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Erika J. Copeland – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Women are underrepresented in the superintendency of public schools. They are also underrepresented in the research about superintendents. Researchers report that male superintendents have been studied in terms of demographic makeup, stresses, career paths, leadership traits, and other indicators of success. Only in recent years has there been a…
Descriptors: Persistence, Women Administrators, Superintendents, Administrator Characteristics
Mfochivé Badiane Arroun Arafat; Yamina Bouchamma – International Education Studies, 2024
We investigated the professional competencies, encompassing both knowledge and management practices, employed by secondary school leaders in Cameroon. A total of 73 principals from both public and private francophone-sector establishments participated in this study, providing responses to a comprehensive 38-item questionnaire. Employing…
Descriptors: Principals, Competence, Secondary Schools, Administrator Responsibility
Jennifer L. H. Hall – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Little is known about the characteristics and perspectives of school business officers, those who have the ear of superintendents and who help make key decisions about the spending of millions of dollars of public funds in school districts. Due to equity concerns and the paucity of research regarding this key group of individuals, this research…
Descriptors: School Districts, School Business Officials, Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Attitudes
Jorge Burmicky – Journal of Higher Education, 2025
Higher education scholars have studied the American college presidency. Yet, fewer studies have prioritized the support systems needed to ensure that the presidential pipeline is representative of the students they serve. By examining the concept of sponsorship through a hermeneutical phenomenological approach, this piece described the mechanisms…
Descriptors: Higher Education, College Presidents, Phenomenology, Hispanic Americans
Ekaterina Kalinina Brooks – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The decisions made by leaders noticeably impact employee morale and influence the fulfillment of the organizational mission. However, making decisions can be challenging when options are complex and involve multiple risks and benefits. Navigating such decisions in an era of technology when decisions are more transparent than ever before can be…
Descriptors: Emotional Intelligence, Decision Making, Community Colleges, Deans
Richards, Colin – FORUM: for promoting 3-19 comprehensive education, 2023
After widespread concern following the tragic death of a headteacher, the appointment of a new chief inspector for Ofsted and the prospect of a Labour government offer an opportunity for a radical appraisal of the current inspection regime. This article discusses some basic concepts and principles which might contribute to a system that is…
Descriptors: Principals, Death, Educational Change, Educational Administration
Marta Olmo-Extremera; Lucía Fernández-Terol; Jesús Domingo-Segovia – Journal of Research on Leadership Education, 2024
The aim of this paper is to identify the characteristics that leadership must have in order to make a Professional Learning Community sustainable. A review of the literature is carried out from a qualitative perspective allowing us to identify a set of emerging themes from the literature studied. Among the results, it is highlighted that in order…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Elementary Schools, Leadership, Leadership Effectiveness
Kathryn Swadgelo – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Many community colleges have an opening for the position of president and need to choose the best candidates to lead their organizations successfully in a dynamic and diverse higher education landscape. A review of existing literature revealed studies that have looked at programs preparing community college presidents, perspectives from community…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, College Presidents, Administrator Characteristics, Higher Education
Booker, Alicia J. – ProQuest LLC, 2023
This study aimed to deepen the understanding of ombuds (i.e., ombudsman, ombudsperson) who practice in higher education settings by exploring what ombuds consider the critical competencies to fulfill a variety of professional functions, how ombuds acquired those competencies, and how ombuds are assessed and self-assess. The purpose of this…
Descriptors: Ombudsmen, Competence, Administrator Characteristics, Higher Education
Margus Pedaste; Äli Leijen; Tiina Kivirand; Pille Nelis; Liina Malva – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2024
School leaders have an important role in supporting implementation of inclusive education practices in schools. Therefore, it is necessary to understand how school leaders' attitudes towards inclusive education are formed. We used the Attitudes Toward Inclusive Education Scale that was developed to measure different facets of attitudes towards…
Descriptors: Leadership Role, Inclusion, Administrator Attitudes, Objectives
Ryan C. Merrill – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This study examined how recently appointed, first-time public university presidents made sense of their new institution and position during their transition into their presidency. The information gained from these interviews is expected to illustrate how first-time public university presidents prepare, collect information, and learn about their…
Descriptors: College Presidents, Novices, Public Colleges, Faculty Promotion
Alice Doriel Stortini – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This qualitative, phenomenological study aimed to explore how teachers perceive the influence of experienced principals who are new to a school, specifically as it relates to how their actions and behaviors impact a school's culture. Kouzes and Posner's Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership were used to create the interview questions and analyze…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Beginning Principals, School Culture, Elementary School Teachers
Vincent Andrews – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This quantitative dissertation examined the leadership practices of educational leaders in South Georgia schools, with the purpose of identifying effective strategies that contribute to student success and a conducive school environment. Utilizing the Leadership Practices Inventory self-survey, the researcher meticulously examined the practices of…
Descriptors: Leadership, Leadership Styles, Administrator Behavior, Academic Achievement
Sebnem Yazici – International Journal of Psychology and Educational Studies, 2024
Leaders with ever-evolving learning agility demonstrate high performance by making quick and better decisions in the face of uncertain situations. This study aimed to determine the relationship between school principals' learning agility and decision-making styles and the moderating role of gender in this relationship. The research is carried out…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Principals, Administrator Characteristics, Decision Making
Arely Rios Tamez – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The purpose of this non-experimental quantitative study is to obtain middle school teachers' perceptions of their principals' leadership attributes and analyze how their perceptions of those leadership attributes relate to their sense of self-efficacy. Teacher participants from five middle schools in a lower Rio Grande Valley (RGV) school district…
Descriptors: Middle School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Principals, Leadership Styles