Educational leadership effectiveness: a Rasch analysis

2016 ◽  
Vol 54 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Claire Sinnema ◽  
Larry Ludlow ◽  
Viviane Robinson
Keyword(s):  
Leadership Development ◽  
Educational Leadership ◽  
Leadership Practices ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Leadership Effectiveness ◽  
Scale Model ◽  
Educational Leadership Practices ◽  
Future Direction ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose The purposes of this study are, firstly, to establish the psychometric properties of the ELP tool, and, secondly, to test, using a Rasch item response theory analysis, the hypothesized progression of challenge presented by the items included in the tool. Design/methodology/approach Data were collected at two time points through a survey of the educational leadership practices of school principals (n = 148) and their teachers (n = 5,425). The survey comprised seven effectiveness scales relating to school-wide dimensions of leadership, and one scale relating to the effectiveness of individual principals’ leadership. We undertook validation of the hypothesized structure of the eight ELP scales using the Rasch rating scale model. Findings We established constructs that underpin leadership practices that are more and less effectively performed and determined the nature of their progression from those that are relatively routine through those that are more rigorous and challenging to enact. Furthermore, a series of analyses suggest strong goodness-of-model fit, unidimensionality, and invariance across time and educator group for the eight ELP scales Research limitations/implications This study focused on experienced principals - future studies could usefully include school leaders who are new to their role or compare leadership patterns of higher and lower performing schools. A useful future direction would be to investigate the predictive validity of the ELP tool. Practical implications Originality/value This study reveals the ELP is a useful tool both for diagnosing leadership effectiveness and, given that it is essentially stable over time, may prove useful for charting the effectiveness of leadership development interventions.

Identifying the optimal safety leader: a person-centered approach

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara Willis ◽  
Sharon Clarke ◽  
Elinor O'Connor
Keyword(s):  
Leadership Development ◽  
Leadership Practices ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Latent Profile Analysis ◽  
Profile Analysis ◽  
Workplace Safety ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Transactional Leader ◽  
Person Centered Approach ◽  
Practical Implications

PurposeThe research aimed to uncover leader profiles based on combinations of transformational (TFL), transactional (TAL) and passive leadership (PAL) and to examine how such constellations affect safety. Leader adaptability was tested as an antecedent of leader profiles.Design/methodology/approachUsing latent profile analysis, the effect of different leader profiles on workplace safety was investigated in two survey studies.FindingsIn total, four leader profiles emerged: “active,” “stable-moderate,” “passive-avoidant” and “inconsistent” leader. A stable-moderate leader profile was identified as the optimal leader profile for safety performance. Leader adaptability was identified as a predictor of leader profile membership.Practical implicationsSafety leadership development should focus on training managers in optimal combinations of leadership practices.Originality/valueThe research calls into question the existence of a transformational or transactional leader. The findings suggest that higher frequency of leadership practices is not always more beneficial for workplace safety.

The prosocial leadership development process as a means to prepare the next generation of organizational leaders

2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 225-237
Author(s):  
Timothy Ewest
Keyword(s):  
Social Justice ◽  
Leadership Development ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Development Process ◽  
Leadership Behaviors ◽  
Pedagogical Practices ◽  
Organizational Leaders ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Social Challenges ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose This paper aims to outline the prosocial leadership development process for guiding pedagogical and social justice course goals as a means to foster prosocial leadership values within the millennial generation. Design/methodology/approach The paper is guided by a social justice framework and proven classroom pedagogies as a means to align millennial characteristics within the four stages of the prosocial leadership development process. Findings An educational rubric is provided as a means to guide classroom pedagogies, course goals and millennial characteristics through a prosocial leadership development process. Research limitations/implications The paper is conceptual in nature, and therefore, theoretical correspondence remains speculative. Practical implications The research in this paper provided guidelines for educators to use pedagogical practices as a means to develop prosocial values as a basis for organizational leadership behaviors. Social implications This leadership development process when facilitated through proven pedagogical techniques (guided by established social justice curriculum goals) and is within the context of millennial characteristics (those born between the years 1982 and 2005) becomes catalytic in empowering leaders to be a remedy for the world’s environmental and social challenges. Originality/value This paper connects characteristics of millennials to a prosocial leadership development model.

scholarly journals Leadership for Learning as Experience: Introducing the Use of Vignettes for Research on Leadership Experiences in Schools

2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 160940691881640 ◽  
Author(s):  
Markus Ammann
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Educational Leadership ◽  
Leadership Practices ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Learning Processes ◽  
Leadership For Learning ◽  
Quantitative And Qualitative Research ◽  
Leadership Experiences ◽  
Research Designs ◽  
Educational Leadership Practices

Research on the link between educational leadership and student learning employs a variety of quantitative and qualitative research designs. Surprisingly, there are relatively few studies on methods for researching educational leadership practices. This article addresses this gap in research and discusses how the experiences of different participants can constitute potential starting points for learning processes. This leads to the question, how and to what extent the educational leadership practices manifest in students’ experiences and how “Leadership for Learning as Experience” can be empirically researched. The phenomenologically oriented vignette as research method for studying educational leadership practices will be introduced. Vignettes are narratives that are based on the experiences of participants. In vignettes, the co-experienced observations in the field are captured in form of vivid narratives. Vignettes thus open up a new, supplementary perspective, in which the traces that leadership practices have left on school participants are revealed.

scholarly journals Contextualizing, orchestrating and learning for leading

2016 ◽  
Vol 45 (3) ◽  
pp. 402-418 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Grootenboer ◽  
Ian Hardy
Keyword(s):  
Educational Leadership ◽  
Leadership Practices ◽  
Learning Needs ◽  
Informal Leadership ◽  
Leadership Qualities ◽  
School Site ◽  
Educational Leadership Practices ◽  
Leadership Group ◽  
History Of ◽  
Formal Leadership

The importance of leadership for improving educational outcomes in schools has been widely promoted. However, the nature of leadership practices, in context, has received less attention in the educational leadership literature. In this article, we present a case study of the specific leadership practices that developed in one school site serving the learning needs of students in a complex, diverse, low socio-economic community in south-east Queensland, Australia. Rather than focusing on the person/role of ‘the leader’, or various leadership qualities/traits, we examine the nature and particularity of the leadership practices as praxis, across a variety of roles and dispositions, as developed within the school. To help make sense of the praxis and particularity of educational leadership practices, we draw upon recent neo-Aristotelian practice theory to reveal the specific actions (‘doings’), dialogue (‘sayings’) and relationships (‘relatings’), which constituted leadership-in-practice, as praxis. These ‘doing’, ‘sayings’ and ‘relatings’ for praxis were evident in: formal leadership practices responsive to the context and history of the particular school site; formal and informal leadership practices involved in establishing a ‘leadership group’ within the school to address students’ needs, and; and informal leadership practices focused on cultivating teacher learning for student learning. Such an approach does not simply reinforce sedimented notions of what constitutes ‘educational leadership’, but sheds new light upon the nature of ‘leading practices for praxis’.

Managers’ unexpected view of the future

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (6) ◽  
pp. 16-18
Keyword(s):  
Leadership Development ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Reading Time ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Top Managers ◽  
The Future ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
And Training ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings Findings show that top managers do not very actively consider either leadership or leadership development (LD) when asked to consider the HR challenges of the future. In addition, when they did so, the ideas of LD were mostly traditional and individual-centered. Only a few of the informants connected LD to business needs. The comments mainly reflected ideas of heroic leadership and training. Practical implications The paper provides strategic insights and practical thinking that have influenced some of the world’s leading organizations. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

Leaders should be first among equals

2010 ◽  
Vol 24 (5) ◽  
pp. 29-32
Keyword(s):  
Leadership Development ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Reading Time ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Fertile Ground ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
Practical Implications

PurposeReviews the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoints practical implications from cutting‐edge research and case studies.Design/methodology/approachThis briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context.FindingsAnyone who has been an employee for many years, and has worked for several different companies during that time, will know that it's extremely difficult to make sweeping statements about bosses. In a few cases they might have got there through ambition as much as talent, although a judicious combination of the two is more likely, and they are not always people with whom you would want to spend an evening in a bar. But once in situ, leaders' approaches to their role differ too much to make generalizations possible. This all provides fertile ground for experts examining leadership development.Practical implicationsProvides strategic insights and practical thinking that have influenced some of the world's leading organizations.Social implicationsProvides strategic insights and practical thinking that can have a broader social impact.Originality/valueThe briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy‐to‐digest format.

A proposition of querying scheme with network Voronoi diagram in bichromatic reverse k-nearest neighbor

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 62-75 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yusuke Gotoh ◽  
Chiori Okubo
Keyword(s):  
Voronoi Diagram ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Processing Time ◽  
Nearest Neighbor ◽  
Spatial Networks ◽  
K Nearest Neighbor ◽  
Influence Zone ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Future Direction ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose This study aims to propose and evaluate a searching scheme for a bichromatic reverse k-nearest neighbor (BRkNN) that has objects and queries in spatial networks. In this proposed scheme, the author’s search for the BRkNN of the query using an influence zone for each object with a network Voronoi diagram (NVD). Design/methodology/approach The author’s analyze and evaluate the performance of the proposed searching scheme. Findings The contribution of this paper is that it confirmed that the proposed searching scheme gives shorter processing time than the conventional linear search. Research limitations/implications A future direction of this study will involve making a searching scheme that reduces the processing time when objects move automatically on spatial networks. Practical implications In BRkNN, consider two groups in a convenience store, where several convenience stores, which are constructed in Groups A and B, operate in a given region. The author’s can use RNN is RkNN when k = 1 (RNN) effectively to set a new store considering the Euclidean and road distances among stores and the location relationship between Groups A and B. Originality/value In the proposed searching scheme, the author’s search for the BRkNN of the query for each object with an NVD using the influence zone, which is the region where an object in the spatial network recognizes the nearest neighbor for the query.

scholarly journals The Phenomenon of Leading without Guidebook: Educational Leadership Practices of Philippine School Principals in Virulent COVID-19 Times

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael B. Cahapay
Keyword(s):  
Educational Leadership ◽  
Lived Experience ◽  
Leadership Practices ◽  
School Principals ◽  
Educational Leaders ◽  
Adaptive Leadership ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Educational Leadership Practices ◽  
Emerging Themes

The school principals play a pivotal role in leading educational institutions. Their lived experience as educational leaders in the context of a virulent crisis, however, is largely unexplored. This paper sought to discover the essence of educational leadership practices of school principals in the context of the current COVID-19 crisis. Following phenomenology as a research design, the researcher explored the world of six Filipino school principals through interview procedures. The analysis method developed by Colaizzi (1978) was used. The results revealed six emerging themes of educational leadership practices during a crisis as follows: 1.) navigating the crisis with adaptive leadership; 2.) cultivating practices in crisis management; 3.) managing through the machine; 4.) freezing the standards and patterns; 5.) promoting inclusivity in the new normal, and 6.) caring first for what is essential. These themes form the basis of the description and structure of the phenomenon offered at the end of the paper. Considering the present scarcity of knowledge on how school principals respond in times of crisis, this paper provides insights into educational leadership practices within the context of the COVID-19 situation

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