Open AccessSystems Thinking for Principals of Learning- Focused Schools
Author(s) -
Haim Shaked,
Chen Schechter
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of school administration research and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2470-850X
pISSN - 2470-8496
DOI - 10.32674/jsard.v4i1.1939
Subject(s) - nature versus nurture , accountability , systems thinking , curriculum , diversity (politics) , mathematics education , quality (philosophy) , pedagogy , critical systems thinking , psychology , critical thinking , engineering ethics , knowledge management , sociology , computer science , political science , engineering , epistemology , philosophy , artificial intelligence , anthropology , law
Systems thinking involves attempts to understand and improve complex systems, examines systems holistically, and focuses on the way that a system's constituent parts interrelate. This essay provides examples of how systems thinking can enable principals to demonstrate instructional leadership and nurture learning-focused schools in the current era of complexity, diversity, and accountability. These examples illustrate how systems thinking contributes to developing school curriculum, empowering professional learning communities, and fostering performance data interpretation. Overall, systems thinking offers a comprehensive way of both conceptualizing and practicing leadership for learning within the entire school setting, which leads directly to enhancing the quality of instruction and raising students' achievement.