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The study investigates how principals’ instructional leadership influences teacher instructional engagement.

March 14, 2026Education SciencesOpen Access

Does Principal Instructional Leadership Promote Teacher Instructional Engagement? Evidence from a Large-Scale Survey in China

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The study investigates how principals’ instructional leadership influences teacher instructional engagement.
Survey of 15,931 high school teachers and 1,072 school principals in China
Analysis of different dimensions of teacher teaching engagement
Heterogeneity tests conducted among various school types
Principals' instructional leadership significantly enhances teacher teaching engagement
Strongest impact observed on teachers' differentiated teaching ability
Impact is greater in private schools compared to public and non-key schools

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Survey finds instructional leadership enhances teaching engagement in private schools, indicating varied effects across school types.

Li et al. (2026) studied this question.

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