So, while large - scale quantitative studies might seem to policymakers to be more reliable sources of
evidence about leadership effects, such studies systematically underestimate leadership effects in schools where it is likely to be of greatest value.
Finally, a different but quite compelling sort of
evidence about leadership effects derives from research on leadership succession.
To obtain
evidence about leadership distribution and its effects, we conducted our examination through the use of distinctly different lenses.
Not exact matches
While that is certainly possible (I have a small bet on her) Labour has yet to ever pick a woman over a man in a
leadership contest and there is little
evidence that is
about to change.
11:19 - It hasn't been a great opening stint from Jay, who has touched on some issues
about Murdoch's
leadership but not been able to come up with anything beyond anecdotal
evidence.
Sure, there have been outriders floating radical ideas
about policy and party reform, yet despite the fears among MPs that there would be a period of blood - letting following Owen Smith's emphatic defeat in the second
leadership election last summer, there has been no abuse of the party's internal processes by Corbyn,
evidenced by the failure of his supporters to secure berths in the pre-election carve - up of safe seats.
The researchers predicted that if voice pitch contains information
about leadership ability, then individuals with lower - pitched voices would show
evidence of being more effective elected officials.
However, there is no
evidence and little reason to believe that one's willingness to pay tuition for lightly regarded courses during evenings, weekends, and summers says much
about one's aptitude or suitability for
leadership.
As with the sub-study reported in Section 1.4, this sub-study focuses on
evidence about practices for successful instructional
leadership as judged by educators close to the students — principals and teachers.
No general claims
about the relationship between student learning and school
leadership distribution can be made on the basis of
evidence derived from qualitative research at five schools.
Evidence about the effects of principal turnover assumes that a considerable proportion of the
leadership in schools is delivered by the principal.
Having surveyed the available
evidence about community schools» outcomes — as well as
evidence on component parts of the model, such as integrated student supports, expanded learning time, family and community engagement, and collaborative
leadership — the authors argue that community schools are an
evidence - based strategy that education leaders and policy makers should support.
The framework for our overall project also points to the mostly indirect influence of principals «actions on students and on student learning.223 Such actions are mediated, for example, by school conditions such as academic press, 224 with significant consequences for teaching and learning and for powerful features of classroom practice such as teachers «uses of instructional time.225
Evidence - informed decision making by principals, guided by this understanding of principals «work, includes having and using a broad array of evidence about many things: key features of their school «s external context; the status of school and classroom conditions mediating leaders «own leadership practices; and the status of their students «l
Evidence - informed decision making by principals, guided by this understanding of principals «work, includes having and using a broad array of
evidence about many things: key features of their school «s external context; the status of school and classroom conditions mediating leaders «own leadership practices; and the status of their students «l
evidence about many things: key features of their school «s external context; the status of school and classroom conditions mediating leaders «own
leadership practices; and the status of their students «learning.
Evidence about collective
leadership reported in Section 1.1 reveals the extent of influence exercised by most stakeholders in and around schools on decisions in the school.
217 Part One of this report reviewed research and theory
about distributed
leadership in some depth, as well as reporting new
evidence on the concept.
We did not find any
evidence in our interviews with secondary teachers that their department chairs or content - area colleagues were providing instructional
leadership in the form of on - going classroom visits and dialogues
about instructional practices.
Armed with new
evidence about the importance of school
leadership and how it can best be developed, a growing number of large districts are seeking to cultivate first - rate principals for all their schools.
District leaders must learn how to gather
evidence about principals» instructional
leadership abilities and use this
evidence to evaluate and support the principal.
With a goal of promoting effective school
leadership as a strategy for district and school success, the Report provided «a synthesis of the
evidence about the effectiveness of school
leadership interventions, identifie (d) activities that should be allowable under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), and offer (ed) guidance to educators and policymakers on the use of research - based practices in school
leadership.»
Although much has been written
about the importance of
leadership in the determination of organizational success, there is little quantitative
evidence due to the difficulty of separating the impact
Changing the common sense beliefs of teachers
about heterogeneous grouping effects on the learning of struggling students requires those providing
leadership to bring relevant
evidence to the attention of their colleagues in accessible and convincing ways, to encourage actual trials with heterogeneous groupings under conditions which include opportunities for practice, feedback and coaching and to help teachers generate «the kind of assessment information that will make the impact of tracking and detracking more visible» (Riehl, 2000).
It all requires strong
leadership driven by a relentless determination to maximize the impact on student learning, improve the nature of the
evidence about that impact, and make the right decisions going forward.
Given the state of our understanding
about distributed
leadership, therefore, policymakers and
leadership developers would do well to adopt a more conservative attitude toward the concept until more
evidence is developed to move the term beyond the obvious and provide a clearer understanding of its actual impact on schools and students.
When we think
about «successful»
leadership, it is easy to become confused by the current
evidence about what that really means.
Much of the literature
about leadership development programs describes program features believed to be productive, but
evidence about what graduates of these programs can actually do as a result of their training has been sparse.
As the first step in a major research project aimed at further building the knowledge base
about effective educational
leadership, we reviewed available
evidence in response to five questions:
Finally, New Leaders is concerned
about what the overall cuts mean for other federal programs not specifically mentioned in the budget proposal — especially the School Leader Recruitment and Support Program (SLRSP), which supports
evidence - based, locally - driven strategies to strengthen school
leadership.
Much has been written
about the importance of school
leadership, but there is surprisingly little systematic
evidence on this topic.
Evidence of this type, as reported and reviewed since
about 1980,4 suggests that the direct and indirect effects of school
leadership on student learning are small but significant.
Although we have much to learn
about education
leadership and how it contributes to student learning, there is considerable existing
evidence on which to build.
This category of
leadership practices has emerged from recent
evidence about the nature of learning organizations and professional learning communities and their contribution to staff work and student learning.
To inform state investments, we summarize the
evidence about the importance of principals and describe research - based practices in
leadership development.
This section summarizes
evidence about school conditions which have a significant impact on student learning and describes effective
leadership practices, identified or inferred, by that
evidence.
While there is a reasonable amount of
evidence to support the value of superintendents exercising the basic
leadership capacities described above, we know much less
about what else successful superintendents do.
We also describe a range of state policy approaches to
leadership development, examining
evidence about how these approaches shape opportunities for principal learning and school improvement.
In addition, studies of school
leadership are replete with other adjectives purporting to capture something uniquely important
about the object of inquiry — for example, learning
leadership, 19 constructivist
leadership, 20 and change
leadership.21 Few of these efforts, however, have been products of a sustained line of inquiry yielding the sort of
evidence needed to justify their claims.
This brief summarizes the
evidence about the importance of principals, describes research - based practices in
leadership development, and outlines promising,
evidence - based investments from submitted and draft ESSA state plans.
We also need clearer
evidence on the best size of MATs, to know more
about the best structure for MATs, and to know
about the
leadership, the organisation and the funding.
The document also suggests that it is urgent to bring
about transformations in key economic systems, from energy, cities and food to the «take - make - waste» economy, and leverage
evidence and new information technology, political
leadership, coalitions for change and innovation.
The research
evidence about services to parents in the child welfare system reveals three core principles: the parenting program fits the child welfare system; demonstrates specific accountability; and supports parental efficacy through engagement, empowerment, and
leadership.