In this project, the researchers identified a problem in the way that principals perceive instructional leadership and the professional development needed to support them in being effective instructional leaders. The researchers provided the reader with a problem statement, an outline of the project, background knowledge on the role of principals…

In this project, the researchers identified a problem in the way that principals perceive instructional leadership and the professional development needed to support them in being effective instructional leaders. The researchers provided the reader with a problem statement, an outline of the project, background knowledge on the role of principals…

Teamwork is an integral part of leadership, and many teamwork skills are also leadership skills. This chapter explains how instructors can help engineering students build their capacity for leadership while working in teams.

Building capacity by focusing on teacher leaders and supporting their development is an important part of the solution for managing the challenges facing education today. To meet the need for collaboration between principals and teachers, the authors have created a developmental approach they call learning-oriented leadership that principals and…

After its successful launch in 2022, this action continues in 2023 to support joint initiatives that foster cooperation across different regions of the world, aiming to support the relevance, accessibility, and responsiveness of VET institutions and systems in third countries not associated to the Programme as a driver of sustainable socioeconomic…

In this article, I read Hilgard Hall as a text of whiteness to explore how one campus building at the University of California, Berkeley renders racial power relations in the academy. Through the lens of critical whiteness studies, I examine Hilgard Hall's namesake, architecture features, and weighty epigraph, "to rescue for human society the…

Purpose: As many of the next generation leaders are currently on college campuses, endorsing green buildings can foster environmental stewardship among the student body. However, marshalling in the social sphere of sustainability is also critical to cultivate more supportive and inclusive communities. With this in mind, a chief component of the…

This article is on the development of the School Facility I.Q. Inventory (SFIQI), an instrument to assess the extent of knowledge a school administrator possesses in delivering their assignment to manage his/her school building. The instrument was designed based on the current literature. The validity of the instrument was verified by a panel of…

How teachers are trained and professionally developed for inclusive education is an important focus of policy, research, and practice. Such preparation arguably affects their knowledge, skills, beliefs, attitudes, and motivation to improve student learning outcomes and transform practice. However, the context and approach to teachers' education…

In light of ongoing inequalities within society, the role of social justice leadership in educational spaces remains a central arena amongst research and practice. It is widely recognised that clear recognition and understanding of social justice among educators can offer the capacity for meaningful change against inequalities that continue to…

Kenya's secondary schools are active sites of intensifying inequalities among young people, producing different kinds of subjectivities. Drawing from interview data with school graduates, I consider how young people discern the value of their education according to material resources, like new school buses and buildings. These concerns indicate…

Purpose: This qualitative case study explores the challenges that architecture students encounter in grasping the concept of fair PA. The study also delves into the students' viewpoints on this matter and the strategies they utilize to navigate it. Design/methodology/approach: Around 29 architecture students took part in the PA process. Data was…

Little is known about the university-based professionals who facilitate research impact and the networks they form to build institutional capacity. This article explores the efforts of Research Impact Canada, a pan-Canadian professional network dedicated to building institutional capacity for research impact across disciplines. Based on interviews…

Purpose: There is a growing interest in showcasing what building school capacity looks like empirically. Although there has been considerable focus on school reforms globally, the actual impact of such attempts on building school capacity, particularly in a non-Western context, remains less explored. This paper aims to illustrate the process of…

Private dance studios exist outside the scope of K-12 institutions in the United States and serve students within their local communities. Many of them strive to benefit underrepresented groups through community engagement initiatives. This mixed-method study scrutinizes the various community engagement practices of private dance studios through a…