Instructional Leadership Practices among Principals in Israeli and US Jewish Schools

Jeffrey Glanz; Haim Shaked; Chanina Rabinowitz; Shmuel Shenhav; Rachel Zaretsky

doi:10.1177/105678791702600203

Instructional Leadership Practices among Principals in Israeli and US Jewish Schools

Jeffrey Glanz
, Haim Shaked
, Chanina Rabinowitz
, Shmuel Shenhav
, Rachel Zaretsky

Michlala-Jerusalem College

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Abstract

Extant research indicates that principals are expected to serve as instructional leaders. Instructional leadership practices of principals in Israeli and US Jewish schools have, until recently, been unexplored. Therefore, this mixed-methodological study explores instructional leadership perceptions and behaviors among Israeli and US principals. Data, via questionnaires and interviews, were collected from 90 principals from each country. Findings suggest that US principals demonstrated significantly higher levels of instructional leadership. In both groups, women principals demonstrated higher levels of instructional leadership. Our interviews provided unique insights leading to our suggestions for ways of promoting greater attention to instructional leadership by principals of both countries.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	132-153
Number of pages	22
Journal	International Journal of Educational Reform
Volume	26
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/105678791702600203
State	Published - Apr 2017
Externally published	Yes

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Israeli versus US schools
instructional leadership
principal preparation

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