Instructional Leadership What is it Gina Cicco Cai

Instructional Leadership: What is it? Gina Cicco, Cai Lun Jia (Matthew), Michael Johnson, Deidre Mc. Vey, Patrick Okafor

Introduction to Five Summaries l l l l An Historical Perspective The Recent Literature Problem: What is effective instructional leadership? Explanation of Theory Research Questions Hypotheses Conclusion References

Summaries : An Historical Approach Bridges, E. (1982). Research on the school administrator: The state-of-the-art, 1967 -1980. Educational Administration Quarterly, 18(3), 12 -33. l Hallinger, P. , & Heck, R. H. (1996). Reassessing the principal’s role in school effectiveness: A review of empirical research, 1980 -1995. Educational Administration Quarterly, 32(1), 5 -44. l

Summaries: The Recent Literature l Gaziel, H. (2003). Images of leadership and their effect upon school principal’s performance. International Review of Education, 49(5), 475 -486. l Hallinger, P. (2003). Leading educational change: Reflections on the practice of instructional and transformational leadership. Cambridge Journal of Education, 33(3), 329 -351.

Summaries: The Recent Literature, continued. l Harris, M. H. , & Willower, D. J. (1998). Principals’ optimism and perceived school effectiveness. Journal of Education Administration, 36(4), 353 -361. l Southworth, G. (2002). Instructional leadership in schools: Reflections and empirical evidence. School Leadership & Management, 22(1), 73 -91.

Explanation of Theory l Characteristics of Instructional Leaders l Behaviors of Instructional Leaders l Positive Effects of School Leadership l Attitudes of Instructional Leaders l Roles of Instructional Leaders

Theory l Effective instructional leaders increase teacher engagement. l Instructional leaders encourage the professional development of teachers.

Research Questions l 1. Do instructional leaders increase teacher engagement in schools? l 2. Do instructional leaders encourage teachers to continue their professional development?

Hypotheses l 1. Principals who present the qualities of instructional leaders will increase teacher engagement at the secondary school level. l 2. Principals who demonstrate the qualities and behaviors of instructional leaders will encourage the professional development of teachers.

Independent and Dependent Variables l H 1 and H 2 Independent Variable l Dependent Variable l Constitutive Definition l Operational Definition l Statistical Measure l Positive Correlation Expected Between Independent and Dependent Variables l

Conclusion l Effective instructional leaders increase teacher engagement. l Effective instructional leaders encourage the continual professional development of teachers. l Measurable? Yes! l References

Questions and Comments l Handouts