A single school case study exploring teachers’ perceptions of the impact of leadership on teacher retention at a British International School in Saudi Arabia (Published)
This study sought to investigate teachers’ perceptions of leadership that impacted on teacher retention at a British International School in Saudi Arabia. The insider researcher conducted surveys and interviews adopting an ethnographic paradigm in a subjectivist ontological position with an interpretivist perspective on epistemology. This study highlighted ten teachers’ perceived teacher retention focused leadership activities. This may inform and be used as evidence to prioritise teacher retention focused leadership activities over others. All teachers in this study attributed their professional relationships with the senior leadership team to their retention.
Keywords: Leadership, international school, teacher retention
How Could Leadership Contribute to the Transformation of a School Unit into a Learning Organization (Published)
This study attempts to explore primary school teachers’ perceptions regarding the contribution of leadership to the transformation of schools into learning organizations. The results show that leadership can play a significant key role in the transformation of schools and there is a positive correlation between school leadership practices and its functioning as a learning organization.
Keywords: Leadership, Learning Organization, quantitative methodology., schools