International Journal of Educational Management: Volume 27 Issue 4

Word‐of‐mouth amongst students at a New Zealand tertiary institution

Susan Warring

The aim of this case study was to investigate the extent of word‐of‐mouth influence amongst international students at a New Zealand tertiary institution and to review the…

Managing teaching and R&D: diverging views of managers

Vuokko Kohtamäki

The purpose of this paper is to examine how the nature of management and leadership is related to the management and development of teaching and R&D (research and development) in…

Sustainable leadership: honeybee practices at Thailand's oldest university

Sooksan Kantabutra, Molraudee Saratun

The aim of this paper is to adopt Avery and Bergsteiner's 23 sustainable leadership practices derived from sustainable organizations as a framework to examine the leadership…

Servant leadership in English sixth form colleges: what do teachers tell us?

David William Stoten

The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether servant leadership can be applied to college management. The research methodology involved questionnaire and co‐constructed…

The impact of achievement press on student success in elementary schools

Page A. Smith, W. Sean Kearney

The purpose of this study is to examine the relative impact of achievement press on student success in elementary schools in the Southwestern USA.

Sustainable leadership and future‐oriented decision making in the educational governance – a Finnish case

Jari Metsämuuronen, Tuomo Kuosa, Reijo Laukkanen

During the new millennium the Finnish educational system has faced a new challenge: how to explain glorious PISA results produced with only a small variance between schools…

Assessing leadership knowledge in a principalship preparation programme

David Ng Foo Seong

The purpose of this paper is to assess leadership learning in a principalship development programme.

Motivation among public primary school teachers in Mauritius

Ashley Keshwar Seebaluck, Trisha Devi Seegum

The purpose of this study was to critically analyse the factors that affect the motivation of public primary school teachers and also to investigate if there is any relationship…

Editorial

Brian Roberts