The tool developed by Hallinger (PIMRS) has been widely used to identify the level of involvement
of a school principal and his/her management team in instructional leadership. PIMRS unfolds the
domains which principals delegate to their team, domains that are of a priority for the leadership
team when drawing up the school’s instructional leadership profile. However, no studies have been
conducted aimed at identifying instructional leadership models based on the profiles obtained by
applying PIMRS. Cluster analysis (Ward’s method) was carried out to identify the instructional
leadership patterns of 120 schools in one of the megacities of Russia. Four instructional leadership
models were identified, and recommendations were provided.
Author : Anna Kobtseva
Instructional Leadership Models in Modern Schools
The tool developed by Hallinger (PIMRS) has been widely used to identify the level of involvement of a school principal and his/her management team in instructional leadership. PIMRS unfolds the domains which principals delegate to their team, domains that are of a priority for the leadership team when drawing up the school’s instructional leadership profile. However, no studies have been conducted aimed at identifying instructional leadership models based on the profiles obtained by applying PIMRS. Cluster analysis (Ward’s method) was carried out to identify the instructional leadership patterns of 120 schools in one of the megacities of Russia. Four instructional leadership models were identified, and recommendations were provided.
Pedagogical leadership as а school management tool and an object of research
The article examines the questionnaire developed by F. Hallinger for assessing pedagogical leadership.
Numerous international studies show that the principal and his executive team determine the
educational strategy of the school, promote its continuous and sustainable development, and ensure
high educational results of students. The aim of the study was to justify the possibility of using this
diagnostic tool in the work of the principal. It present and discusses the results, their completeness,
and the convenience of using the instrument.