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Educational Leadership and Student Achievement: The Elusive Search for an Association
Abstract
This study revisits the existing scholarly debate on the possible impact of the principal's leadership on student achievement. Both `direct effect' and `indirect effect' models are discussed. A quantitative meta-analysis examines to what extent principals directly affect student outcomes. The small positive effects found in this meta-analysis confirm earlier research findings on the limitations of the direct effects approach to linking leadership with student achievement. Finally, lines of future research inquiry are discussed.
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- Authors
- Witziers, B., Bosker, R. J., & Krüger, M. L.
- Venue
- Educational Administration Quarterly
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2003-08
- Volume
- 39
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 398-425
- ISSN
- 0013-161X (ISSN-L)
- 1552-3519
- OpenAlex
- W2107980675
- Cited by
- 809
- References
- 1
- FWCI
- 38.67
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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