How Leadership Influences Student Learning 

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Leadership not only matters: It is second only to teaching among school-related factors that affect student learning. And its impact is greatest in schools with the greatest needs, according to a comprehensive review of evidence on school leadership by researchers at the Universities of Minnesota and Toronto. This report, the first in a series that seeks to establish how leadership promotes student achievement, summarizes the basics of successful leadership and sets out what leaders must do — including setting a clear  vision, supporting and developing a talented staff, and building a solid organizational structure — to meet the challenge of school reform.

Contents

• Executive summary
• A review of research
• Successful school and district leadership
• The state
• The district
• Student and family background
• Other stakeholders
• School conditions
• Classroom conditions
• Teachers
• Leaders’ professional learning experiences
• Conclusion
• References
• About the authors

Published: September 2004, 87 pages

Author(s): Kenneth Leithwood, Karen Seashore Louis, Stephen Anderson and Kyla Wahlstrom

Publishing Organization: Center for Applied Research and Educational Improvement and Ontario Institute for Studies in Education

Companion Document(s): Executive Summary: How Leadership Influences Student Learning

Document Type: Report

Document Format: PDF

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