Encouraging and Discouraging Factors in the Decision to Become an Israeli Leader in Religious Schools: Implications for Reforming Bureaucratic Mandates of the Ministry of Education

This mixed methodology study explored the reasons that teachers in Israel are motivated to become school leaders, and the relative importance of the different discouraging factors that worked against such interest. A cross-national Israeli survey included 39 individual interviews, 2 focus groups of...

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Published in:International journal of educational reform 2021-01, Vol.30 (1), p.77-97
Main Authors: Shenhav, Shmuel, Geffon, Ayal, Salomon, Laya, Glanz, Jeffrey
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Administrative Organization
Career Change
Decision Making
Educational Administration
Educational Change
Factor Analysis
Foreign Countries
Jews
Judaism
Leadership Role
Principals
Religious Education
School Administration
Self Concept
Teacher Attitudes
Teacher Motivation
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Summary:This mixed methodology study explored the reasons that teachers in Israel are motivated to become school leaders, and the relative importance of the different discouraging factors that worked against such interest. A cross-national Israeli survey included 39 individual interviews, 2 focus groups of 25 teachers each, and a questionnaire completed by 149 teachers working in Jewish schools. Findings indicate a sense of mission and personal challenge motivated our sample. The most significant discouraging factor was the perceived inability to circumvent bureaucratic constraints imposed by the Ministry of Education. Implications and reform efforts for reducing bureaucratic constraints upon school leaders are discussed.
ISSN:1056-7879
2631-9675
DOI:10.1177/1056787920957029