School leadership ranks among the most influential factors in student learning. Yet, principals contend with complex challenges every day, including teacher shortages, student well-being and safety concerns, resource constraints, and much more. It's no surprise they are reporting unprecedented levels of job-related stress. To position principals…

Food insecurity, the lack of sufficient and affordable food, is a concern for communities everywhere, especially colleges and universities. Due to the lack of access to food on college and university campuses, students struggle to meet their basic needs. Evidence suggests that the lack of food can undermine students' educational achievement.…

Principals' roles have been transformed from solely managerial and now include instructional leadership. Principals were formerly responsible for hiring teachers, communicating the vision and mission for the school, and overseeing the daily operations. Currently, the primary focus of school principals is student achievement for all students. The…

This dissertation explores the role of relational trust and supportive measures through self-determination theory in the relationship between principal and teacher. It also highlights the nuances from the Latinx teacher perspective and how their needs may differ from other teachers in providing a more satisfying job experience. The role of the…

Purpose: Many efforts for educational transformation involve fundamentally new visions of the principal's role. This article examines the potential of an analytic framework for understanding principal learning in such contexts. An adaptation of an analytic approach to studying teacher learning, the framework examines learning as individual…

As courses can get stale in the world of online education, it can become easy to teach the same old same old. Educators want courses that are fresh, that reflect the latest research, that meet and engage their students, and that offer stimulating and interesting information. When approached in a methodical step-by-step manner, successfully…

This qualitative study utilized one-on-one interviews to examine the lived experience of Black males who have successfully joined the teaching profession and moved into school administration. Their experiences shed light on factors that help attract African American males to the profession and continue to be educators. This study's research is…

The enactment of various federal mandates has increased accountability measures for schools and superintendents. The mandates aim to increase student achievement and learning. With the growing diversity of student populations in schools, districts are required to address the varied academic and non-academic needs of students. As the system leader…

African American women college presidential leadership is more than bureaucratic or technical leadership styles, or a set of skills or traits. African American women college president's leadership is pedagogical, meaning it is rooted in teaching and learning. The purpose of this research investigation is to amplify the role that African American…

Teacher's attitudes and strategies can be influenced by workplace professional learning, which in turn affects student engagement and learning. Although educators are accountable for their professional development, the school must be learning-centered and able to provide resources for all members of the institution to improve their teaching and…

Educators can play a critical role in buffering LGBTQ youth from potential victimization. As such, the present study explored the following questions: 1) "What are the roles of educators" (i.e., teachers, school administrators) with respect to promoting and creating safe and inclusive spaces for LGBTQ youth"; 2) "what unique…

A vital resource for educational leaders, "Entry Planning for Equity-Focused Leaders" introduces an equity-minded process for intentional entry planning that sets the stage for sustainable change within organizations. In this practitioner-focused and action-oriented work, Jennifer Perry Cheatham, Rodney Thomas, and Adam Parrott-Sheffer…

The aim of this study was to investigate the views of 100 primary school teachers regarding the proposal of assigning two principals in Greek primary schools, one responsible for managerial duties and one to assume the pedagogical responsibilities. Teachers from the metropolitan area of Athens completed an online self-report questionnaire between…

The June 2022 60-Second Survey invited all AACRAO members to provide their perspectives on what the role of the registrar "should" be at their institution. Particular attention was paid to what the role of the registrar "should" be for student engagement and enrollment management. These data will be used to shape a roundtable…

National assessment trends and governmental policy initiatives have placed student achievement efforts at the heart of district- and building-wide goals of schools across the country. In leading these change efforts in their buildings, school administrators must navigate the needs and expectations of a variety of stakeholders, resulting in a…