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- Title
Finding the missing link: Do principal qualifications make a difference in student achievement?
- Authors
Gümüş, Sedat; Şükrü Bellibaş, Mehmet; Şen, Sedat; Hallinger, Philip
- Abstract
Despite the growing scholarly interest in the effects of principal leadership on student achievement, empirical evidence concerning how principal qualifications might be related to student learning outcomes has been limited. This study investigates the relationship between different principal qualifications (prior experience in teaching, principalship and other school management roles, formal education, principal training, and professional development) and student achievement by analyzing cross-national teaching and learning international survey and program on international student assessment data from seven countries. The results showed that experience in principalship and other school management positions, principal training, and participation in networking activities and teaching/pedagogy-focused seminars had small but statistically significant associations with student achievement, though the results were not consistent across different subjects. Level of education and years of teaching experience did not, however, predict student achievement. Implications of the findings are offered for policy and further research.
- Subjects
ACADEMIC achievement; SCHOOL principals; EDUCATIONAL leadership; SCHOOL administration; FOREIGN students
- Publication
Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 2024, Vol 52, Issue 1, p28
- ISSN
1741-1432
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/17411432211051909