What options are available for educational action researchers whose research proposals have been denied by an institutional review board (IRB)? This article introduces critical post-intentional phenomenological action research (CP-IPAR) as one remedy for such rejections. In the spirit of accidental ethnography, whereby unexpected, accidental…

Purpose: This paper aims to identify predictors that affect business student perceptions on ethical decision-making. This paper also investigates how those predictors impact the decision-making related to ethical matters among Vietnamese business students. Design/methodology/approach: A survey was conducted to collect data for testing the…

This qualitative descriptive study sought to form a foundation for emergency response plan research. The intent was to gather descriptive descriptions from higher education administrators regarding how they communicated and implemented emergency response plans adjusted over the past decade due to the Presidential Preparedness Directive 8. Concern…

Mid-level leaders are caught in the middle of their organizational hierarchy, reporting to senior administrators while also leading or managing entry-level staff (Bodine Al-Sharif, Garcia, & McNaughtan, 2021). They are often asked to collaborate, build relationships, and share information with college and community stakeholders and in the…

Women are forced to navigate many barriers while pursuing a leadership position. Alice Eagly and Linda Carli (2007) introduced the metaphor 'labyrinth of leadership' as a well-rounded image that represents the complex journey women face while pursuing leadership opportunities. The sample of this study included women who currently hold a provost…

The earned value management (EVM) is a project management method for monitoring and controlling project expenditure and progress. Teaching EVM is challenging as the method may appear theoretical, mathematical, and disconnected from the uncertainty of real-life projects. Educational games have been suggested as one method to influence students'…

Supporting students to demonstrate critical thinking skills while studying accounting is challenging. Researching how to do this is made more difficult because '[t]here is no single, agreed-upon definition of critical thinking within accounting education … ' [Wolcott, S. K., & Sargent, M. J. 2021. Critical thinking in accounting education:…

Reciprocal trust among leaders in education improves the learning outcomes for students, which is the primary goal for educators. Researchers studying administrative teams have found the degree and level of reciprocal trust that exists in a learning organization between district-level leaders and principals can aid or impede the implementation of…

This qualitative study aimed to explore the journeys of women to executive leadership roles in higher education. It used a phenomenological approach to examine the lived experiences of women currently working in higher education at 4-year institutions. Participants were recruited using a LinkedIn search and the experiences of five women, all…

This case study employed a qualitative approach utilizing narrative inquiry to explore the perceptions of teachers regarding leadership best practices that contribute to teacher retention and organizational capacity. The primary objective of the study was to identify administrative practices aimed at fostering teacher retention and enhancing…

In the context of the Higher Education Standards Framework (Threshold Standards) 2021, 'academic integrity' describes a provider's responsibility to ensure its staff and students act with honesty, trust, fairness, respect and responsibility as they engage in learning and teaching in courses and units of study. (See TEQSA's resources on academic…

Purpose: The paper aims to investigate the importance of leadership -- distributed leadership (DL) -- for the relationship between organizational learning (OL) and business sustainability (BS). Design/methodology/approach: Extensive literature research was carried out to investigate the relationship among leadership, OL and BS. Two theoretical…

This research aimed to find out the needs regarding the academic leadership of secondary school administrators, and to develop a program to enhance the academic leadership of these administrators. Mixed-methods approach was employed through utilizing questionnaires, interviews, and evaluation forms as research instruments. The sample consisted of…

Like other administrators serving low-socioeconomic areas and/or minoritized populations of students, Assistant Principal Mackenzie Riley is struggling to ensure systems are in place to ensure all students in their building, regardless of ability level, have access to high-quality instruction. This case examines how efforts to close the…

Despite the vast literature on public administration education (PAE), there is still a need for a broader perspective and exploration of its general characteristics, focal points, and objectives to create an overarching framework. Stemming from this motivation, this study establishes an investigative point of view that considers both the…