Creating a dynamic educational community takes collaboration and accountability from ALL constituents. Current research on leaders sets the foundation for recognizing the need for organizations to develop wellness initiatives and enhance research. In today's transient work world, wellness initiatives may aid in retention. Targeting the emotional…

Research on building principal leadership behaviors has resulted in increased attention regarding leadership theories that principals may consider to maximize school performance. Relevant findings can inform both organizational and educational leadership behaviors. The current study provides new perspectives on leadership implications in urban…

This narrative inquiry explores three Chinese university leaders' intercultural competence as a key dimension of their leadership that overseas leadership development programmes enabled them to develop. The leaders visited three different countries -- namely, the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada -- storied their experiences in the…

This study aims to identify the extent to which the staff believes the factors influencing problem-solving competencies among school administrators and to relate these beliefs to the perceived problem-solving competence of the administrators based on the perceptions among staff. This study designed a survey method that involved 731 teachers and…

The implementation of the Texas Essential of Knowledge and Skills and the passage of the federal Every Student Succeeds Act has prompted teachers to focus on student growth and how the interactions between principals and teachers can impact student achievement. The purpose of this quantitative predictive correlational study was to examine if and…

Purpose: Isolate the voice of recently retired educational leaders to better understand the essential elements of educational leadership from individuals who spent a career supporting schools and leading people. Research Methods: This qualitative study used snowball sampling to identify 10 recently retired educational leaders who were willing to…

Higher educational institutions (HIEDs) are complex organizations at a pivotal moment in history (Bourgeois, 2016; Guskin & Marcy, 2002; McGee, 2015). Their leaders, defined as the chief executive or president, are essential regardless of whether they have traditional academic backgrounds or nontraditional ones (Buller, 2021; Ivory, 2017;…

This study informs the field of education of the importance of providing a wide variety of extracurricular activities for students and its effect on students' community leadership development. Data were collected from college students (N = 705) and analyzed using quantitative methodology. Results indicate that high involvement level students…

This research investigated followers' expectations of their heads of departments (HoDs) and how they felt about the fulfilment of the expectations within the context of Ghanaian higher education. It further explored the nature of the challenges the HoDs faced as they tried to meet followers' expectations. The research used a phenomenological…

This qualitative case study sought to understand what elements of a business leadership course are designed and delivered to help business students develop compassionate leadership skills. The researcher collected qualitative data from (a) 3 course observations (Observations 1, 2, and 3) of the 90 undergraduate business leadership students, (b)…

The objectives of this research were to: 1) Study the suitability of the indicators to be included in the model, 2) Test the consistency of the model developed from the theories and research studies' empirical data, 3) Evaluate reliability value of the main components, the sub-components and other related indicators. The population used in the…

The role of the superintendent is crucial in providing the form of leadership necessary to meet the needs of all stakeholders within a school district, it takes clarity and consistency for a leader to deliver on this promise of public education (Fullan & Quinn, 2016). By demonstrating the qualities of a spiritual leader, the superintendent can…

Cognitive complexity (CC)--the ability to differentiate and integrate in a dynamic environment--has been shown to be essential to understanding complex and uncertain environments. However, educational leaders' CC has not been examined. In the current exploratory research, we examine the effect of school middle leaders' CC in relation to their Big…

The purpose of this qualitative phenomenological study is to explore the topic of principal coaching using principal supervisors. In the past, the traditional model of principal supervision focused on monitoring principals as building managers who hired and guided staff, cared for the building, and supervised the budget. However, today principals…

The rapid, global growth of the private international school sector has raised demand for qualified school administrators to lead schools in that sector. Many administrators hired into that sector face particular challenges when coming from public systems in other countries. The question is in what ways do gaps between the training and experience…