The purpose of this basic qualitative study was to examine how mentoring support systems, race and gender intersectional challenges shape the pathway for five African-American women principals in a South Texas urban school district. The researcher used a semi-structured interview question protocol, audio-recorded, and professionally transcribed…

This phenomenological research study was based on elementary school teachers who felt unsupported by their principals, due to lack of frequent reviews and pertinent evaluations. In previous research studies, researchers stated that many elementary teachers were frustrated, changed schools frequently, retired early, or left the teaching profession…

This case study explored the consideration, inclusion, and significance of market forces in the development of strategic planning at higher education institutions. The design examined methods, procedures, behaviors, and attitudes that Presidents in higher education applied to designing strategic planning processes. Guiding this examination was the…

This article explores genres as recurrent acts of positioning that contribute to associating particular positions with the genre users as social actors. As an illustration, the study investigates the positioning of Chinese university presidents in their published opening convocation speeches. By combining rhetorical move analysis with the…

In the authors' work studying and supporting school and district leaders, they identified the following five principles for leading in turbulent times. These principles enhance the odds that change management is successful and sustainable. For any change process, a trustworthy map is essential. Successful leaders center people and attune…

This research commentary illuminates teachers' insights that help examine the nuanced relationship between spaces and situations that describe the impact of fostering belongingness and elevating their voices. Data includes results from a qualitative survey, which was a convenience sample across the southern region of the United States. The…

This research study documents public school principals' perceptions of their roles as leaders in reducing racialized educational inequities within their school communities, then examines the alignment between those perceptions and empirical evidence on racialized educational inequities in public schools. Additionally, this study analyzes the…

My study asks whether the intent of teachers in independent schools to stay at or leave their school is related to the servant leadership characteristics of their head of school. There are few studies on servant leadership, particularly its influence on teacher retention in independent schools. The servant leadership model has much appeal on face…

This qualitative study examines elementary educators' perceptions of their school principals' impact on school culture and elementary educator retention. A constructivist grounded-theory approach was used to interview 10 volunteers from a purposive sample of elementary educators from Midwest school districts. Participants were asked to describe…

Research has shown that students of color continue to lag behind their White peers on standardized test scores and rates of college graduation (Gardner-Neblett et al., 2023) and that exclusionary discipline practices have contributed to this disparity and create negative outcomes for students (Bottiani et al., 2023; Cruz et al., 2021). Subjective…

One of the challenges to Catholic identity is that Catholic schools are faced with the challenges of meeting the needs of students from low socio-economic backgrounds. The analysis of the qualitative phenomenological study underscores the invaluable role of principals of Catholic schools in the Diocese of Ondo. Using social justice and Ubuntu, the…

Research shows that Catholic schools are important factors that contribute to the proliferation of the faith (Gray, 2014). Additionally, studies reveal that effective principals have a positive impact on student achievement and school improvement (Leithwood et al., 2004; Waters et al., 2003). Because effective leaders are vital to the success of…

This study explores why the principals experiences burnout and what the future plans of the principals who experienced burnout were. This is a case study that uses qualitative research methods. Before collecting qualitative data, the researcher collected and analysed data from principals working at different school levels and revealed their…

The purpose of this study is to examine the network effect of school principals as it relates to school improvement. Network practices of school principals are compared to an innovative practice for improving networking practices. Through descriptive statistics and chi-square goodness of fit, we illustrate the difference between what school…

Educational policies indicate that the role of an Aboriginal Education Officer (AEO) is to build on contextual understanding and provide culturally appropriate support to assist Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students' learning. There is little research exploring the role of the AEO from the perspective of Aboriginal peoples. The stories…