A study of the relationship between principals' leadership style and teacher stress and satisfaction indicates that teachers' performances are influenced by their perception of principals' behavior. (Author)

Twelve hundred teachers answered open-ended questions on the strategies that school principals use to influence them. Data from 836 teachers who described their principals as open and effective suggest that the strategic orientation of effective principals (normative-instrumental leadership) has positive impacts on teacher work involvement.…

This book exposes the various manifestations of mistreatment of teachers by principals, offering practical solutions for its prevention and correction. Information comes from a study involving interviews with elementary and secondary teachers from rural, suburban, and urban areas across the United States and Canada. The book provides tools…

This book is about exceptionally effective school principals and how they meet the challenges for leadership in a new era of educational reform. It describes the major elements of successful facilitative leadership from the perspectives of teachers. Drawn from a study of highly successful principals affiliated with Carl Glickman's League of…