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Principal Accountability

Principal Accountability is a formal construct within educational leadership policy that denotes the systematic attribution of responsibility to school principals for achieving specified educational outcomes, institutional performance standards, and compliance with governance mandates, thereby distinguishing it from broader administrative oversight by focusing on outcome-based evaluation and consequential responsiveness.

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10K

Citations

413

Authors

177

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

44

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Publications

232

Learning to Lead: What Gets Taught in Principal-Preparation Programs

Frederick M. Hess, Andrew P. Kelly · 2007 · 311 citations

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Developing Principals as Instructional Leaders

Elaine E. Fink, Lauren Β. Resnick · Phi Delta Kappan · 2001 · 310 citations

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The Principal's Other Problems: Honest Incompetence and the Specification of Objectives

John Hendry · Academy of Management Review · 2002 · 300 citations

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Within the Accountability Era: Principals' Instructional Leadership Behaviors and Student Achievement

Robert J. O'Donnell, George P. White · NASSP Bulletin · 2005 · 235 citations

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A Case Study of Principal Leadership in an Effective Inclusive School

David Hoppey, James McLeskey · The Journal of Special Education · 2010 · 215 citations

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Authors

413

  1. JM
    Jorunn Møller

    University of Oslo, Norway

    3 publications · 113 citations

    3

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  2. AP
    Andrew P. Kelly

    American Enterprise Institute, United States

    3 publications · 502 citations

    3

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  3. FM
    Frederick M. Hess

    American Enterprise Institute, United States

    3 publications · 502 citations

    3

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  4. ML
    Morgaen L. Donaldson

    University of Connecticut, United States

    3 publications · 119 citations

    3

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  5. KS
    Kara S. Finnigan

    University of Rochester, United States

    3 publications · 277 citations

    3

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Institutions

177

  1. University of Oslo

    Oslo, Norway

    5 h-index

    9 publications

    289 citations

  2. Florida State University

    Tallahassee, United States

    5 h-index

    6 publications

    257 citations

  3. Vanderbilt University

    Nashville, United States

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    69 citations

  4. George Mason University

    Fairfax, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    97 citations

  5. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    309 citations

  6. Old Dominion University

    Norfolk, United States

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    288 citations

  7. University of Virginia

    Charlottesville, United States

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    169 citations

  8. University College London

    London, United Kingdom

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    499 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Educational Administration

    20 publications · 903 citations

    16

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  2. NASSP Bulletin

    13 publications · 593 citations

    11

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  3. Educational Administration Quarterly

    EAQ · 9 publications · 528 citations

    9

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  4. Leadership and Policy in Schools

    9 publications · 308 citations

    9

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  5. Journal of School Leadership

    JSL · 9 publications · 286 citations

    9

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