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School principals’ instructional leadership as a predictor of teacher’s professional development
This study investigates the role of school principals’ instructional leadership as a predictor of teachers’ professional development. The research...
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Teachers’ and principals’ perceptions of school climate: the role of principals’ leadership style in organizational quality
In this paper, we report on teachers’ and principals’ shared perceptions regarding beliefs, rules, trust, and encouragement of new initiatives....
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Governance mechanisms, school principals and the challenge of personalized education in contexts
Schools around the world are diverse and there are a variety of progressivist initiatives in place that aim to promote quality and equitable pedagogy...
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Principals’ Roles in a Nordic Education Context: Shared Responsibility and Pedagogical Engagement
The purpose of this paper is to examine and discuss the role of Nordic school principals in a cross-national context and to highlight the...
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The Theory of Pedagogical Leadership: Enhancing High-Quality Education
In this chapter, we introduce the pedagogical leadership theory of Finnish scholars Fonsén and Lahtero and provide ideas and tools to enhance...
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Positioning and Conceptualising Finnish Pedagogical Leadership in the International Setting
This chapter presents the conceptual evolvement of Finnish pedagogical leadership in the international setting. There are three main scopes. First,...
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Newly qualified teachers in the eyes of principals: Moving beyond deficit perspectives
Feelings of shock, a difficult professional socialization process and unrealistic expectations create a challenging career entry phase for teachers....
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Conceptions of Diversity Among Finnish Principals
Principals have a crucial role when leading the school community towards more responsive and equitable education. Changes in Finnish society have...
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Influence of principal leadership across contexts on the science learning of students
The present study provides insights on the influence of family socioeconomic and school resources on principal leadership and, in turn, the influence...
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Why and How Can the Place-Based Education Leadership of Rural Principals Be Improved?
In the background of urbanization in education, rural education is increasingly divorced from rural children’s experience, local environment, and...
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School Principals’ Perspectives on Applying Data-Driven Decision Making DDDM in Centralized School Settings
Data- driven decision making DDDM in school settings is often guided and influenced by various sources of data that assist in improving students’...
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The school-wide pedagogical framework at an Australian primary school: experiences and perspectives of teachers
Teachers play a pivotal role in the implementation of school-based pedagogical reforms. The study reported here explored how participating teachers ( n ...
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“I Feel Abandoned": Exploring School Principals' Professional Development in Kazakhstan
The constant challenge of managing uncertainty makes the professional development of school principals increasingly important. School improvement is...
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Contradictions and Opportunities in Contexts of Everyday Leadership in Education
In this chapter, we focus on the emergence of contradictions and opportunities in everyday leadership in five comprehensive schools. We discuss how...
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The Development of Curriculum Leadership in Teachers: A Multiple Case Study
Teacher curriculum leadership is a key driver of curriculum reform in basic education and of improvements in student literacy. The mechanisms that...
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Challenges of School Leadership
While principals in all school settings require a plethora of skills and encounter many obstacles, it can be argued that the context of rural schools...
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Principals’ Autonomy in the Nordic Countries: Governing Positions, Responsibilities, and Expectations
Growing political expectations exist for educational leaders in terms of their efforts to enhance students’ outcomes and apply education as a tool in...
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Recent Middle Leadership Research in Secondary Schools in New Zealand: 2015–2022
This paper provides a review of recent empirical research investigating middle leadership practices in New Zealand secondary schools. Eight academic...
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Principals’ Preparation and Professional Development in Nordic Countries
Principals in Nordic countries face increasing and changing demands in their work that have transformed the expectations of their knowledge and...
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Understanding Leadership in Educational Leadership Research in Finland
This systematic literature review focuses on previous academic research on leadership in the context of the Finnish education system for minors,...