Good to Great：A Case Study of Leadership Behavior for Effective Principal in an Elementary School

• Main Authors: Chih-hua Chen, 陳志華
• Other Authors: Chih-feng Lai
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2011
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/04880309917491777358

碩士 === 逢甲大學 === 公共政策所 === 99 === The leadership of an effective principal in school orgnization is incomparably influential and is also the school efficiency guarantee. The obejct of this study is one elementary school principal and it is about his leading of the school members. The philosophy and actual practices of the object are displayed through getting into his working field, analysis of data and depth interviews. This study found that the leading of an effective principal includes five outstanding leading practices and actions, which are direction setting, talent development, orgnization redesigning, teaching plan management, and strategic alliance construction. Based on the research discovery, the following suggestions are advanced: 1.Shape a bottom –up common school perspective and avoiding formalization. 2.Provide individual supports and concerns to school members and make it the base to develop school profession learning groups. 3.Build up the orgnization atmosphere and culture with supports and concerns and take these as the advantages for reorgnization. 4.Develop school-based curriculums actively to solve the predicament of the declining birthrate and pupils deficiency. 5.Develop cooperation means between strategic alliance and make unimpeded conversation between the school and the community.