Skip to main content
  • Book
  • © 2007

Successful Principal Leadership in Times of Change

An International Perspective

  • International perspective
  • Evidence-based descriptions of effective leadership
  • Case-based descriptions of successful leaders' work

Part of the book series: Studies in Educational Leadership (SIEL, volume 5)

Buy it now

Buying options

eBook USD 129.00
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 169.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 169.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Other ways to access

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check for access.

Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-VI
  2. Starting with What we Know

    • Kenneth Leithwood, Christopher Day
    Pages 1-15
  3. Successful Leadership Based on Democratic Values

    • Jorunn MØller, Astrid Eggen, Otto L. Fuglestad, Gjert Langfeldt, Anne-Marie Presthus, Siw SkrØvset. et al.
    Pages 71-86
  4. Successful Principalship – The Swedish Case

    • Jonas Höög, Olof Johansson, Anders Olofsson
    Pages 87-102
  5. Communicative Strategies Among Successful Danish School Principals

    • Lejf Moos, John Krejsler, Klaus Kasper Kofod, Bent Brandt Jensen
    Pages 103-116
  6. Successful Leadership: Does Context Matter and If So, How?

    • Denise Belchetz, Kenneth Leithwood
    Pages 117-138
  7. Against the Odds: Successful Principals in Challenging U.S. Schools

    • Corrie Giles, Stephen L. Jacobson, Lauri Johnson, Rose Ylimaki
    Pages 155-169
  8. Building and Sustaining Successful Principalship: Key Themes

    • Christopher Day, Kenneth Leithwood
    Pages 171-188
  9. What We Learned: A Broad View

    • Kenneth Leithwood, Christopher Day
    Pages 189-203

About this book

The leadership of school principals is an enormously powerful influence on the quality of schools and the learning of pupils. While the work of principals has been examined intensively over the past 20 years, almost no effort has been made to understand the role from an international or cross-cultural perspective. This book contributes significantly to our understanding of successful school leaders by describing similarities and differences in the work of such leaders in countries ranging from England to Australia, the United States to Norway, Sweden to Hong Kong. Bringing together case study research, the book helps explain what all successful principals do and the ways in which context shapes some of their work.

Reviews

"The research reported in the book presents an interesting and rich picture of successful principals in different socio-cultural contexts and their reponses to national accountability policies. This book will make an important contribution to the existing body of knowledge about leadership practices." Prof.dr. P. Sleegers, Faculty of Social- and Behavioural Sciences, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Nottingham, UK

    Christopher Day

  • University of Toronto, ON, Canada

    Kenneth Leithwood

Bibliographic Information

Buy it now

Buying options

eBook USD 129.00
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 169.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 169.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Other ways to access