Ethical leadership has proven to be pivotal in fostering efficiency and effectiveness across various organizations. It cultivates employees' confidence, commitment, job satisfaction and enhances their performance, thereby contributing to organizational stability and competitiveness. Given its significance, ethical leadership has become a global…

The paper emanates from the inaugural lecture that I presented on the 22nd of November 2022 at the University of South Africa. It is well known that "The Zondo Commission" revealed numerous crises with principled leadership poisoning organisations in South Africa. The world is becoming more conscious of ethics and ethical leadership…

Workplace bullying among school nurses is a significant problem with supervisors either contributing to or preventing such behavior. This study aimed to determine if support from nursing and school supervisors is associated with workplace bullying among Virginia school nurses. In this analysis of a cross-sectional survey, responses from 159 school…

The principal's focus was on defining the school's mission, managing the instructional program, and promoting a positive school climate; however, it remained unclear how teachers' perceptions affect instructional leadership functions, or perceived behaviors, through the lens of gender (Eagly et al., 1992; Gallon, 1998; Hallinger, 2011; Hallinger…

Effective school leadership directly and indirectly influences the school setting and teacher and student outcomes (Eliophotou-Menon & Ioannou, 2016). The research of this study examined perceptions of active school teacher's perceptions of their rural superintendent's leadership to be effective in southwest Missouri schools. Kent's (2004)…

White school principals in the United States may not fully understand how to interact with the students of color that they lead. Yet, they are responsible for leading in schools where students of color are the majority (Chen, 2019; NCES, 2021a; Schaeffer, 2021). Since conversations about racial relations may not take place in the homes of some…

In today's educational system, there is a great emphasis on principals' leadership and impact on all students, particularly students with disabilities. Due to increased accountability, legal mandates, and the effects of the pandemic on student performance, strong elementary principals must lead the charge to improve the educational trajectory of…

While schools' official vision statements--statements school leaders write telling their own deep vision for what they want their school to be--generally aren't empowering, they could be. A well-crafted vision statement is a powerful tool because it articulates the promise a leader and school staff make to students and provides focus. Drawing on…

In many developing societies, education systems have not traditionally emphasized the development of leadership capacities among school principals. This is the case in Thailand, where principals have been criticized both for corruption and for being a 'weak link' in education reform. This study examined "authentic leadership" practices…

An effective principal is one who has the ability to galvanize people toward a common goal and motivate them to use their gifts and talents. It is understood that it takes more than willpower to be an effective school leader. It takes knowledge, vision and commitment to lead a school community toward academic success. The leadership of a school…

School leadership plays a significant role in the success of a school through its effects on teachers' efficacy.Empirical studies of school leadership in South Asia are limited. This study seeks to address this gap. The author examines teachers' perceptions about how school principals play their role in high-achieving and low-achieving community…

A school is the only place with a formal and legitimate mandate of duty of care for the learner. Schools are expected to be nurturing environments free of abuse, exploitation, violence, bullying, humiliation, discrimination, harassment, negligence, cultural stereotypes, emotional distress, socio-economic marginalisation and moral prejudices. Some…

The study aims to investigate the evaluation model of professional leadership and the characteristics of successful principals at an Indonesian secondary school. It is to further realize the effective learning and to produce instruments that meet the validity and reliability tests. It also aims to discover the correlation and the significance of…

In the research, it was aimed to learn the leadership expectations of secondary school students in the context of school principals. In this context, focus group interviews were conducted with sixteen students studying at different grade levels in the research conducted with a phenomenological design, and the data obtained were subjected to…

This study focuses on Path-Goal theory and application in educational management and leadership, which is categorized under contingency approach of leadership. The theory proposed that the behaviour of leaders' can be exercised through different approaches, times, and situations by the same leader. The purpose of this paper is to highlight…