Kara S. Finnigan|Tricia J. Stewart
Leading Change under Pressure: An Examination of Principal Leadership in Low-Performing Schools
case studies 10 elementary schools chicago article examines principal leadership lowperforming schools data include 331 interviews teachers administrators external partners others 2year period using transformational leadership lens found principals schools moved probation short period articulated school vision provided support resources teachers established collaborative structures norms developed commitment collective goals managed school leadership responses closely linked interpretation accountability policy principals centralized decision making study suggests districts carefully assign schools leaders appropriate knowledge skills reassign ineffective principals given critical role principals play bringing improvement pressure