Visionary Leadership of Principals in Increasing School Quality at SMKN 1 Sambas

e-Leadership of school principals: Increasing school effectiveness by a school data management system

In recent years, school management systems have become an important tool for effective e-leadership and data-based decision making. School systems emphasize an information flow and e-communication between teachers, students, and parents. This study examines e-leadership by secondary-school principals through the Mashov school system implemented in 500 Israeli schools in order to increase school...

Attributes of School Principals - Leadership Qualities & Capacities

Successful leadership is not the result of simply obtaining a position, but rather possessing the knowledge and understanding of successful leadership skills along with the personal ability to effectively implement those skills. Hence, "School leaders need impressive skills to provide effective leadership in our diverse school environments”. However Leadership is not a concept for self but it s...

Challenges School Principals Facing in the Context of Technology Leadership*

Technology leadership, an indication of managing all technology usage in schools, is an essential component of effective educational administration (Anderson & Dexter, 2005; Dawson & Rakes, 2003; Flanagan & Jacobsen, 2003; Geer, 2002; Hughes & Zachariah, 2001; Woelfel, Murray, & Hambright, 2004). School administrators with necessary skills of technology leadership are more likely to facilitate ...

The Leadership Challenge: Preparing and Developing Catholic School Principals

Designing Visionary Leadership Teams

Nigel Sykes’ 3E’s concept is examined against established theory and recent work in Organizational Behaviour. The possibility that this concept offers a way of developing social synergy in work groups is explored, and considered in the context of socio-technical systems. 3E’s is based on the categorisation of people in the workplace into roles labelled “Envisioners” “Enablers” or “Enactors”. Ro...