The volunteer workforce is the backbone of any nonprofit organization. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, however, even though many people have returned to work, leisure, and volunteering, there are others that have not, leaving many volunteer positions empty. As organizations return to the basics of recruiting, leading, and retaining the volunteer…

Adult cultures matter. In today's volatile political climate, the call for human-focused leaders is stronger than ever. Guided by adult development theory and supported by multiple scholarly sources, the researcher synthesized a theoretical framework for understanding what human-centered leadership entails: Honing compassion; Understanding one's…

The purpose of this study included systematically identifying commonalities in the leadership qualities of successful principals, analyzing the relationships among these qualities, and studying how the qualities vary and interact across school contexts. This study explored how successful principals acquire and apply these qualities to achieve…

The underrepresentation of Black male educators in Central Texas, comprising only 1.8% of teachers despite Black male students constituting about 7%, perpetuates challenges for future Black male leadership in education and the professional world. Research gaps exist in understanding Black males' leadership self-efficacy and how traditional…

The tumult of the early 21st century created a need for leaders who act responsibly in times of crises. Responsible leadership differs from other leadership styles in its attention to the engagement of diverse stakeholders and decisions that support the common good. In the growing field of responsible leadership studies, scholars call for more…

The purpose of this qualitative descriptive study was to understand how teachers who remained in the profession during the COVID-19 pandemic describe what it was about their self-perceived leadership qualities that influenced their decision to remain. Although literature regarding teacher retention exist, teacher description about their…

Purpose: This study addressed a gap in the literature to clearly describe or identify effective models of new principal mentorship. Little research has been conducted examining the role that new principal mentorship can play in the development of TK-12 principal leadership skills. Theoretical Framework: Kram's mentor role theory provided a lens…

The purpose of this study was to examine the use of feedback as a tool for continuous improvement and growth of elementary principals using action research cycles. This research sought to examine the perspectives of elementary principals on the intentional feedback structures, systems, and processes used to develop leadership capacity in school…

Leadership coaching has been a means to build the capacity of leaders within the business community for numerous years (Bono et al., 2009). Over the last 10 years, leadership coaching has become an avenue to support professional development and capacity building for school leaders. Although the coaching concept is not new to the education field,…

The teacher shortage will be a major hurdle for school leaders over the next several years with declining enrollments in teacher preparatory programs and many teachers changing professions in their first five years. The "2021 Illinois Educator Shortage Survey," authored by Shereen Oca Beilstein and Tom Withee, and sponsored by several…

The role of a school leader is an important one that has a significant impact on the school. To address this, some school districts have created an internal program that aims to develop potential school leaders. The purpose of this program evaluation is to explore the extent to which a local school district's Aspiring Administrators Academy can…

Education is one of the most important professions in our society, instilling knowledge of our past and securing our future. As educational leaders leave the profession, there is a growing demand for qualified educational leaders to fill the vacancies created. The quantitative research study aimed to determine if a correlation existed between…

The purpose of this project was to develop a training program at Hickory Grove Baptist Church to equip men for leadership. The focus of the training was to help men understand and demonstrate the principles of being a disciple of Christ who can make disciples so they can provide effective leadership within the church and in their homes. Chapter 1…

This qualitative phenomenological study uncovered the essence or invariant lived experiences of school leaders who currently or formerly directed sustained school turnaround, a relatively unexplored phenomenon. A purposive sample of four school leaders included principals in suburban, urban, and rural settings from three distinct geographic…

Today's work environment can be described as disorganized, hectic, and confused, given displacement with more people working at home because of the COVID 19 influence. A strain on the leader-follower exchange exists. A maturing field of management study is spiritual leadership. The purpose of this quantitative comparison study was to measure if,…