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A Qualitative Study of Kindergarten Teachers' Views on Superintendents' Authority and Power
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Noa Harduf; Izhak Berkovich – International Journal of Educational Management, 2025
Purpose: The study aimed to explore the authority and power of kindergarten superintendents in public education to elucidate their leadership dynamics. Design/methodology/approach: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 24 Israeli kindergarten teachers about the authority and power of their superintendents. Thematic analysis was used to…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Preschool Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Superintendents
Principals' Views and Reported Actions on Sustainability from a Whole School Approach Perspective: A Comparative Study of Eco- and Non-Eco-Certified Preschools in Sweden
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Farhana Borg; Mikael Winberg; Niklas Gericke; Johan Borg – Environmental Education Research, 2025
Although preschool principals are important for integrating sustainability, studies on this topic are scarce. Using an embedded mixed methods approach, this study explored and compared 50 principals' views and actions relating to sustainability in the operations of 25 eco- and 25 non-eco-certified randomly sampled preschools from 25 municipalities…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Education, Principals, Administrator Attitudes
"Sometimes It's Hard to Do the Right Thing": The Gender-Inclusivity Leadership Spectrum of How PK-12 Administrators Understand Gender Diversity Laws, Policies, and Implementation
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Mollie T. McQuillan; Janel Anderson; Lydia Gandy-Fastovich – American Educational Research Journal, 2025
PK-12 district-level administrators have been asked to navigate an increasingly complex policy landscape concerning gender-diversity reforms. We apply sensemaking theory to examine administrators' understanding of legal and policy protections for trans and gender diverse (TGD) students. Using 36 interviews with administrators and policy…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Inclusion, Student Diversity
How Social and Emotional Learning Supports Student Literacy, Pre K-Grade 5
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Alessandra E. Ward; Jenna L. Beebe; George M. Lane; Lakeisha Steele; Aileen Ma – Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning, 2025
This is the second in a series of briefs published by the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) on how social and emotional learning (SEL) is integral to the teaching and learning of literacy practices. In this brief, the authors discuss how to support the development of elementary-aged children's ability to read…
Descriptors: Social Emotional Learning, Elementary School Students, Literacy Education, Reading Instruction