ABSTRACT

Presenting international evidence, from school systems across the globe, this book documents patterns, causes, and effects of school principals’ time use, building a case for the implications for school improvement, administration, and leadership. This edited volume offers an unparalleled set of chapters that delve into conceptual and methodological issues in researching principals’ time use. Chapters consist of empirical studies that advance fresh perspectives and build empirical ground on how principals use time across different school systems in Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, Oceania, and North America.

This unique book, is a useful resource for researchers and educators, capturing the geographically diverse contexts of principal time use. This work makes a significant contribution to the field of school improvement, administration, and leadership with both theoretical depth and empirical grounding.

part I|86 pages

Theoretical perspectives and methodological issues

chapter 81|13 pages

Principals' time use as a research area

Notes on theoretical perspectives, leadership domains, and future directions

chapter 2|21 pages

Measurement assumptions in principals' time-use research

Past problems and needed studies

chapter 5|18 pages

Principals' direct interaction with individual students

A missing piece in principal leadership research

part II|92 pages

Principal time use in Western contexts

chapter 9|16 pages

“Wasting time talking to students and parents”

Neoliberal efficiency myths about principal discretionary time use in Australia

part III|44 pages

Principal time use in Africa and the Middle East

chapter 18612|14 pages

South African school principals' use of time

Learning from a qualitative study

chapter 13|14 pages

Policy context and time use of primary school head teachers in Kenya

Evidence from the Snapshot of School Management Effectiveness (SSME) survey

chapter 14|14 pages

Emotional workload and time use in principalship

Insights from Israeli educational leaders