The Academic Operations team within the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College at Arizona State University, like many teams, is in the process of navigating great change. This change comes not only from within the organization but also as a result of external factors, such as the adoption of a hybrid work schedule. The purpose of this action research…

Teacher leadership reflects leadership in schools that is distributed across the organization; is collaborative in nature; and is enacted through a process of influence. Although teacher leadership is important not only in effective school leadership but also in the development, autonomy, and well-being of teachers, existing elementary school…

In the 21st-century context, problem solving, creativity, critical thinking, collaboration, and communication are the most valued skills in the workplace. Thus, those in positions often labeled as "leadership" need to make a valuable shift: to "guiding," "inspiring," and "facilitating" rather than directing.…

With the adoption of such initiatives as No Child Left Behind (NCLB), Common Core State Standards (CCSS), and the College and Career Readiness Performance Index (CCRPI), there is increasing pressure for students to meet and exceed performance expectations. This is easier said than done, especially given that not all organizational structures are…

This paper aims to develop a K-12 School Leadership plan for public, private, and parochial educational institutions. The K-12 School Leadership plan will give principals, teachers, staff, and students guidelines on operating a thriving school culture and climate and improving academic performance at their educational institutions. I used the…

An essential book on leadership development and coaching, "Compass" is the go-to reference to help you--and the people you develop--provide the leadership needed in any circumstance to galvanize teams, groups and entire organizations. It is ideal for leaders and managers looking to develop competency in themselves and others. A vital…

Using the 2012 North Carolina Teacher Working Conditions Survey data, school demographic information, and school's urban-centric locale census designation, hierarchical linear modeling was conducted to examine the relationship between locale and teachers' perceptions of school leadership as a working condition and explore any variance in the…

Time management for educational leaders has remained highly relevant to scholars, policymakers and practitioners. We analyzed survey responses from 98 public high school principals to examine the congruency between average total hours they worked per week against the sum total of the average hours worked per week in each of five distinct…

Communication, motivation, time management, rules and behavior management, plan program activities and physical order are important in the management of virtual classrooms, as they are in the management of traditional classrooms. On the other hand, "sense of classroom community" in online learning environment is classified with…

The present study investigated school principals' views on students' development of academic skills. The study adopted phenomenology, which is a qualitative research strategy, as the research design. The data collected from participants have been analyzed both inductively and deductively. Two main themes (school administrative and centralised…

Understanding how principals build and support trust can inform school leaders' practice and efforts to retain teachers in the profession. The purpose of this study was to understand teachers' perceptions of principals' trust-building actions and dispositions. A qualitative case study was designed to understand trust as a multifaceted social…

Based on empirical evidence, this study aimed to analyze the effect of transformational leadership on teachers' self-efficacy in ESD and test mediation effects in the relationship between transformational leadership and teachers' self-efficacy in ESD. To this end, researchers constructed nine hypotheses, predicting direct effects among variables,…

The term "middle leader" in the context of English education has evolved into an overarching title to describe a leadership position for practitioners who have school wide responsibilities in addition to their classroom duties. Such responsibilities can consist of pastoral leadership; curriculum leadership; leadership of additional…

This study determined the effect of school principal leadership and school climate on the work productivity of SMK Pharmacy teachers in Palembang. Data in this study were collected through questionnaire distribution to respondents. The results of filling out the questionnaire were analyzed by multiple regression analysis through t test, F test,…

This study examined the relationship of school leadership on school culture. Given the demands on educational leaders, the goal is to improve student achievement and school culture. The literature review examines the previous study of the history of school leadership, history of school culture, effective school leadership, elements of effective…