The Impact of Principals in Sustaining Middle School Change

The Impact of Leadership Style on Creating Community in Public and Private Schools

“…In tum, teachers may take a more active role in creat ing facilitative structures which invite communication that ultimately promotes student learning. Further, teachers who feel autonomous and collaborate with others tend to be more committed to their organiza tions (Firestone and Pennell, 1993) and exhibit a higher sense of efficacy (Hipp, 1997).…”

Teacher- and school-level predictors of teacher efficacy and burnout: Identifying potential areas for support

“…Research suggests that when principals address and support school-wide issues, such as the development of a consistent structure for management of student behavioral infractions, greater efficacy is reported among staff members (Hipp, 1997;McCoach & Colbert, 2010). Furthermore, teachers report greater teacher efficacy when they receive greater principal support (Tschannen-Moran & Woolfolk Hoy, 2001).…”

Paving the Way for Change: Visionary Leadership in Action at the Middle Level

“…&dquo;No single individual is more important to initiating and sustaining improvement in middle grades school students' performance than the school principal&dquo; (Jackson & Davis, 2000, p. 157). Given this fact, visionary leaders need courage to take on the role of principal change agent, to set the intellectual and interpersonal tone of the school, and to shape the organizational conditions under which the school community works (Hipp, 1997). &dquo;No change is easy and most change is met with some resistance&dquo; (20).…”