ABSTRACT

There is a large base of empirical evidence that points to the importance of school leadership with regard to functional schools and student achievement. Based on this importance, a change of principal can be a critical event for a school. This study seeks to answer the question if principal turnover is associated with a change in a school’s teaching quality and the role of moderators and interactions in this regard. Based upon data from n = 10,036 high-stakes classroom observations gathered cross-sectionally within n = 101 primary schools at 2 time points, the results show that teaching quality seems to be buffered from direct effects of principal turnover to some extent. However, further analyses demonstrate that the change in principal leadership might have negative effects on teaching quality in low-socioeconomic-status schools when new principals try to apply strong instructional leadership.

摘要

有大量的经验证据表明，在功能学校和学生成绩方面，学校领导的重要性。基于这一重要性，更换校长可能是学校的重要事件。本研究试图回答以下问题：校长流失是否与学校教学质量的变化以及主持人在这方面的作用和互动有关。根据n  = 10,036的数据，在n内横截面收集的高风险课堂观察 = 2个时间点的101所小学，结果表明，教学质量似乎在一定程度上受到校长离职的直接影响的影响。但是，进一步的分析表明，当新的校长试图采用强有力的教学领导时，校长领导的变化可能会对低社会经济地位学校的教学质量产生负面影响。