi Arabia....Pages 503-520 South Africa: Research on South African Public School Principals, an Uncompromising Desire to Improve the Quality of Education....Pages 521-543 Annotation Providing a unique map of the focus and directions of contemporary research on school leadership since 2000 in 24 countries, 'A Decade of Research on School Principals' explains how each of these directions has its own particular cultural, educational and policy history. Taken together, the various chapters in the volume provide a rich and varied mosaic of what is currently known and what is yet to be discovered about the roles and practices of principals, and their contributions to the improvement of teaching and the learning and achievement of students