Using Meta-Ethnography to Explore Internal Antecedents of Successful Principalship in the Global Context

• In Event: Sheraton Roundtable Session Six
  In Roundtable Session: Leadership Sense-Making and Ethical Practices: Global Perspectives (Table 3)

Abstract

This paper systematically synthesizes research from the International Successful School Principalship Project (ISSPP) to identify the internal antecedents fostering successful principalship practices (SPPs) and discover the similarities and differences across contexts. We adopted a holistic lens and meta-ethnography to explore internal antecedents that vary across contexts and how they contribute to SPPs in the global school context. We found seven categories of internal antecedents, which include: 1) cognitive ability; 2) disposition; 3) skill/capacity; 4) motivation; 5) emotional literacy; 6) values/beliefs; and 7) social intelligence. Some internal antecedents were the same globally in similar school contexts, while others were dissimilar and context specific. The findings extend our understanding of leadership antecedents and inform leadership preparation in a global context.

Authors

• Ting Huang, University of Alabama
  Presenting Author

• Christopher W. Day, University of Nottingham
  Non-Presenting Author

• Qing Gu, University College London Institute of Education
  Non-Presenting Author

• Bob L. Johnson, University of Alabama
  Non-Presenting Author

• Claire Major, University of Alabama
  Non-Presenting Author