ABSTRACT The aim of the research is to pinpoint which leadership-related factors affect school success, specifically focusing on features and strategies used by the principals. The work follows the International Successful School Principalship Project methodology in two case studies in Andalusia (Spain). Both schools (with differentiated environments) are classed by the research as ‘invisible or visible school’, depending on the evolution and recognition of their success. Case A is a high-performing and declining school (invisible) and Case B is a low-performing and rising school (visible). The results emphasise the importance of the socioeconomic and cultural school context and the characteristics and type of leadership exercised by principals in their relationships with the environment, academic outcomes of the pupils and the school’s innovation process. The principal’s leadership is also crucial for acknowledgement of school results.

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校长领导力和背景对学校成功的重要性：“（看不见的）学校”的见解

摘要研究的目的是查明哪些与领导相关的因素会影响学校的成功，特别是针对校长使用的特征和策略。这项工作在安达卢西亚（西班牙）的两个案例研究中遵循了国际成功学校校长项目方法。根据研究的进展和对成功的认可，研究将两所学校（具有不同的环境）都归类为“无形学校或有形学校”。案例A是一所绩效下降的高中（看不见），案例B是一所绩效低下的新兴高中（可见）。结果强调了社会经济和文化学校环境的重要性，以及校长在与环境的关系中行使领导的特征和类型，学生的学业成绩和学校的创新过程。校长的领导对于学校成绩的认可也至关重要。