Our research-practice partnership (RPP) focused on developing and testing metrics and tools to foster improved evidence-based budgetary decision-making. We expected our research findings to directly influence decisions about program expansion, contraction, or elimination. Instead, unexpected findings led to unexpected uses: changes in program…

Background: Since 2015, 23 states have issued a variety of reforms to the teacher tenure process. Many of these reforms have made it more difficult for teachers to receive tenure, either by extending the pre-tenure probation period or requiring some form of evidence of teacher performance. How educators and school leaders make sense of changes to…

Using surveys and focus group interviews, this study explored the perspectives of new school superintendents and their mentors on goal setting in relation to national leadership standards in a formal mentoring and induction program. While the two groups shared certain views, statistically significant differences were found. The mentees displayed a…

Strategising quality teaching in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) domains turns focus to teachers' capacity to teach these subjects (UWIRE Text 2017) when they are not suitably qualified in them. Against the backdrop of research that claims that 75% of the fastest growing occupations will require STEM skills, this…

The leadership of Senior International Officers is prevalent in guiding campus internationalisation efforts forward. This research is a part of a larger study exploring the role of Senior International Officers (SIO) at the California State University (CSU) system, specifically their unique leadership in the internationalisation initiatives on…

Purpose: The concept of employer branding has drawn the attention of both academicians and practitioners over a decade. However, inaction, the objective of the employer brand managers were hardly tapped. Therefore, this paper aims to explore the views of HR manager on employer branding activities and its implementation.…

This article aims to examine and analyse the perceptions of senior policy-makers, lobby group representatives and both higher education academics and professional managers on the establishing of technological universities in Ireland, and its implications for the fabric of the Irish higher education system, in terms of the structure of the Irish…

This chapter examines the impact and success of mid-level business and finance staff at private colleges or universities, using an adaptation of Bronfenbrenner's multilevel social integration model. This chapter also highlights the voices of mid-level business and finance staff and describes the experiences, successes, and challenges they have…

This study aimed to reveal the reasons underlying school principals' preferences for paintings to be exhibited on their school's walls. Also, it was examined whether there is a difference between the frequency of school leaders' participation in artistic activities as well as their preferred art genres represented by different paintings. The…

This qualitative research study focused on examining the lived experiences and defining moments of K-12 school principals that have contributed to their authentic leadership development, along with how they foster authenticity in their daily lives through the use of self- awareness, relational transparency, balanced processing, and an internal…

Community colleges face difficulty finding qualified presidents in the face of retirements and decreased tenure in the role. While leadership in higher education continues to be researched, there has been a lack of understanding of the connection of community college presidents' leadership to the organizational culture of their colleges. This…

The role of the public school principal has evolved over the years, from the position of middle manager, to a political, transformative change agent. Principals shape the school environment for teaching and learning towards vibrant learning communities where faculty and staff collaborate to help every student. The challenge of shaping the…

Environmental sustainability is a growing concern around the world and an issue in many organizations. In schools, many principals have implemented environmental sustainability programs for students. However, it is unclear if the principals have created successful environmental sustainability programs while managing their demands and…

As administrators in K-12 settings retire, it is often not apparent why they chose to retire, particularly if the retirement was sudden or there was unusual turnover in a geographic area. Each administrator has experiences unique to his or her situation. In this qualitative research study, the experiences of a group of K-12 administrators in a…

Although creativity research has devoted considerable effort toward identifying the antecedents of creativity, there remain important questions about how organizations can foster creativity through social processes. Drawing from social capital theory, we hypothesize a moderated mediation model that investigates the influence of employee…