TY - JOUR
T1 - Successful secondary principalship in Cyprus
T2 - What have "Thucydides" and "Plato" revealed to us?
AU - Pashiardis, Petros
AU - Kafa, Antonios
AU - Marmara, Christiana
PY - 2012/6
Y1 - 2012/6
N2 - Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to provide an insight into successful secondary school principals in Cyprus, focusing on identifying their actions and behaviours through the adoption of a systemic view of the quality of leadership in school organizations from multiple stakeholders (i.e. self, parents, students and teachers). Design/methodology/approach: This article is the sequel to another paper on successful principalship which was written about successful primary school principals in Cyprus. A multi-case study methodology was followed where data were gathered from a wide range of school stakeholders such as the principal, teachers, students and parents employing a common, semi-structured interview protocol developed specifically for the International Successful School Principalship Project (ISSPP) which was translated into Greek and adopted to Cyprus' educational context. Findings: This paper argues that the principals exhibit behaviors and actions such as developing relationships, being committed, being visionary and promoting a collaborative learning environment which, in combination with their passion, devotion and commitment, lead to successful principalship. Originality/value: The paper offers insights into the implications for principals' training by informing policies for recruitment and retention leading to the designing of more effective leadership training programs.
AB - Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to provide an insight into successful secondary school principals in Cyprus, focusing on identifying their actions and behaviours through the adoption of a systemic view of the quality of leadership in school organizations from multiple stakeholders (i.e. self, parents, students and teachers). Design/methodology/approach: This article is the sequel to another paper on successful principalship which was written about successful primary school principals in Cyprus. A multi-case study methodology was followed where data were gathered from a wide range of school stakeholders such as the principal, teachers, students and parents employing a common, semi-structured interview protocol developed specifically for the International Successful School Principalship Project (ISSPP) which was translated into Greek and adopted to Cyprus' educational context. Findings: This paper argues that the principals exhibit behaviors and actions such as developing relationships, being committed, being visionary and promoting a collaborative learning environment which, in combination with their passion, devotion and commitment, lead to successful principalship. Originality/value: The paper offers insights into the implications for principals' training by informing policies for recruitment and retention leading to the designing of more effective leadership training programs.
KW - Case study
KW - Cyprus
KW - Education
KW - Leadership
KW - Secondary schools
KW - Successful principals
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84863476204&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1108/09513541211240273
DO - 10.1108/09513541211240273
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84863476204
SN - 0951-354X
VL - 26
SP - 480
EP - 493
JO - International Journal of Educational Management
JF - International Journal of Educational Management
IS - 5
ER -