How to Lead Schools to Success: A Qualitative Meta-Analysis

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Abstract

The International Successful School Principalship Project (ISSPP) has been actively conducting research on successful principalship since 2001. This paper presents a meta-analysis of 83 empirical studies from 17 countries, aiming to identify successful school leadership practices that can make schools successful and help students from diverse backgrounds to succeed academically. Employing meta-ethnography, the findings from ISSPP publications on successful leadership practices in various global contexts were carefully analyzed. The findings add to our understanding of successful principalship and inform leadership development in a global educational context.

Authors

• Rong Zhang, University of Alabama

• Jingping Sun, University of Alabama

• Christopher W. Day, University of Nottingham

• Rose M. Ylimaki, Northern Arizona University

• Bob L. Johnson, University of Alabama