School Leadership during COVID-19: Implications for School Leadership Preparation Programs
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| Title: | School Leadership during COVID-19: Implications for School Leadership Preparation Programs |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Gonzales, Miguel M., Roberts, Maria B., Tegano, Sylvia |
| Source: | Journal of School Administration Research and Development. 2022 7(2):93-102. |
| Availability: | Principal Research Center, Inc. Peters Business Building Room 385, 5245 N. Backer Avenue m/s PB16, Fresno, CA 93740-8001. Tel: 424-281-4032; e-mail: editor@JSARD.org; Web site: http://www.jsard.org/ |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 10 |
| Publication Date: | 2022 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | COVID-19, Pandemics, Leadership Training, Administrator Education, Principals, Student Attitudes, Administrator Responsibility, Crisis Management, Internship Programs, Educational Policy, School Closing, Needs |
| ISSN: | 2470-8496 2470-850X |
| Abstract: | In one university-based school leadership preparation program, aspiring school principals were asked to intern virtually with principals during the COVID-19 school closures. During this internship experience, they interviewed principals about leading during a pandemic and wrote reflective responses explaining what they learned about leading during the pandemic. This case study examines the reflections and lessons learned of leading schools during COVID-19 from 27 aspiring principals in two cohorts of a university-based school leadership preparation program. The researchers employed an abductive qualitative analysis for each aspiring principals' reflection using both deductive and inductive coding methods. Findings revealed fourth themes: (1) the need for structure and organization, (2) attending humanistic needs, (3) struggling to respond to policy changes; and (4) finding meaning and uplifting morale. This study can be used to help inform and guide educational leadership preparation and development programs on how to redirect coursework and field-based experiences to better prepare aspiring school principals to lead during school closures. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2023 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1368483 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | In one university-based school leadership preparation program, aspiring school principals were asked to intern virtually with principals during the COVID-19 school closures. During this internship experience, they interviewed principals about leading during a pandemic and wrote reflective responses explaining what they learned about leading during the pandemic. This case study examines the reflections and lessons learned of leading schools during COVID-19 from 27 aspiring principals in two cohorts of a university-based school leadership preparation program. The researchers employed an abductive qualitative analysis for each aspiring principals' reflection using both deductive and inductive coding methods. Findings revealed fourth themes: (1) the need for structure and organization, (2) attending humanistic needs, (3) struggling to respond to policy changes; and (4) finding meaning and uplifting morale. This study can be used to help inform and guide educational leadership preparation and development programs on how to redirect coursework and field-based experiences to better prepare aspiring school principals to lead during school closures. |
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| ISSN: | 2470-8496 2470-850X |
