"Learning-Focused Supervision: Developing Professional Expertise in Standards-Driven Systems" is a practical guide for instructional supervisors at any level. With real-world examples, QR-linked videos, and actionable strategies, this updated second edition aligns supervision with today's educational trends, elevating teacher…

Leadership for learning has emerged as a framework that subsumes the core characteristics of instructional leadership, transformational leadership, and distributed leadership. It acknowledges that leadership responsibilities are shared across stakeholders, inviting wider sources of leadership. If leadership for learning conceptualizes leadership…

Teachers are expected to influence the development of certain attributes, including courtesy, discipline, accountability, and diligence among learners. These attributes echo the basic premise of the child-friendly school framework (CFS) and the ideology of sustainable learning environments. In order for teachers to contribute towards efficacy in…

Organizations face challenges in fostering healthy work relationships among staff, which are crucial for organizational effectiveness and employee well-being. Despite the recognized importance of servant leadership and psychological safety in promoting healthy work environments, there is limited understanding of how these factors interact with…

X/Twitter appears to be the preferred social media platform among principals for delivering professional development and learning (PDL) to teachers to reduce the financial and time constraints most often associated with traditional types of PDL. The specific school contexts to create conditions for principals to use X/Twitter to deliver PDL…

The objectives of this mixed-method study were to develop strategies for sustainable leadership of school administrators under the Secondary Educational Service Area Office Nakhon Phanom. There were 4 research methods: phase I) identify the components of sustainable leadership of school administrators by interviewing 5 experts and confirming…

Exemplary leadership is vital in international schools during crises, as teachers require leaders who can navigate challenging times. The problem is that during crises, international school leaders face extra responsibilities concerning teachers' professional and personal well-being. Using transformational and servant leadership theories as a…

Background/purpose: Leadership behaviors correlate with job satisfaction, which is supposed to have impact on overall organizational performance. This study aimed to establish a model to explain organizational performance by determining the relational effect size between transformational and transactional leadership, job satisfaction, and…

This paper investigates how professional learning of teachers might be improved by two key factors: distributed leadership and teacher agency. Designed as a cross-sectional survey, this study used data from a total of 283 teachers working in a mix of public primary, secondary, and high schools across nine provinces in the eastern, central, and…

"SuperVision and Instructional Leadership" calls for a collegial approach to supervision, with supervisors and teachers collaborating for the enhancement of teaching and learning. Building on the knowledge needed for successful supervision, this book discusses interpersonal skills and behaviors, technical skills and tasks, and cultural…

Author Peter Marshall empowers teachers and school principals to identify strong leadership potential. Using the Situational Leadership Model framework, educators can assess teacher readiness for administration or other leadership roles. This guide explores the ten ways of being that define an impactful leader, equipping administrators to spot the…

This dissertation examines the relationship between principals' leadership style: transformational, transactional, and laissez-faire; and chronic teacher absenteeism in schools. Through a mixed-methods approach and a parallel convergent design, this study integrated quantitative data from teacher attendance records with qualitative insights from…

While most teachers in America are women, women are underrepresented in administrative leadership roles, such as the superintendency. This underrepresentation is even worse for women of color. Given the importance of on-the-job mentorship for new and aspiring superintendence, the lack of female superintendents of color means those who do reach the…

Pamela Eddy and Kim VanDerLinden offer discerning guidance for advancing social justice and addressing persistent opportunity gaps in US higher education in "A Blueprint for Equity-Driven Community College Leadership." Eddy and VanDerLinden argue that, given the diverse population of students that community colleges serve, these…

An effective leader is a supportive person who values your thoughts, ideas, and opinions. Excellent leaders are available to all members of the team, willing to work hard, engaged no matter what the task, and are notably trustworthy. Leaders help focus the team through purposeful communication, vision, engagement, and inspiration to cause others…