Leadership has a great significance in creating high performance and building team loyalty in sport. The purpose of this study is to compare the leadership levels of students studying at the Faculty of Sports Sciences and other faculties. In addition, leadership qualities were examined in terms of the variables of gender and place of stay. A total…

This article reports an investigation into societal and organizational cultural influences on academic leadership in Saudi Arabian higher education, a previously underexplored area. In Saudi Arabia, it is currently unclear how university deans are negotiating the balance between organizational cultural values and contemporary influences, and how…

Considered as the most noticeable leadership approach in improving teaching and learning capacities of schools, instructional leadership begins attracting another wave of research attention. However, empirical evidence on instructional leadership practice of Chinese samples is rare in both English and Chinese literature, leaving the question of…

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the indirect effects of strategic leadership for learning between sales employees' perceived learning opportunities and organizational commitment and job performance. Design/methodology/approach: A total of 204 responses from sales employees in a South Korean company were analyzed using path…

Students with emotional disturbance (ED) show consistently low rates of academic success and high rates of drop out and incarceration. These students require multiple levels of support to address the barriers to education presented by their mental health and social-emotional needs. Former California policy, AB-3632, mandated interagency…

Schools with similar demographics have varying school performance; these differences exist among schools across Western Pennsylvania. Questions remain as to why some schools perform at higher levels than other schools in similar regions. Some researchers posit that leadership practices in different schools may influence student learning and school…

Educational administrators are expected to provide guidance to various stakeholders within the school environment. Educational administrator personality traits and leadership style were the focus of this study. Two research questions guided the focus of the current study. The first question examines the association between the degree of the…

The share of female college and university presidents is on the rise nationwide, changing the face of higher education leadership (American Council on Education, 2017a). A s the face of higher education leadership changes, what does it mean for those females who are currently in the roles or hoping to obtain one? The research question guiding this…

The landscape of twenty-first century public education in the USA includes more than traditional elementary, middle, and secondary school offerings. Magnet schools, alternative schools, and charter schools are among the variety of school choice options now available to students, stakeholders, and educators. Public charter schools, specifically,…

This qualitative study was done on the head teacher's choice of leadership styles and their implication for better performance using one selected Private school in Mukono District (Uganda). It established that, head teacher's choice of leadership styles did not cause any hindrances amongst his staff so they worked harmoniously to achieve the set…

This research aims to test the fitness of theoretical model of authentic leadership with the empirical data, and investigate the factor loading. The descriptive research methodology was conducted. The data were collected from the 660 samples who are the teachers in the General Education Session of the Buddhist Scripture Schools in Thailand. The…

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore an integrative model which includes specific intentions that may explain the contradictory citizenship behaviors and misbehaviors among superintendents in Israel. Design/methodology/approach: In total, 518 superintendents from seven Israeli Ministry of Education district offices were randomly…

The article uses the framework of resiliency to examine the strategies of principals in schools working under challenging socio-economic conditions that show higher-than-expected educational results. We collected a unique set of data within the Russian 'National monitoring of education markets and organisations' programme. This work continues the…

Principals face many workplace stressors. Given these pressures, it is imperative that principals identify and strengthen their emotional intelligence, resilience, and resonant leadership. The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine principals' self-perceptions of the relationship between emotional intelligence and resilience and how…

In this paper, we work with the philosophy of Hannah Arendt to explore ethics and leadership in further education (FE), focusing on how leaders define the ethical compromises implied by austerity. Using questionnaires, interviews and observations we developed 10 case studies. It is not our intention to elaborate upon ethical leadership as a…