ERIC Number: EJ1401833
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 21
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ISSN: ISSN-1570-0763
EISSN: EISSN-1744-5043
Inclusive Leadership in Times of COVID-19 Crisis: The Role of District and School Leaders in Fostering School Sense-Making Processes within a National Inclusion and Integration Reform
Leadership and Policy in Schools, v22 n4 p992-1012 2023
COVID-19 requires educational leaders to collectively make sense of their inclusive practices. This qualitative study explores how COVID-19 crisis shaped Israeli superintendents' and principals' role in fostering school sense-making processes during a reform based on Amendment No. 11 to the Special Education Law. Data were collected with 22 Jewish and Arab district and school leaders via Zoom interviews. Data analysis yielded three major themes: (1) Developing a shared vision and direction; (2) Building school capacity for inclusion: (a) nurturing a culture of collective responsibility (b) maintaining mental-resilience skills and well-being; and (3) Fostering school collaboration and trust with stakeholders.
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, School Districts, Administrators, Inclusion, Foreign Countries, Capacity Building, Students with Disabilities, Administrator Role, Educational Change, Educational Cooperation, Trust (Psychology), Elementary Schools
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Israel
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