This article provides a retrospective account of 25 years of qualitative and quantitative inquiry into the psychological characteristics, leadership strategies, and attributes that education deans bring to their positions and the contextual factors that contribute to their staying power. Over multiple, mixed-methods studies, some 423 education…

The focus of this case study approach was to better understand the perceptions of the practicing administrators and their evaluation of science classes. Six practicing principals were asked at least ten questions which led to conversations about their role and comfort level with evaluating science teaching. The administrators varied in their…

The purpose of this research is to understand and make sense of bureaucracy from the perspective of vice principals. In this research, both positive and negative meanings of bureaucracy were determined. Differences occurred between the Weberian bureaucracy perspective and the results of the research. Bureaucracy was also found to influence both…

The call for social-emotional development for students has increased through the pandemic, but these calls also require educators to understand the complex nature of social-emotional development as adults. This research study aimed to explore how schools known for social-emotional learning (SEL) support adult SEL development toward flourishing…

This study aims to determine the natural leader and his qualifications with 495 participants in the Erzurum sample, which was designed in mixed method mixed method and with social network analysis in schools. According to the research, not every school principal is seen as a natural leader in his school. Schools where principals are seen as…

The purpose of this research is to develop a valid and reliable "Innovative School Leadership Scale" and examine the innovation level of school principals. Within the scope of the research, an "Innovative School Leadership Scale" with 28 items was developed. In the trial application, 197 teachers were reached, and 523 teachers…

It's assumed that university students' negative expectations for the future, combined with their prevalent resort to cognitive distortions, will heighten their anxiety regarding the profession. In this context, this study attempts to uncover the mediating role of cognitive distortions regarding the effects of negative expectations for the future…

This study examined principals' beliefs about student success in their future lives, and what supports and barriers exist in their school contexts that may influence this learning, teaching, and leadership work. Results from a survey of Nebraska principals indicated that they are working toward more robust learning modalities for students and are…

It is not enough to solve ecological problems only with the agreements put into effect by the states. It is also essential that the citizens adopt the said agreement articles. At this point, the necessity of providing education to individuals of all ages comes into play. For this reason, this study examined the environmental sustainability…

This study seeks to examine the correlation between teachers' perceived social capital in their schools and their attitudes toward professional collaboration. Adopting a quantitative design, this study follows a relational survey model. The research sample is comprised of 456 teachers currently employed in Istanbul's district of Esenyurt during…

Teacher efficacy is a cognitive process in which educators construct beliefs about their capacity to perform and positively impact students' outcomes. These beliefs influence the educators' level of effort, their resilience, their capacity to accept failures, and the levels of stress they experience when working in challenging situations such as…

The purpose of this qualitative, phenomenological research was to gather primary school teachers' views regarding multi-grade classrooms in detail. Data was collected during the first semester of the 2019-2020 school year from 20 primary school teachers in Izmir, Turkey who taught in multi-grade classrooms in the past. The snowball sampling method…

This research aims to determine the effect of school administrators' empowering leadership behaviors on teachers' organizational citizenship behaviors. The research population designed in the scanning model consisted of 465 teachers working in primary schools in the city centre of Bolu, and feedback was obtained from 336 teachers. Data were…

This study investigates the mediating role of self-efficacy in the relationship between school principals' instructional leadership behaviors and teachers' positive instructional emotions (enjoyment, pride, and hope). The study sample consisted of 380 teachers (from primary to high school) working in Batman, Turkey, during the 2020-2021 academic…

In addition to medical treatment, games, sports or exercises can be used to reduce the symptoms of children diagnosed with ADHD. In this study, the effect of orienteering on the development of attention, metacognitive awareness, and perceptions of problem-solving skills of primary school students diagnosed with ADHD was examined. In the study,…