How School Leaders Contribute to Student Success: The Four Paths Framework

Front Matter....Pages i-viii
Introduction....Pages 1-11
Front Matter....Pages 13-14
A Model of Successful School Leadership from the International Successful School Principalship Project....Pages 15-29
The Ontario Leadership Framework: Successful School Leadership Practices and Personal Leadership Resources....Pages 31-43
Front Matter....Pages 45-48
Leadership and Learning: Conceptualizing Relations Between School Administrative Practice and Instructional Practice....Pages 49-67
Effects of Distributed Leadership on School Academic Press and Student Achievement....Pages 69-91
Towards Sustaining Levels of Reflective Learning: How Do Transformational Leadership, Task Interdependence, and Self-Efficacy Shape Teacher Learning in Schools?....Pages 93-129
Front Matter....Pages 131-135
Leadership Effects on Student Learning Mediated by Teacher Emotions....Pages 137-152
Principals, Trust, and Cultivating Vibrant Schools....Pages 153-174
Generation X School Leaders as Agents of Care: Leader and Teacher Perspectives from Toronto, New York City and London....Pages 175-202
Front Matter....Pages 203-208
Complexity and Volume: An Inquiry into Factors That Drive Principals’ Work....Pages 209-238
Creating Communities of Professionalism: Addressing Cultural and Structural Barriers....Pages 239-261
Effects of Principal Professional Orientation Towards Leadership, Professional Teacher Behavior, and School Academic Optimism on School Reading Achievement....Pages 263-277
Leading Teacher Learning in China: A Mixed Methods Study of Successful School Leadership....Pages 279-303
Front Matter....Pages 305-309
Effects of Family Educational Cultures on Student Success at School: Directions for Leadership....Pages 311-328
Changing the Educational Culture of the Home to Increase Student Success at School....Pages 329-351
Conclusion....Pages 353-365