A literature scan study to determine the instructional leadership roles of school principals for implementation of curriculums [Okul yöneticilerinin ögretim programlarinin uygulanmasindaki ögretim liderligi rollerini belirlemeye yönelik bir alanyazin tarama çalişmasi]

Abstract

Achieving the objectives of curriculums is highly connected to the instructional leadership roles for implementation of curriculums which must be fulfilled by the school principals. This study is conducted in order to determine the roles. The information presented in this study were obtained from literature scan. In this context, first the related publications were scanned. With the information obtained from the publications the theoreticalframework of the instructional leadership roles of school principals for implementation of curriculums established. Also the studies on the subject are examined and the instructional leadership roles of school principals forimplementation of curriculums emphasized on the studies are determined. As a result of this study, it have been revealed that the instructional leadership roles of school principals for implementation of curriculums are in the general area of instructional leadership and the dimensions of these roles are "guidance, being source of information, creating of appropriate physical environments, ensuring instructional tools and materials, managing instruction, professional development, providing the teachers professional development, planning, coordinating, supervising, evaluation, researching, directing, facilitation, explaining the purposes, providing and using source, managing the curriculum implementations, following-up the students development, creating a positive school climate, providing teamwork, interoperability with various people".