Initiating Conversations and Opening Doors: How Principals Establish a Positive Building Culture to Sustain School Improvement Efforts

Autor/inn/en	Hollingworth, Liz; Olsen, Dorian; Asikin-Garmager, Asih; Winn, Kathleen M.
Titel	Initiating Conversations and Opening Doors: How Principals Establish a Positive Building Culture to Sustain School Improvement Efforts
Quelle	In: Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 46 (2018) 6, S.1014-1034 (21 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Hollingworth, Liz)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1741-1432
DOI	10.1177/1741143217720461
Schlagwörter	Principals; Administrator Role; School Culture; Educational Improvement; Change Strategies; School Personnel; Participation; Leadership Styles; Teacher Participation; Teacher Empowerment; Trust (Psychology); Teacher Administrator Relationship; Communication Strategies; Elementary Schools; Middle Schools + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Principal; Schulleiter; Schulkultur; Schulleben; Teaching improvement; Unterrichtsentwicklung; Lösungsstrategie; Schulpersonal; Teilnahme; Führungsstil; Kommunikationsstrategie; Elementary school; Grundschule; Volksschule; Middle school; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule
Abstract	This multiple case study examined the role of four US state-recognized high-quality principals in the implementation of change initiatives in their Midwestern schools. Participants were selected based on nomination by the state department of education and district superintendents. The research question guiding the study was: how do principals promote positive school culture to support the implementation of change initiatives? Specifically, the study explored how principals engage staff to create a positive learning environment and how their influence on organizational culture changes classroom practice. Organizational culture and change theories served as the lenses for analysis. Three salient leadership practices of successful principals emerged during data analysis: great principals manage the implementation of multiple initiatives by (1) empowering teachers by cultivating trust, (2) knowing their staff well, and (3) engaging in explicit and purposeful communication. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01