Holistic School Leadership: Systems Thinking as an Instructional Leadership Enabler

Haim Shaked; Chen Schechter

doi:10.1177/0192636516683446

Holistic School Leadership: Systems Thinking as an Instructional Leadership Enabler

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Abstract

As instructional leadership involves attempts to understand and improve complex systems, this study explored principals’ perceptions regarding possible contributions of systems thinking to instructional leadership. Based on a qualitative analysis, systems thinking was perceived by middle and high school principals to contribute to the following three areas of instructional leadership: (1) improvement of school curriculum, (2) development of professional learning communities, and (3) interpretation of performance data. Systems thinking as a potential enabler of instructional leadership is discussed and implications are suggested.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	177-202
Number of pages	26
Journal	NASSP Bulletin
Volume	100
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0192636516683446
State	Published - 1 Dec 2016

Keywords

instructional leadership
school principals
systems thinking

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Education

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