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- Title
Female Leadership Practices and their Influence on School Effectiveness in Jamaican Primary and Secondary Institutions.
- Authors
REID, SHANA-GAE T.
- Abstract
This study addresses the knowledge gap related to female principal leadership practices that impact school management effectiveness. The researcher explored this topic, recognising the importance of understanding leadership strategies in the current century. Participants included female principals from one high school and two primary and infant schools in Jamaica. The study employed qualitative methods, including structured face-to-face interviews and a document analysis of the schools' recent National Education Inspectorate (NEI) reports. Key findings revealed that effective schools demonstrated strong management, community and family involvement, high student standards, monitoring of teaching and learning, and a shared vision with focused goals. All principals emphasised the importance of training and professional development, particularly praising the National College for Educational Leadership (NCEL). The presence or absence of these factors determined school effectiveness. However, due to the small sample size, findings may not be fully generalisable to the broader population of women in educational leadership in Jamaica.
- Subjects
EDUCATIONAL leadership; LEADERSHIP in women; SCHOOL administration; CAREER development; COMMUNITY involvement
- Publication
Journal of Arts Science & Technology, 2024, Vol 16, Issue 1, p100
- ISSN
0799-1681
- Publication type
Article