Moustaka-Tsiolakki Christodoula, Tsiakkiros Andreas

Abstract：The study to be presented in this paper is a preliminary investigation of the views of primary school principals in Cyprus regarding school improvement planning at the school level. For this purpose, a mixed method design was employed. Specifically, the design involved two distinct phases: a qualitative and a quantitative phase. The qualitative phase involved interviews with five principals. In the quantitative phase, data were collected through questionnaires from a total of 120 principals. The study led to the following main findings: It was confirmed through the views of the principals that school policy, school culture, teaching and learning, as well as the conditions and resources of the school, are important dimensions related to school improvement. Significant differences were noted regarding principals' views according to personal as well as school characteristics. Moreover, it can be inferred that principals consider the school's internal education policy as an important factor for school improvement which can lead to effective change.

Keywords：school principals; school improvement programs; leadership

总结：

1、本文提出塞浦路斯的小学校长在学校层面的改进计划方面的初步意见。为此，本研究采用混合的方法设计。具体来说，研究设计涉及到两个不同的阶段：定性和定量。定性阶段涉及到五位校长的采访。而在定量阶段，通过120位校长的问卷调查来收集数据。

2、研究主要有以下几个发现：通过校长的看法证实了学校政策、学校文化、教学以及学校条件和资源对于促进学校来说是非常重要的。根据校长对个体和学校特征的看法，它们是存在显著差异的。此外，可以推断出校长认为学校的内部教育政策是可以进行学校有效变革的一个重要因素。

来源:International Studies in Educational Administration (Commonwealth Council for Educational Administration & Management (CCEAM)). 2013, Vol. 41 Issue 2, p3-17. 15p.