Open AccessPreparing Instructional Leaders: Evaluating a Regional Program to Gauge Perceived Effectiveness
Author(s) -
George E. MacKin,
David C. Young,
Sophie Paish,
Sue LeBel
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international journal of education policy and leadership
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1555-5062
DOI - 10.22230/ijepl.2019v14n1a866
Subject(s) - socioemotional selectivity theory , sample (material) , set (abstract data type) , poverty , psychology , focus group , mental health , medical education , nova scotia , educational leadership , instructional leadership , public relations , political science , pedagogy , sociology , medicine , computer science , developmental psychology , chemistry , ethnology , chromatography , anthropology , law , psychotherapist , programming language
An instructional leadership program (ILP) has offered education and support to three cohorts of educational leaders in Nova Scotia, Canada, amounting to approximately 130 participants. Quantitative and qualitative feedback from a convenience sample (n = 90) suggests that the ILP offers an extremely useful practical program; in fact, 95 percent of the sample indicates advances in the categories of professional growth, improved instructional leadership, and tangible progress in administrative effectiveness. Systemic and school environment trends have dictated that educational leaders need a skill set that positions them to respond more aptly to issues of poverty, socioemotional health, and mental health while attending to improved community building both within the school and in the greater public. This study uses surveys, interviews, and focus groups to identify emerging and impending challenges.