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In the mid-2000s, instructional leadership began to gain momentum once again as a
highly effective leadership style. It was at this time it was refrained as the principal as learning
leader. Principal as learning leader facilitated the engagement of multiple levels of leaders in a
school. Principals as learning leaders focusing on building the commitment and capacity of
teachers. Robinson et al. (2008) completed a meta-analysis of the research on instructional
leadership. As a result of this meta-analysis, the principal's involvement in teacher professional
learning was identified as the most significant behavior of an instructional leader
The role of campus principal is of great importance to the change process in education
(Luyten & Bazo, 2019). The campus principal is expected to serve many different purposes;
however, it is the role of instructional leadership which has risen to the forefront with the
expectation that the principal possesses instructional expertise to support and offer constructive
feedback to teachers regarding their instruction (Wahlstrom & Louis, 2008).
A meta-analysis completed between 1978 and 2006 found that although transformational
leadership is defined as a more dynamic role, it is the instructional leadership style that has the
greatest impact on student achievement. The effect of instructional leadership was three to four
times greater on student achievement than transformational leadership (Robinson et al., 2008).
Meyer et al. (2020) wrote that principals who demonstrate strong instructional leadership and
staff development engagement develop teachers who have high levels of collaboration. Schoolsled by such leaders are also schools that demonstrate high levels of teacher collective efficacy
(Meyer et al., 2020). Teachers on these campuses state a greater willingness to engage in
instructional conversations with campus leaders and utilize this professional dialog to reflect on
their practices, both individually and collectively.19
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O'Bara, Susannah Holbert. A Leadership Framework to Raise Teacher Engagement, dissertation, May 2023; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2137579/m1/30/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .