The Relationship between Principals’ Leadership and Student Achievement Sutan S. Berkadia Associate Professor Halia Silins

Background Educational accountability and standardisation as a global issue NCLB, NAPLAN, National Exam Schools becoming more accountable for student achievement Schools need to become more effective Principals need to pay more attention to student learning

Principals’ Leadership and Student Achievement Effective school is related to effective leadership (Teddlie & Reynolds, 2000) “School leadership is second only to classroom instruction as an influence on student learning” (Leithwood et al., 2006, p. 3). The mediated effect of principals’ leadership on student achievement (Leithwood & Day, 2007).

Models to Study the Effects of Principals’ Leadership and Student Achievement

Literature Review Meta-analyses Researcher(s) No. of Studies Reviewed Effect Size Witziers et al. (2003)37.02 Marzano et al. (2005)69.25 Chin (2007)28.48 Robinson et al. (2008)27.42 Hattie (2009)491 (11).36

Literature Review Quantitative Studies Researcher(s)Mediating Variable(s) Ross & Gray (2006)Collective teacher efficacy; teacher commitment Heck & Hallinger (2010)Capacity building Louis (2010)Learning organisation  instructional capacity

Literature Review Qualitative Studies Researcher(s)Findings Gurr & Drysdale (2007)values and beliefs; capacity building; teaching and learning. Gentilucci & Muto (2007)approachable principals; regular principals’ interactive classroom observations

Other Student Outcomes Silins and Mulford (2002), Silins et al. (2002) School-level factors have a significant impact on student non-cognitive outcomes. Silins and Mulford (2010) “Emphasising the non-cognitive goals is the most direct and successful route to achieving cognitive goals” (p.90).

Factors Influencing Student Engagement with School

Factors Influencing Retention and Student Achievement

School- and Teacher-level Factors Influencing Student Outcomes

What we know about leadership Values and beliefs of leaders are important Leadership should be shared to empower others Leaders achieve success through teachers work Effective leadership builds school capacity

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