A summary of Carol Mutch's research into the role of schools in disaster response and recovery highlights the expectations that are placed on schools following a crisis. Her research shows that school staff undertake these extra demands willingly and conscientiously, despite the toll that it takes on their own health and wellbeing. In this article…

This reflective essay is written based on the author's experience as a study abroad program visiting resident director in Japan during the 2019-2020 academic year. As the resident director, the author served as the front line of communication and support for the international students on this program during an unprecedented crisis that impacted…

Successful education systems are those that promote leadership at all levels, thereby encouraging teachers and principals, regardless of the formal positions they occupy, to lead innovation in the classroom, the school and the system as a whole. This report summarises evidence from the OECD Teaching and Learning International Survey and the OECD…

Today's children may be exposed to violence in their environment, through the media, at home, and in school. Some children live in countries at war, while others survive in neighborhoods where street gangs prevail. Most parents and children used to assume they could depend upon schools to be safe places, free from abuse and violence. Now it seems…

Dr. Samuel DuBois Cook, retiring president of Dillard University (Louisiana) is credited for substantial development of the private, historically black institution, stressing fiscal responsibility and academic excellence. During his tenure, endowment increased eightfold, curriculum was revised, two scholars programs were established, and…

Based on the theory that leadership skills receive too much attention and leadership goals and ideals too little, this article outlines the "10-P" model of leadership: prerequisites (leadership skills); perspectives, principles, platform, and politics (leadership antecedents); purposing, planning, persisting, and "peopling"…