International Journal of Educational Management: Volume 34 Issue 10

Implementing the global model of the research university in a national context: perspectives of deans and departments heads

Myroslava Hladchenko, Martin Benninghoff

This article aims to explore the implications of means–ends decoupling at the state level for the implementation of the global model of the research university by the deans and…

NGO involvement in education policy: principals' voices

Yarden Gali, Chen Schechter

Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have been involved in academic programs in many Western countries, actively participating and reshaping policy implementation. This…

Exploring the relationship between Australian university websites and international student enrolments

Nirma Sadamali Jayawardena, Mitchell Ross, Debra Grace

This paper focuses on exploring the relationship between Australian university websites and international student enrolments. Few studies have investigated this relationship and…

Reusable learning objects: a blended learning tool in teaching computer-aided design to engineering undergraduates

George Onofrei, Paul Ferry

Blended learning is an emerging trend across many educational settings, adopting the purposeful integration of traditional face-to-face and online teaching to establishing an…

Struggling to make a difference against the odds: a synthesis of qualitative research on women leading schools in Zimbabwe

Zvisinei Moyo, Juliet Perumal, Philip Hallinger

This paper reports on results of a systematic research synthesis of 25 studies on women in educational leadership and management in Zimbabwe. The aim of this systematic review of…

The merger of Baltimore Hebrew University with Towson University: three leadership models converge

Hana Bor, Rebecca Shargel

The study aims to learn how a small private university dedicated to Judaic studies successfully merged with a large public university? Our study investigates how Baltimore Hebrew…

School leadership capacity-building: developing country successful case studies

Susanne Mary Owen, Toabwa Toaiauea, Tekonnang Timee, Tebetaio Harding, Taaruru Taoaba

Systems educational reform in developing countries through effective principal capacity- building programs is essential for improving student learning, with the purpose of this…

A paradoxical approach to instructional leadership

Haim Shaked

Perceptual inhibitors to instructional leadership are based on disagreements with the premises of instructional leadership. This study explored how the paradoxical approach, which…