New Competent Principals to the New Generations: Bilingual Teachers' Perceptions on School Leadership

• In Event: Using Novel Approaches to Further the Development of Instructional Leaders

Abstract

The principal leadership is essential to the sustainable development of the schools. Over the past decades, the schools are becoming multi-culturally and -linguistically diverse. There is an essential need of highly qualified school leaders in schools with large populations of English Learners (ELs). In this qualitative study, we aim to investigate bilingual/ESL teachers’ perceptions of school leadership, including principal competencies and challenges, in high-needs schools with ELs. Findings demonstrated that the successful school leaders need to possess a set of skills and knowledge to be able to promote school operation, sustain teaching and learning quality, and create a welcoming and collaborative environment.

Authors

• Rafael Lara-Alecio, Texas A&M University - College Station

• Beverly J. Irby, Texas A&M University - College Station

• Fuhui Tong, Texas A&M University - College Station

• Nahed Abdelrahman, Texas A&M University - College Station

• Hamada Ahmed Fahmy Elfarargy, Texas A&M University - College Station

• Mehrangiz Zadegh Abadi

• Zhuo Chen, Texas A&M University - College Station