School leadership through COVID-19: A tale of two Auckland secondary school principals

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tom Murdoch ◽  
Kate Thornton
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
School Leadership ◽  
Leadership Practices ◽  
School Principals ◽  
Secondary School Principals ◽  
School Closures ◽  
Leadership Practice ◽  
Community Connections ◽  
System Changes

This article tells the contrasting stories of two Auckland secondary school principals who faced different challenges in leading their schools through a number of COVID-19-related lockdowns. It explores the extent to which leadership practices have been shaped by school closures. The focus is on community priorities, system changes, strengthening community connections and communication, and distribution of leadership. Connections with existing research and implications for leadership practice are also discussed.

scholarly journals Successful Leadership Practice in School

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 ◽  
pp. 119-131
Author(s):  
Kamal Prasad Koirala
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
School Leadership ◽  
Leadership Practices ◽  
School Principal ◽  
Leadership Practice ◽  
Depth Interview ◽  
Successful Leadership ◽  
Positive Work Environment ◽  
Successful School ◽  
Positive Work

This paper mainly focuses on successful leadership practices in secondary school. It aims to identify the recent models and theories of successful leadership practice in schools, and explore the experience of school principal regarding successful school leadership in the Nepalese context. A qualitative study was carried out in Gorkha district for the collection of data. A successful head teacher was selected for in-depth interview to explore the perception and experience about successful practice of school leadership. The findings of the study reveal that strong interpersonal skills, people-centered leadership, clear communication of vision and goal, focus on academic achievement, co-curricular activities, transparency, creating a positive work environment, knowledge of pedagogical contents, and cooperation and collaboration with various stakeholders are the vital constituents of successful leadership practices.

Green School Leadership

2019 ◽  
pp. 328-341
Author(s):  
Cornelia Ndahambelela Shimwooshili Shaimemanya ◽  
Sadrag Panduleni Shihomeka
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
School Leadership ◽  
Leadership Practices ◽  
School Principals ◽  
School Management ◽  
Environmental Knowledge ◽  
Future Generations ◽  
Sustainable Living ◽  
School Project ◽  
Green School

The purpose of the chapter was to examine the leadership practices of school principals whose agenda is to green the schools in an effort to achieve sustainability in Namibia and build environmental knowledge of the Namibian secondary school learners. The study was qualitative and used a purposive sampling of eight teachers and environmental clubs at three selected schools in the Khomas education region. The results revealed that these teachers hold a non-remunerative position of coordinating for the Environmental Club as an extra-mural responsibility and they were doing it because of their natural love for the environment and interest in educating the young and future generations about sustainability/sustainable living. The chapter recommends that the school management should provide maximum support to the practicing and responsible green school project coordinators at various schools to motivate and guide them when necessary.

scholarly journals Leadership Practices of Secondary School Principals: A Cross-national Comparison of Thailand U.S. Principals

2014 ◽  
Vol 112 ◽  
pp. 847-852
Author(s):  
Srisaen Karuna ◽  
Somprach Kanokorn ◽  
Sombatteera Sujanya ◽  
Srisomjak Somjed ◽  
Thana Aduldej
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Leadership Practices ◽  
School Principals ◽  
Secondary School Principals ◽  
National Comparison ◽  
Cross National
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