... form the necessary foundation for success (Leithwood & Riehl, 2003), our case studies helped us to identify several interrelated 'enabling principles' that consistently shaped the beliefs and actions of successful... more
... form the necessary foundation for success (Leithwood & Riehl, 2003), our case studies helped us to identify several interrelated 'enabling principles' that consistently shaped the beliefs and actions of successful leaders as they confronted the challenges of high need schools. ...
Publication Date: 2007
Publication Name: Studies In Educational Leadership
Background:Implicitly, innovative schools have historically contained some (but not usually all) of the properties of learning organizations and professional learning communities but have a weak record of sustaining success over time. Can... more
Background:Implicitly, innovative schools have historically contained some (but not usually all) of the properties of learning organizations and professional learning communities but have a weak record of sustaining success over time. Can innovative schools that self-consciously establish themselves as learning organizations and professional learning communities sustain their early promise of success in the face of the predictable cycle of the
Few empirical studies have been undertaken concerning successful leadership practices within challenging urban schools. Given that much of the school leadership literature relies on principals as the source of evidence for school... more
Few empirical studies have been undertaken concerning successful leadership practices within challenging urban schools. Given that much of the school leadership literature relies on principals as the source of evidence for school improvement, this article explores, through ...
