Purpose: The increasing complexity of principals' roles, including focusing both on learning outcomes and equity issues, requires having the flexibility to view novel problems through multiple lenses. In this article, we draw on institutional theory and social network research to understand the factors enabling and constraining the cognitive…

In this integrative literature review, we synthesize the scant literature from the last 40 years of educational research on how school principals make difficult decisions. Reviewing 15 peer-reviewed articles, articles were coded for the methods used and their substantive findings. We review sampling techniques, the types of problems and methods…

School leadership matters. After teachers and teaching, school leadership is the most important determinant of learner achievement in school. Despite this, there is still uncertainty regarding what successfulschool leadership is and what successful school leaders do in non-Western contexts. In this mixed methods study I explored successful high…

The problem identified for this study was that principals of elementary schools often do not have the appropriate preparedness and readiness required for meeting the needs of children and teachers in the primary grades. The purpose of this study was to examine the perception of early childhood campus leaders regarding how well-prepared they are to…

Leadership issues in shadow education are under-researched in national, regional and international contexts. In China, local and central governments have imposed stringent control on academic K9 paid tutorial lessons, provided by cram schools under the new double reduction policy (DRP). Many large-scale cram schools have undergone drastic changes…

Purpose: The present study aimed to investigate the perceptions of academic administrators of the characteristics and strategies of a boundary-spanner leader. Design/methodology/approach: For this purpose, the authors adopted a qualitative approach and a descriptive phenomenology method. The participants of the study consisted of academic…

Although recent reforms of higher education (HE) across Europe have involved reconfigurations of internal governance structures, little research has been conducted on the characteristics and practices of governing bodies and their impact on performance. In particular, more empirical evidence is required on the composition of the board of…

This descriptive correlation design study examined levels of grit and other demographic data of administrators in northeast Texas public schools. The study focused on administrators employed at the time of the study in an administrative position in a public PK-12 district in northeast Texas. More research was needed to be conducted regarding grit…

Childhood trauma is a public health crisis that affects two-thirds of children today. As schools adopt strategies to support students who confront adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), few have considered the leadership approaches required to create a trauma-informed school. The skills required to be an effective trauma-informed instructional…

Improving schooling outcomes is a preoccupation facing school leaders globally. At the heart of such an agenda is the school leader's capacity to make professional learning decisions that best support the professional learning needs of their teachers. Thus, this paper investigates the extent to which principals' control to make professional…

This action research addressed three primary questions: 1) Does developing the EI of school leaders improve staff job satisfaction? 2) Does developing the EI of school leaders enhance the school climate? 3) Does developing the EI of school leaders lead to increased student achievement? Pre- and post-intervention surveys were conducted using the…

The objectives of this mixed-method study were to develop strategies for sustainable leadership of school administrators under the Secondary Educational Service Area Office Nakhon Phanom. There were 4 research methods: phase I) identify the components of sustainable leadership of school administrators by interviewing 5 experts and confirming…

Principals' instructional leadership has been the focus of research for decades. Research shows that principals' impact on student achievement is second only to teachers (Grissom et al., 2021; Herman et al., 2017). Student literacy achievement concerns that continue trending nationwide, and specifically in North Carolina, indicate the need for…

This quantitative study investigates the issue of teacher shortages, operationalized through emergency permit rates, within the broader context and specifically during the COVID-19 pandemic, while assessing the influence of leadership characteristics. Utilizing a decade of publicly available secondary data (2012-2022), the research sourced…

In recent years, there has been growing interest in the well-being, work stress, and coping strategies of the early childhood education and care (ECEC) workforce. While the focus on teacher well-being has increased, the experiences of ECEC center administrators remain largely unexamined. New or novice administrators in early ECEC settings…