Journal of Educational Administration: Volume 60 Issue 1

Guest editorial The International Successful School Principalship Project: reflections and possibilities

David Gurr, Peter Moyi

Looking back and forward: a critical review of the history and future progress of the ISSPP

Ann Elisabeth Gunnulfsen, Ruth Jensen, Jorunn Møller

The purpose of the article is to examine knowledge about successful principalship and discuss the methodology that has emerged throughout the history of the International…

An open systems model of successful school leadership

David Gurr, Lawrie Drysdale, Helen Goode

Through description and consideration of 12 models developed as part of the International Successful School Principalship Project (ISSPP), a new model of successful school…

Successful school principals in primary and secondary education: a comprehensive review of a ten-year research project in Cyprus

Petros Pashiardis, Antonios Kafa

The purpose of this paper is to explore successful school principalship in Cyprus based on a ten-year research project, and in particular, by analysing leadership knowledge based…

Successful, coasting and low-performing school principals in Israel: an explanatory model

Dorit Tubin, Talmor Rachel Farchi

The purpose of this paper is to present the successful school and principal (SSP) model, which has developed over 13 years of Israeli involvement in the ISSPP study.

Successful school leadership for social justice in Spain

Cristina Moral Santaella

The purpose of this article is to present the results obtained from the investigations that have been carried out within the International Successful School Principalship Project…

What we know about successful principals in Mexico

Celina Torres-Arcadia, Sergio Nava-Lara, César Rodríguez-Uribe, Leonardo David Glasserman-Morales

The paper aims to present what is known from the school principals who participated in the International Successful School Principalship Project (ISSPP) in Mexico. The paper…

Successful principal leadership in challenging American public schools: a brief history of ISSPP research in the United States and its major findings

Rose M. Ylimaki, Stephen Jacobson, Lauri Johnson, Hans W. Klar, Juan Nino, Margaret Terry Orr, Samantha Scribner

In this paper, the authors recap the history and evolution of ISSPP research in the USA with research teams that grew from one location in 2002 to seven teams at present. The…

Commentary – Research on successful school principalship: progress on a secure front

Christopher W. Day

Commentary – The ISSPP expedition to a greater understanding of principalship and new challenges for tomorrow's leaders

Olof Johansson, Helene Ärlestig