In this article, we diff erentiate leadership in the dimensions of a directive, of a dis cursive or of a delegative leadership practice. Th is diff erentiation is the starting point of an explorative examination regarding the correlation between leadership dimensions and the use of performance feedback from state-wide tests (VERA 8). Bivariate correlation analyses based on a questionnaire survey with school leaders indicate that particular leadership dimensions correlate with a varied degree of use of performance feedback with diff erent school representatives (e. g., department leaders, teachers). A "directive" or "discursive" leader can support the use of VERA, whereas a "delegative" leader can inhibit these processes.
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