Leadership for inclusion is a contested concept with competing definitions suggested by many researchers and educationalists. While broad and narrow interpretations of 'inclusion' exist, this article focuses solely on the inclusion of learners with special educational needs (SEN) in Irish mainstream schools. A critical literature review of various…

While many studies on external accountability forms have illustrated the impact on the prevailing conceptions and values about the nature of school organizations, still little is known about the active role of school leaders as sense-makers who deal with conflicting accountability demands. We argue that while multiple external accountability forms…

Faculty commonly engage students in collaborative efforts within both the online and face-to-face classroom settings. From a teaching best practice perspective, it is valuable to consider other collaboration opportunities. Based on this idea, two faculty from a private Christian University conducted a cross-course collaboration between students in…

The present research paper aims to identify the level of creative leadership among university leaders in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and its relationship to their thinking styles. It also reveals the differences between the level of creative leadership and thinking styles according to university type (public or private) and gender. Moreover, it adopted…

School heads are agents of change who contribute a major impression on the educational milieu through their information-sharing methods, creating supportive social connections, participating in mentoring programs, and fostering progress. Hence, this study ascertained the interrelation between the public school head's leadership practices and…

This research aims to examine the relationship between school principals' paternalist leadership behaviours and teacher autonomy. The research is a descriptive study in which causal comparison and correlational method are used together. 292 teachers were determined by using disproportionate sampling method. In this research, the Paternalist…

The marginalization of pupils characterized as having special educational needs (SEN) is a phenomenon that persists despite the international intense efforts to avoid it. The school headmaster and the leadership model which he/she follows are key factors that could contribute to the creation of an inclusive school environment. The mixed…

In an attempt to resolve some of the gaps associated with the pedagogical integration of teamwork in design curricula, this article seeks to share a model for learning teamwork skills. This model is the result of a multiple case study methodology based on the learning experiences of 22 design students. Data was collected during various team…

This case study blends the accounts of 10 Black women who engaged in a research study on their experiences of microaggressions when serving as school leaders, to tell the story of one Black female principal in a mostly White suburban district. We describe the ways the environment enabled and perpetuated gendered racist incidents at multiple levels…

Despite numerous studies demonstrating that authoritarian leadership and benevolent leadership exert incompatible influence on an individual's creativity, the combined effects of authoritarian leadership and benevolent leadership on an individual's creativity and the related mechanisms have yet to be explained. This study tests a model that…

For years, Marjorie Hass, now the president of Rhodes College, was approached by women in higher education looking for advice and support as they took on leadership roles and navigated challenging career paths. Eventually, she began offering online seminars so she could meet in small groups to answer questions and encourage women to develop…

This study examined the relationship of school leadership on school culture. Given the demands on educational leaders, the goal is to improve student achievement and school culture. The literature review examines the previous study of the history of school leadership, history of school culture, effective school leadership, elements of effective…

This study used a narrative inquiry approach to explore how female athletic administrators who were previously coaches described their lived experiences as they navigated their careers to ascend to athletic administration positions at NCAA Division III schools. The study used the theoretical framework of social cognitive career theory, which…

The purpose of this mixed-method study was to determine what factors contribute to the sustained success of schools after they have undergone the turnaround process and moved into the longer process of school transformation by identifying the relationship between principal leadership style and organizational structures that were implemented in…

In U.S. public schools, the population of immigrant students continues to rise. Mindful of the critical role school leaders play in all students' academic achievement, the school leadership standards in the U.S. were updated to provide guideposts for school leaders to become culturally responsive and meet the needs of their increasingly diverse…