Principals as cultural leaders

Karen Seashore Louis, Kyla Wahlstrom

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Abstract

Principals have a strong role to play in forming school cultures that encourage change. Changing a school's culture requires shared or distributed leadership and instructional leadership. A multiyear study found that three elements are necessary for a school culture that stimulates teachers to improve their instruction: 1) Teachers and administrators need to engage in deeper organizational learning, 2) teachers need to be part of a professional community, and 3) change requires trust between teachers and administrators, among teachers, and between teachers and parents.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)52-56
Number of pages5
JournalPhi Delta Kappan
Volume92
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 2011

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