Data- driven decision making DDDM in school settings is often guided and influenced by various sources of data that assist in improving students' outcomes. School principals as the main educational leaders, play a pivotal role in DDDM using the available school data. Semi-structured interviews with 24 school principals were conducted to…

Purpose: This study examines how women principals authored reforms in their schools and the resources and multifaceted identities they drew upon to navigate change. Design/methodology/approach: Using life history methods, this paper examines data from 20 semi-structured interviews conducted during 2022-2023 with 10 women public school principals…

Mindfulness practice has been shown in the literature to enable school students of all ages to have better coping skills and academic achievement. The school milieu is a good fit for the delivery of mindfulness interventions. Implementing programming in schools is challenging, and there is a gap in understanding whether schools will successfully…

This study aimed to gain insight into the impact of personal life experiences on the leadership of school principals. As leaders of educational institutions, school principals are tasked with a wide range of responsibilities, including managing school personnel and students, handling government and policy relations, and spearheading academics,…

This study explores the challenges and barriers involved in implementing successful alternative education programs within rural Missouri school districts. Using a qualitative narrative approach based around the theoretical framework of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, this study focused on the differences between the recognized measures for success in…

Because intercultural communication has become one of the most demanded skills in the current digitalized world, many educational institutions aspire to graduate students who possess intercultural skills and are able to successfully communicate with people from diverse cultures. However, intercultural communication has not received much attention…

This study aimed to investigate the dynamics of race and mentorship while capturing the lived experiences of Black principals as they were in the pipeline to the principalship. Although America's public schools are becoming increasingly more diverse with students of color, the number of principals of color is relatively low; Blacks account for…

This qualitative study focused on the perceived effectiveness of a formal mentoring program in developing instructional leadership skills for K-12 novice principals with 5 or fewer years of experience. The 13 participants for this study were derived from 200 public schools in the Southwest Tennessee area. The participants consented to participate…

Research suggests that the use of Restorative Practice (RP) in schools can foster more positive and inclusive school communities, yet there remains limited research regarding how to embed such practices. As part of a wider study, we present data from school leaders who describe their perspectives on RP and their struggles with implementing it in…

In this mixed-methods multi-case study, the researcher's aim was to examine the confidence and competence of new assistant principals in public school districts in California. The scope of participants included superintendents, principals, and teacher leaders. A review of the literature revealed that although the role of the new assistant…

Finding and retaining qualified teachers has been challenge for public schools in the United State over the past few decades. Teacher retention is one of the major factors impacting the number of qualified teachers available to our school system. This qualitative study was to help provide a better understanding of the teachers and administrators'…

The purpose of this study was to understand how traditional public school principals perceive charter schools. In this qualitative study, I interviewed ten traditional public school principals from the same rural public school system in North Carolina. The principals shared their perceptions of charter schools based on their current and previous…

Idaho's public school district leadership has a gender gap; men outnumber women nearly three to one in the superintendency. The purpose of this study was to explore gender-specific mentoring availability and influence upon female administrators, specifically superintendents, in the state of Idaho. Using a modified version of grounded theory,…

Administrators are challenged to support the academic achievement of Navajo high school students. Research concerning public school campus administrators' perceptions of these challenges is scarce. The purpose of this basic qualitative study was to examine school administrators' perceptions concerning challenges they face when supporting the…

Teacher attrition is a major challenge for public school districts across the country, especially in poor, urban and/or high needs schools. Sixty-one percent of school district superintendents identified teacher retention as a top concern. The majority of the teachers who leave are the new, well-prepared, successful teachers and the mid-career…