Organizational and Social Context and the Instructional Leadership Role of the School Principal [electronic resource] / Philip Hallinger and Joseph Murphy.
This article discusses the research concerning the relationship between the organizational and social context of schools and principal instructional leadership. The discussion centers on several contextual variables that include school level, staff composition, technical clarity and complexity, and...
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| Language: | English |
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| Summary: | This article discusses the research concerning the relationship between the organizational and social context of schools and principal instructional leadership. The discussion centers on several contextual variables that include school level, staff composition, technical clarity and complexity, and district context. Particular attention is focused on the ways in which the social context of schools influences the principal's leadership role. Findings support the notions that the nature of the school's technology, the type of district support, the characteristics of the teaching staff, the school level, and the social context combine to form a school culture all of which creates a context for principal action, and more specifically, an appropriate style of instructional leadership. (JAM) |
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| Item Description: | ERIC Document Number: ED309528. ERIC Note: Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (Washington, DC, April 20-24, 1987). |
| Physical Description: | 53 p. |