Article information, pdf download for how school leadership influences student learning. Developmental learning framework for school leaders 10. Testing the efficacy of nine district characteristics identified in this previous work, as well. Education sector education leadership development framework 2017. Since that time, research, professional practice and the policy environment have changed and as a result, the olf has been significantly revised. A leadership development model you can build on a leadership development model you can build on michael i. Division a of aera what we know about successful school. Leithwoods work, which identifies the practices of school and system leaders that have been shown, through research and professional practice, to have the greatest.
The task force was established in 2000 by division a administration of the american educational research association, with the charge to promote and encourage highquality research in. Leithwood using the principal profile to assess performance the profile, which defines principals growth in effectiveness along four dimensions, helps administrators link appraisal results to school improvement efforts. Over the past five years, ontario s leading student achievement lsa project has worked to improve student learning in the province by building the instructional leadership capacities of principals. Learning from leadership project investigating the links. This resource is intended as a compact, practical guide to the ontario leadership framework 2012 that both school and system. This study examined the relative effects on student engagement in school of leadership provided by principals, teachers, and those in other roles. The ontario leadership framework olf was introduced in 2006. A noteable exception is the campbell and fullan 2006 study reported in 2006. While there is not much dispute about the importance of these personal resources to the work of senior leaders, most districts do not have access to reliable and valid methods of determining the extent to which those being considered for senior leadership positions possess these resources. While considerable evidence indicates that school leaders are able to make important contributions to the success of their students, much less is known about how such contributions are made.
Mar 17, 2017 this chapter provides a brief overview of the ontario leadership framework leithwood, k, the ontario leadership framework with a discussion of the research foundations. Pdf seven strong claims about successful school leadership. Azah, the characteristics of high performing school districts, leadership and policy in schools in press. Seven strong claims about successful school leadership revisited. Kenneth leithwood, ontario institute for studies in education, university of toronto, 252 bloor st. In collaboration with vic zbar, education consultant and widely published education and management author, we derived both elements from examining how effective leaders within education and outside of the education arena consistently drive change and. At the same time, two very largescale multiyear studies reported data con. This chapter provides a brief overview of the ontario leadership framework leithwood, k, the ontario leadership framework with a discussion of the research foundations. How successful leaders transform lowperforming schools leithwood, kenneth, harris, alma, strauss, tiiu on. Leithwood highlights new elements of the revised ontario. Instructional leadership 3 defining instructional leadership 3 skills of instructional leaders 6 composite lists of school leadership skillspractices for principals 7 staff development led by the principals 9 case studies 9 ontario. Commissioned by ontario s institute for education leadership and council of ontario directors of education, this paper summarizes evidence about. In our recent study of appraisal practices in ontario, canada.
Pdf the ontario leadership framework and leadership. Quality superintendent leadership occurs when the supe rintendents ongoing analysis of the context, and the superintendents decisions about what leadership knowledge abilities to apply, result in quality school leadership, quality teaching and optimum learning for all students in. A school and system leaders guide to putting ontarios leadership framework into action revised. A school and system leaders guide to putting ontarios leadership. Strong districts and their leadership 20, by kenneth leithwood. The authors of the study talk about three sets of practices that make up the core of good leadership. Ontario leadership framework the ontario leadership framework. Leadership is both this simple and this complex leithwood et al.
Retrospective interviews were conducted with members of this group. Framework 2012, with a discussion of the research foundations. Centre for leadership development ontario institute for studies in education, university of toronto. Ontario ministry of education and the institute for educational leadership, 2012.
Leadership framework leithwood 2012, a comprehensive description of those. The ontario leadership framework and leadership interactions in a sustained working group in ontario education. This book provides a comprehensive account of research aimed at filling this gap in our knowledge, along. Kenneth ken leithwood is an educational researcher and professor at the ontario institute for studies in education in toronto, canada his research has focused on school leadership, processes of school reform, and assessment of educational policy. The ontario leadership framework and leadership interactions in a.
This research resulted in changes to the system level leadership and district. Furthermore, the most recent iteration of the ontario leadership framework leithwood, 2012. The leadership framework for supervisory officers additionally takes. Learn how education leadership improves student learning. Education leadership development province of british columbia. Ontario leadership framework by the learning exchange 1 on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. This is the third in a series of studies concerned with the effects of different forms and. The leadership framework for principals and viceprincipals and the leadership framework for supervisory officers complement each other to the extent that successful leaders draw on the same fundamental repertoire of leadership practices. Ontario leadership framework olf as attributes, traits or. Understanding the ontario leadership framework 21st century leadership oecd 21st. For example, one of the main intentions behind the development of the ontario leadership framework was a desire to guide contemporary principals work and prioritize the practices they engage in on a daily basis institute for educational leadership, 20. Leadership framework 2012 which provides the foundation for all aspects of the ols.
Leadership may be offered by many different people in a school, and may also arise from nonpersonal sources. Setting directions building relationships and developing people. Seven strong claims about successful school leadership. This study investigated the prevalence of the five core leadership capacities clcs in the ontario leadership framework olf in the work of teachers and administrators charged with developing an integrated grade 10 curriculum incorporating student use. This leadership development framework document represents the first phase of expanding leadership support in the field. Ontario institute for studies in education, university of toronto ken leithwood.
Institute for educational leadership and the ontario ministry of education. Superintendents designed to extend evidence informed school system leadership practice in the province of alberta. What is the ontario leadership framework olf the olf describes what. For these reasons, the possession of many of these resources ought to be among the most important criteria used for the initial recruitment and selection of school leaders. Ontario leadership framework ministry of education ontario. They use their powerful framework for how school leaders influence student learning, but. It is designed to provide research insights and practical strategies for school and system leadership that align with the ontario leadership framework olf. At the same time, two very largescale multiyear studies reported data. School superintendents cass framework describing the characteristics of highperforming school districts schmold, 2008. Institute for educational leadership, toronto, 2012, a comprehensive description of those leadership practices and personal leadership resources the best available evidence. The self assessment of personal leadership resources is based on research by ken leithwood and is designed to assist leaders in recognizing the personal characteristics associated with cognitive, social and psychological resources. Education leadership development province of british.
The ontario leadership framework 2012, with a discussion of the research foundations, by kenneth leithwood, advisor on leadership for the ministry of education. Stephen anderson, kenneth leithwood, and tiiu strauss ontario institute for studies in education, university of toronto, ontario, canada this study examined data use and conditions influencing data use by typical principals and teachers, as well as the relationship. The features associated with 8 effective ontario districts in this study share. How school leaders contribute to student success the four. Leithwood has published more than 70 referred journal arti cles and authored or edited more than 30 books.
The self assessment tool for school leaders is based on the ontario leadership framework. How school leaders contribute to student success the. Seven strong claims about successful school leadership article pdf available in school leadership and management 281. As part of a more extensive effort by cass, the framework is intended to be a source of evidencebased guidance for superintendents and other districtlevel leaders in their efforts to improve the success of their students. Jantzi, doris title distributed leadership and student engagement in school. Leadership for turning schools around by leithwood. In their view, without leadership focused on setting direction, developing people, and redesigning the organization to meet changing demands, not much would happen. Characteristics of high performing school districts. Leithwood on the role of districts and district leaders. This study investigated the prevalence of the five core leadership capacities clcs in the ontario leadership framework olf in the work of teachers and administrators charged with developing an integrated grade 10 curriculum incorporating student use of emergent electronic and web.
Framework describing the characteristics of highperforming school districts schmold, 2008. Overview 2 instructional leadership 3 defining instructional leadership 3 skills of instructional leaders 6 composite lists of school leadership skillspractices for principals 7 staff development led by the principals 9 case studies 9 ontario. Leading school turnaround by kenneth leithwood overdrive. Qeli leadership framework and behaviours of effective leaders. Commissioned by ontarios institute for education leadership and council of ontario directors of education, this paper summarizes evidence about. The research framework features 10 interdependent variables. Qelis leadership for school improvement is comprised of two parts leadership framework and behaviours of effective leaders. Also examined were the effects of total leadership, and both transformational and. How successful leaders transform lowperforming schools.
Know about successful school leadership, prepared for the task force on developing research in educational leadership. How leadership influences student learning the wallace. Sign up for our newsletter and be the first to hear about new resources as theyre published to the learning exchange. The ministry of education, bc school trustees association, bc principals and vice principals association, bc school superintendents association, federation of independent school associations bc, and bc association of school business officials have collaborated to create a provincial leadership development framework pdf, 6. While the four path framework narrows the attention of school leaders to a stillconsiderable number conditions known to contribute to student success, it leaves school leaders the autonomy to select, for improvement efforts, the subset of conditions that make the most sense in. A school and system leaders guide to putting ontario s leadership. An exploratory study of leithwoods four core leadership practices. Kenneth leithwood, karen seashore louis, stephen anderson and kyla wahlstrom. Centre for leadership development ontario institute for studies in education, university of toronto, 252 bloor street, west.
Leithwood, the ontario leadership framework 2012 with a discussion of its research foundations toronto. Institute for educational leadership, toronto, 2012, a comprehensive description of those leadership practices and personal leadership resources the best available evidence suggests contribute either directly. Have your badge scanned at the door attend 90% of this presentation. Principal, mc3 this session is eligible for 1 continuing education and 1 contact hour. Lsa is a project developed and lead by the three ontario principals associations the ontario. Ontario leadership framework ontario institute for educational. Leadership framework for principals and viceprincipals. Ontario leadership framework olf as attributes, traits or dispositions of. The ontario leadership framework 2012 with a discussion of the research foundations.
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