Open AccessA Community College District Chancellor’s View on Transformational Leadership
Author(s) -
Francisco Gil Rodríguez
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of transformative leadership and policy studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2331-9437
pISSN - 2151-5735
DOI - 10.36851/jtlps.v4i1.466
Subject(s) - transformational leadership , urban district , quality (philosophy) , school district , pedagogy , psychology , student achievement , educational leadership , mathematics education , academic achievement , sociology , medical education , social psychology , medicine , socioeconomics , philosophy , epistemology
In an effort to promote school improvement, principals have primarily focused on developing quality teachers as a method of enhancing the academic achievement of students. This article seeks to shed light on the experiences and per-ceptions of urban principals regarding teacher effectiveness. Specifically, this article focuses on principals’ outlooks on teachers’ in three areas: student achievement, hiring and retention, and school culture. Empirical data from this study was derived from a mixed-method cross sectional survey administered to urban school principals in Arizona and California. It was evident in this study that principals perceive teachers as either well qualified or very well qualified to educate urban students. These findings are incongruent with the greater literature on this topic which illustrates the quality of urban school teachers is in question in comparison to non-urban teachers. The implications of principals’ overwhelmingly positive outlook are discussed coupled with recommendations for future research.