مرکز منطقه ای اطلاع رساني علوم و فناوري - An Investigation of Views of Science and Arts Center Principals as Instructional Leaders about Instructional Practices

Abstract :

Instructional leadership is a leadership which involves all educational activities and leads the institution to success in carrying out these activities by including the teachers as well. The aim of this study is to find out the views of Science and Arts Centers principals about such issues as instructional activities, improvement of learning environments, learning styles of the gifted and talented, and professional development of the teachers. The study was carried out with seven Science and Arts Center principals. The data obtained from open ended question form were analyzed using content analysis technique by identifying themes and sub themes. Findings are compared to another academic’s analysis. Findings show that Science and Arts Center principals constitute organizational aims together with school development and management teams and teachers through meetings in accordance with the aims of Science and Arts Center directive. The principals think that the educational programs at Science and Arts Centers should be adapted to needs of the gifted, be flexible according to their learning pace, and instructional objectives of each center should be identified separately and that students who graduate from these centers should have gained some important attainments.