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Title: Managing in a Storm of Chaos: The Ecology of School Principals' Crisis Management
Language: English
Authors: Megan R. Griffard (ORCID 0000-0002-3567-7295), Cassandra R. Davis (ORCID 0000-0003-4444-3113), Monica Ceja-Rodriguez (ORCID 0000-0002-5458-2873)
Source: Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis. 2026 48(1):214-237.
Availability: SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: https://sagepub.com
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 24
Publication Date: 2026
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Descriptors: Principals, Crisis Management, Administrator Role, Administrator Attitudes, Weather, Emergency Shelters, Natural Disasters
Geographic Terms: North Carolina
DOI: 10.3102/01623737241310852
ISSN: 0162-3737
1935-1062
Abstract: This study provides key empirical evidence of how school principals manage crises, an important but understudied component of their role. Specifically, this paper explores the perspectives of school principals who served as hurricane emergency evacuation shelter managers to understand how they managed the crises that arose during shelter operations and the contextual factors, such as the lack of policies governing shelter management, that facilitated or impeded their ability to succeed in doing so. Our analyses established an ecological framework that blends principals' managerial knowledge, skills, and training with the larger organizational systems in which crises occurred. Our findings demonstrate the need for improved alignment between the organizations principals serve and what is asked of them as civic leaders during crises.
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