The importance of principal leadership and context for school success. Insights from ‘invisible school.

The aim of the research is to pinpoint which leadership-related factors and, specifically, which features and strategies used by the principals affect the school success. The work follows the International Successful School Principalship Project methodology in two case studies in Andalusia (Spain)....

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Autores: González Falcón, Inmaculada, García Rodríguez, María Pilar, Gómez Hurtado, Inmaculada, Carrasco Macías, María José
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Huelva (UHU)
Repositorio:Arias Montano. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ariasmontano.uhu.es:10272/24768
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10272/24768
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:School success
Invisible school
Principal leadership
School context
Qualitative research
58 Pedagogía
5802 Organización y Planificación de la Educación
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Sumario:The aim of the research is to pinpoint which leadership-related factors and, specifically, which features and strategies used by the principals affect the school success. 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.