Leading educational establishments in pandemic times: some certainties among the uncertainties
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.22458/ie.v22i33.3344Keywords:
Leadership,, pandemics, headteachers, school administration, educational administration, COVID-19Abstract
Amidst the uncertainty created by the pandemics in 2020, schools’ headteachers have had to continue leading their schools. Despite this, some certainties about leadership in troubling times emerged. Among them: the relevance of understanding the nature of inconstant contexts, leaders’ adaptability; promoting distributed leadership practices, developing flexibility, and caring about both the staff and community’s welfare.
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Goldring, E., Huff, J., May, H. & E. Camburn, E. (2008). School Context and Individual Characteristics: What Influences Principal Practice? Journal of Educational Administration 46, (3): 332–352. Recuperado de https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ796588
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Harris, J. & Jones, M. (2020). COVID 19 – school leadership in disruptive times. School Leadership & Management, 40:4, 243-247. DOI: 10.1080/13632434.2020.1811479
