International International DialogueDialogue

Leadership Void:Getting the Right People on the

Bus

Gender Based LiteracyGender Based Literacy

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1. What country are you from?1. What country are you from?

2 26 10 1

5 3

8 2

9 2

1. Australia2. Canada3. China4. Israel5. New Zealand6. Nigeria7. Norway8. South Africa9. Uganda10. United States11.Other

Country # of responses Country # of responses

2. If you are from Canada, what province/territory are you 2. If you are from Canada, what province/territory are you from?from?

1. Newfoundland and Labrador2. Prince Edward Island3. Nova Scotia4. New Brunswick5. Quebec6. Ontario7. Manitoba8. Saskatchewan9. Alberta10.British Columbia11.Yukon12.Northwest Territories13.Nunavut

3. Which of the following best describes your role in 3. Which of the following best describes your role in education?education?

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

5%

13%

63%

3%5%

3%

10%

1. Ministry/Policy2. District Leader or

Administrator (System Level)3. School-based Leader – Ex.

Principal, Head Teacher, Director, Etc.

4. Supporting School-based Leader – Ex. Vice-Principal, Deputy Principal, Etc.

5. Teacher6. Education Organization

and/or association7. Other

4. If you are a school-based leader, which of the following 4. If you are a school-based leader, which of the following best describes your school? best describes your school?

1 2 3

76%

8%16%

1.Publicly funded2. Independently

funded3.Other

5. What is your gender?5. What is your gender?

1 2

29%

71%

1.Female2.Male

6. What age range do you fall within?6. What age range do you fall within?

1 2 3 4 5 6

0%

7%

0%

7%

50%

36%

1.21 – 302.31 – 403.41 – 504.51 – 605.61 – 70 6.71 – 80

6. How many years have you been in education?6. How many years have you been in education?

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

0% 0%

5%

7%

20%

29%

24%

15%

1.1 – 52.6 – 103.11 – 154.16 – 205.21 – 256.26 – 307.31 – 358.More than 35

7. How many years have you been in your current role?7. How many years have you been in your current role?

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

49%

20%

24%

0%2%

0%2%2%

1.1 – 52.6 – 103.11 – 154.16 – 205.21 – 256.26 – 307.31 – 358.More than 35

8. Evidence indicates the following conditions attract potential 8. Evidence indicates the following conditions attract potential candidates to school leadership positions. Rank the following candidates to school leadership positions. Rank the following conditions in order from most to least influential to potential conditions in order from most to least influential to potential

leaders in your jurisdiction.leaders in your jurisdiction.

1 2 3 4 5 6

19%

12%

19%

17%

8%

26%

1. Need for a change2. Dissatisfaction/boredom

with existing position3. Opportunity to achieve

and to improve the education of students

4. Status of the job5. Increased salary and

benefits6. Desire for greater

autonomy

9. Evidence indicates the following conditions reduce the chances 9. Evidence indicates the following conditions reduce the chances of potential candidates applying to school leadership positions. of potential candidates applying to school leadership positions.

Rank the following conditions in order from most to least Rank the following conditions in order from most to least influential to potential leaders in your jurisdiction.influential to potential leaders in your jurisdiction.

1 2 3 4 5 6

20%

24%

13%

10%

27%

6%

1. Nature and complexity of the job

2. Longer working hours/reduced work-life balance

3. Reduced job security4. Nature of expectations

and excessive demands for accountability

5. Perceived desirability of the job

6. Inadequate job preparation and access to professional development

Leadership Void: Getting the Right People on the BusLeadership Void: Getting the Right People on the Bus

GROUP DISCUSSION

Based on U.S. Evidence, Pounder and Merrill (2001) have argued...

...that recruitment of high quality individuals to the...principalship is in part rooted in finding ways to reduce the negative elements of the job while

enhancing the positives.

•What is being done in your own context to address this challenge?

•What else should be done?