Canadas Outstanding Principals: A Mixed-Methods Investigation Of Leadership Development, Principal Efficacy, And Transformational Leadership

This book describes how Canada’s Outstanding Principals (COP) processes enhanced the leadership capacities of COP recipients over and above an existing skill set, and how COP, as a leadership development program, strengthened the relationship between transformational leadership and principal efficacy. An exploratory analysis of collective principal efficacy is also presented. Concurrent, equal status mixed-methods were applied. Data were generated from two sources: online survey (including demographic items, rating scales, and open-ended questions), and telephone interviews. Insights from all ten provinces and three territories is represented in the data. Recommendations for system leaders, program developers, and policymakers are made.

Dr. Scott Lowrey is an elementary school principal in Hamilton, Ontario. He received Canada's Outstanding Principals (COP) recognition in 2005, the inaugural year of the COP program. Scott completed his EdD studies at OISE/University of Toronto in Educational Administration. Scott was inducted into McMaster University’s Alumni Gallery in 2014.