Private higher education institutions in Ghana offering continuing and professional education have multiple affiliations with diverse public and foreign universities as a result of varied programs on offer. The article sought to explore the benefits as well as the challenges that mentee private higher education institutions face in the affiliation…

The challenge of leading learning in schools has shifted the role of school leadership teams towards a more pedagogical approach to managing and evaluating curriculum implementation. In this regard, the objective of this study is to examine the involvement of educational actors in the curriculum evaluation promoted by school leadership teams to…

Background/purpose: This research analyzes the challenges and opportunities of implementing strategic planning in public schools. Strategic planning is a crucial tool for enhancing the effectiveness and efficiency of educational institutions. In public schools, strategic planning helps align educational goals with available resources, ensuring…

Objective: This study explores the perceptions of mindfulness among students and administrators in a university setting. Participants: In Study 1, six focus groups were conducted with 34 students. In Study 2, semi-structured interviews were conducted with six administrators involved with implementing mindfulness-based activities. Methods: Thematic…

The purpose of this study is to investigate the ways school leaders perceive and engage in community-focused, activist leadership in response to community needs. We rely on a critical qualitative research design that draws on critical urban theory. Sources of data include a pilot focus group, semi-structured in-depth interviews with activist…

Due to a nationwide shortage of teachers, teacher burnout is a growing concern among educators and the communities they serve. Burnout of principals and other school administrators, however, is relatively unexamined. This mixed-methods study of pre-kindergarten through 12th grade (PK-12) administrators in rural Midwestern school districts found…

Incorporating Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) technologies into rural primary schools presents special challenges and opportunities, notably depending on socio-economic background and the involvement of female principals. This paper explores what female principals in rural public primary schools in South Africa find difficult in these…

The aim with this scoping review is to provide an overview of research on school leaders' responses to neoliberal education reform. The review offers insights into how macrolevel policies translate into micro-level experiences. By mapping existing studies on school leaders' lived experiences under neoliberal reforms, it provides valuable knowledge…

The COVID 19 pandemic created new challenges for school leaders. They worked very long hours in difficult circumstances. Improvising and responding quickly to poorly timed central guidelines had an adverse effect on their health and wellbeing. Our mixed methods studies show that leaders' pandemic work was largely directed to establishing new…

Behavior analysts frequently work in professional areas that necessitate treatment from an array of professionals, each representing different disciplines and specialties within healthcare, education, rehabilitation, and human services. Therefore, to best meet the diverse needs of clients and their families, behavior analysts are often required to…

Our qualitative study focused on how K-5 principals perceived and supported intraschool teacher peer observation practices (POPs). Research questions addressed their perceptions of POPs and strategies used or recommended for supporting them. We interviewed nine school leaders from two divisions in a mid-Atlantic U.S. state. Perception-related…

Universities worldwide are increasingly employing professional research staff (PRS) to support institutional research missions of driving research revenue and excellence. A primary function of PRS roles is to support faculty in grant capture, particularly as funding bodies emphasize equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI), knowledge mobilization…

This qualitative study used a phenomenological approach to investigate the perspectives of 11 leaders in higher education. Specifically, we addressed the following research question: How do millennial leaders approach leadership in higher education? The study framework included adaptive leadership as a guide to understand the perspectives of newer…

Departmental Heads (DH) has huge responsibilities of heading phases, departments, and teaching of subjects. At the same time, they need to focus on their leadership and management tasks as senior teachers. The predicament of being a teacher and leader-manager is exacerbated by more expectations from the principals and school management teams…

Background: Level of electronic assistive technology use by people with intellectual disabilities is lower than for other disability groups. Methods: In this mixed-methods exploratory study during the pandemic, staff (online survey) and executive administration (focus group) from a regional supported employment service provider in the Midwest US…