scholarly journals Targets, threats and (dis)trust: The managerial troika for public school principals in Chile

2015 ◽  
Vol 23 ◽  
pp. 87 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carmen Montecinos ◽  
Luis Ahumada ◽  
Sergio Galdames ◽  
Fabián Campos ◽  
María Verónica Leiva
Keyword(s):  
Public Schools ◽  
Public School ◽  
School Principals ◽  
School Principal ◽  
Market Model ◽  
Public School Principals ◽  
The Public ◽  
Declining Enrollment ◽  
Governance Models ◽  
Depth Interviews

Public education in Chile has been steadily losing students as a result of the implementation, for the last 35 years, of a market model. In this paper we exemplify how a structural problem (public schools’ declining enrollment) created by neoliberal educational policies is transformed into an individual problem to be managed by the public school principal. Principals must sign a performance-based contract that specifies sanctions and incentives for meeting enrollment targets. The current paper examines, through data produced by in-depth interviews and shadowing, how 19 principals worked toward that target. Findings show that to manage enrollment principals spent, on average, 24% of their time performing marketing tasks. Principals, thus, have developed an entrepreneurial self, which is promoted by quasi-market school governance models. Through this entrepreneurship they manage various threats that represent barriers to the possibilities for meeting enrollment targets.

US principals’ sensemaking of the future roles and responsibilities of school principals

2020 ◽  
pp. 174114321989607
Author(s):  
David B. Reid
Keyword(s):  
Public School ◽  
School Improvement ◽  
School Principals ◽  
School Principal ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Public School Principals ◽  
Future Role ◽  
Roles And Responsibilities ◽  
The Future

School principals are fundamentally important to school improvement. Due in part to this importance, the roles and responsibilities of school principals are constantly evolving. To explore leader sensemaking about this phenomenon I conducted 30 interviews with 10 public school principals in the US state of New Jersey during the 2018–2019 school year. Specifically, in this study I asked: (a) What are current public school principals’ predictions of the future role of school principals? and (b) In what way(s) do these predictions shape principals’ thinking about remaining in the profession? The findings of this work indicate: (a) principals believe the future of the school principal will focus heavily on safety and security; (b) principals believe the future of the role will include an increased emphasis on supporting student and teacher emotion and mental health; and (c) principals believe their future role as a school leader will evolve in how they interact with parents/guardians. Finally, an analysis of data shows in some cases how principals make sense of the future of the profession shapes their thinking about remaining in or exiting the role of school principal. Implications for policy and practice are discussed.

scholarly journals Perception is Reality: Teachers' Perceptions of the Presence of Servant Leadership Characteristics in Public School Principals and its Influence on Teachers

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Johnnie Simmons
Keyword(s):  
Public Schools ◽  
Public School ◽  
Servant Leadership ◽  
Phenomenological Study ◽  
School Principals ◽  
Leadership Characteristics ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Public School Principals ◽  
Teachers Perceptions

This phenomenological study explored teachers’ perceptions of the presence of servant leadership characteristics in their school principals and how the principals’ use of servant leadership characteristics influenced teachers. The primary phenomenon was the teachers’ perceptions of their principals’ use of servant leadership characteristics based on their direct personal experiences with the principals and the intrinsic and extrinsic influence on their behavior. A nonrandom sample of 16 public school teachers from Grades 1 through 12 from three similar districts in a southern California county was recruited. The elementary, middle, and high school teachers participated in one-on-one semi structured interviews. The data from the 16 oral interviews indicated that principals’ use of servant leadership characteristics, as perceived by the teachers, intrinsically and extrinsically influenced the teachers. The interviews generated seven themes regarding perceptions held by the teachers regarding their principals’ use of servant leadership characteristics. When principals in public schools exhibit servant leadership characteristics, teacher satisfaction and retention are impacted. Therefore, consideration must be made for use of servant leadership as a framework and model for teachers’ perceptions of their principals’ use of servant leadership and how those perceptions influence teachers.

Marketing Australian public schools: the double bind of the public school principal

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Lauren Le Feuvre ◽  
Anna Hogan ◽  
Greg Thompson ◽  
Nicole Mockler
Keyword(s):  
Public Schools ◽  
Public School ◽  
School Principal ◽  
Double Bind ◽  
The Public

The degree to which public school principals in East Jerusalem practice managing school crises from the teacher’s perspective: درجة ممارسة مديري المدارس الحكومية في القدس الشرقية لإدارة الأزمات المدرسية من وجهة نظر المعلمين

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (20) ◽  
pp. 24-1
Author(s):  
Lubna El-Tamimi Nasrala, Mervat Abu Asab Agbaria, Khaled Abu Lubna El-Tamimi Nasrala, Mervat Abu Asab Agbaria, Khaled Abu
Keyword(s):  
Public School ◽  
Crisis Management ◽  
School Principals ◽  
School Principal ◽  
Arab Countries ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Public School Principals ◽  
School Crises ◽  
Teacher's Perspective ◽  
East Jerusalem

This study aimed to know the reality of crisis management among public school principals in East Jerusalem from the teachers ’point of view, and the research was based on the descriptive and analytical approach, and the Nieroch questionnaire (2020) was used with some changes to demographic variables to suit the current study. A random sample was chosen a sample consisting of (233) male and female teachers. The results showed that the degree of practicing public school principals in East Jerusalem in managing school crises got an average (3.58 out of 5), meaning a degree of (high) practice. At the level of domains, the confrontational field before the crisis occurred got the highest average (3.64 out of 5), then the confrontation field. During the occurrence of the crisis at an average of (3.58), and finally the confrontation after its occurrence at an average of (3.52), all of which are of a (high) practice rating, and that school principals have a preconceived perception of any emergency crisis and on all axes of the questionnaire (before, during and after the crisis). The study also found that the ability Managers deal with the crisis before its occurrence is greater than dealing with it after its end, and the study indicated that there are statistically significant differences in the degree of school crisis management among public school principals due to the variables of the teacher’s gender and the gender of the school principal and in favor of males. Based on the results, the researchers presented a set of recommendations and proposals to enhance the culture of crisis management among public school principals in East Jerusalem, all of Palestine and the Arab countries.

Does Charter Status Determine Preferences? Comparing the Hiring Preferences of Charter and Traditional Public School Principals

2012 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 455-488 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marisa Cannata ◽  
Mimi Engel
Keyword(s):  
Public Schools ◽  
Public School ◽  
Charter School ◽  
School Principals ◽  
School Enrollment ◽  
Teacher Hiring ◽  
Public School Principals ◽  
Charter School Principals ◽  
Traditional Public Schools ◽  
Traditional Public School

The academic success of any school depends on its teachers. However, relatively little research exists on the qualities principals value in teacher hiring, and we know almost nothing about charter school principals’ preferences. This article addresses this gap in the literature using survey results for a matched sample of charter and traditional public school principals. We compare regression-adjusted survey responses of charter and traditional public school principals to examine whether charter school principals report placing more emphasis on teacher hiring than principals in traditional public schools and whether principals’ preferences for teacher qualifications and characteristics vary between charter and traditional public schools. While we find some mean differences in principals’ reported hiring focus and preferences across charter and traditional public schools, regression results indicate that these differences are driven not by charter status but by school characteristics, such as average teacher experience and school enrollment.

scholarly journals The degree of the practice of the principals of public schools in the governorate of Mafraq for electronic management:  درجة ممارسة مديري المدارس الحكومية في محافظة المفرق للإدارة الإلكترونية

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (28) ◽  
Author(s):  
Atef Falih Manizel Al-Jassar
Keyword(s):  
Public Schools ◽  
Public School ◽  
School Principals ◽  
Public School Principals ◽  
Descriptive Approach ◽  
Study Questionnaire

  The study aimed at revealing the degree of practice of public school principals in Al-Mafraq governorate for electronic management. The researcher used the descriptive approach. To achieve the objective of the study, the researcher built a tool for the study "questionnaire. " The questionnaire was distributed to 128 managers and managers. The degree of practicing public school principals in Mafraq governorate for electronic management is high and with an average of (3. 80). Also, there were statistically significant differences at the level of (α 0. 05 0. 05) in the degree of practice of the principals in Mafraq governorate for electronic management. In light of the results, a number of recommendations and proposals were presented.  

scholarly journals The Role of public school principals in developing students' awareness of environmental education in Ajloun Governorate: دور مديري المدارس الحكومية في تنمية وعي الطلبة بالتربية البيئية في لواء دير علا محافظة السلط بالأردن

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (27) ◽  
Author(s):  
Raeda Hussein Mohammed Sous
Keyword(s):  
Public Schools ◽  
Public School ◽  
Environmental Education ◽  
Random Sample ◽  
School Principals ◽  
Role Of Government ◽  
Public School Principals ◽  
Descriptive Approach ◽  
Level Of Significance

    The study aimed at revealing the role of the principals of public schools in developing students' awareness of environmental education in Ajloun Governorate. The researcher used the descriptive approach. To achieve the goal of the study، the researcher constructed a questionnaire and distributed it to a random sample of 168 managers and directors. The role of public school principals in developing students' awareness of environmental education in Ajloun Governorate is estimated at (high)، with an average of 3.67 (5). In terms of the dimensions of the study، the following is the cognitive field، with an average of (3.79). (3.88)، and the affective area with an average of (4.14)، all of which are rated (high). The results also showed no significant differences at the level of significance between the role of government principals in developing students' Ajloun Governorate، due to gender variable. In the light of the results، a number of recommendations and proposals were presented to raise the role of managers in developing students' awareness of environmental education   ، ، 

scholarly journals The degree of practice transformational leadership of public school principals in Ma'an and its relation to the level of teachers' organizational trust

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (9) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammed Falah Mohammed Shukirat - Raeda Abdul Karim Da'san
Keyword(s):  
Transformational Leadership ◽  
Public Schools ◽  
Public School ◽  
School Principals ◽  
Organizational Trust ◽  
Strong Relationship ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Public School Principals ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Individual

This study aimed to investigate the degree of practice transformational leadership of public school principals in Ma'an and its relation to the level of teachers' organizational trust from the teachers from their point of view. The study population consisted of all teachers in public schools in Ma'an directorate first, was selected a stratified random sample of it, consisted of (415) teachers, were used questionnaire, The degree of practice of transformational leadership of public school principals was high, and the order of dimensions ordered by means is as follows: ideal influence, the individual consideration, inspiration, and the stimulation intellectual. There are no statistically significant differences in the degree of practice transformational leadership of public school principals in Ma'an from the point of view of teachers attributed to gender. There is a strong relationship statistically significant difference between the degree of practice of transformational leadership of public school principals and the level of teachers' organizational trust.

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