Shared governance implies advocacy by participating stakeholders. Students, however, are often overlooked as an important voice at their institutions. Ideally, through shared governance there is collaborative participation in planning, decision-making, and accountability; it is the process in which administration, staff, faculty, governing boards,…

In this paper, we present the findings of a qualitative study conducted in 2018 in five schools (three primary and two secondary schools) in a rural community in the south of Durban in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa (SA). It adopted a case study methodology and explored principals' understandings and practices of servant leadership (SL), which is…

The purpose of this quantitative correlational predictive study was used to determine if, and to what extent, a significant predictive relationship exists collectively or individually between the servant leaders' characteristics (agapao love, altruism, empowering, humility, serving, trust, vision) and employee engagement. It was not known if, and…

This study explored the intersection of participation rights, politics, and culture in youth councils operating in a polarized socio-political climate. It drew on the case of youth councils integrating Jewish and Palestinian-Arab youth in Israel. Based on interviews with youth council members, adult leaders, and Ministry of Education officials,…

This study investigated stakeholder engagement practices of Philippine rural and remote schools using a mixed-method research design. This study examined the assessment of 218 school leaders on the extent to which their schools identify, plan, engage, manage, and monitor stakeholders and narratives from 11 participants on how they manage…

The bureaucratic precepts engendered by modern universities produce a slew of negative effects inimical to educational justice. Drawing on historiographical evidence from the 1968 Strax Affair, a little-known protest held at the University of New Brunswick, we identify the arts of discombobulation as a novel approach to challenge the intellectual…

Purpose: This study explored the relationships between principals' distributed leadership, school organisational culture and the effectiveness of school innovation management. A questionnaire was administered to gather data from public junior high school teachers in Taiwan. Design/methodology/approach: Using the stratified random sampling method,…

Background: School is not only a place for acquiring academic skills but also a social environment where students develop emotional abilities and awareness. Prioritizing well-being in schools can foster confidence, satisfaction, and emotional awareness among students, contributing to their lifelong success and mental health. Objective: This…

While there has been an emphasis within the Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) literature on decentralizing university governance to allow for antiracist decision-making, there has been less focus on the lack of inclusive representation within faculty governance, particularly for historically excluded groups. Guided by testimonio as methodology…

While the meaning of democracy remains multi-faceted centuries after the concept was first conceived of and subsequently formulated, democratic principles have spread to the extent of bringing about democratisation in all fields of education. Thus, with this study we sought to examine the popular conception of democracy in mathematics-education…

Purpose: This study examines the direct and indirect effects of distributed leadership on teacher self-efficacy in multicultural classrooms (TSMC) through school capacity building, specifically teacher team innovativeness and a feedback network. Research Design: Using data from the Teaching and Learning International Survey 2018, this study…

In this article, I present a way of understanding how to overcome violence through dialogue and the democratic organization of group relations. The goal is to discuss how this approach to overcoming violence in an NGO (nongovernmental organization) revealed the need to be flexible, to listen to each other, and to be willing to create a new unknown…

The current study strives to examine the impact of HR practices, working condition, intergroup relations, goal congruence, passion for work and organizational learning culture toward employee engagement and organizational innovation. In addition to that the moderating effect of servant leadership is tested between employee engagement and…

Effective principals make a profound impact on the schools they lead. Due to the increasing demands and complexities of the principalship, principals are leaving their schools at alarming rates. Principal turnover negatively impacts student achievement, teacher retention, school climate, and is costly to school districts. This qualitative…

Scholars have advocated for student voice and participation across curriculum design, assessment planning, and policymaking in higher education to advance and achieve equity (Montenegro and Jankowski 2020; Jankowski and Bheda 2022; Damiano 2018). However, the reality seems far different from the intention or aspiration, primarily because explicit…