Journal of Educational Administration: Volume 58 Issue 2

Mapping educational leadership, administration and management research 2007–2016: Thematic strands and the changing landscape

Meng Tian, Stephan Gerhard Huber

The purpose of this paper is to examine the development of educational leadership, administration and management (EdLAM) research by identifying thematic strands that hallmark key…

School staff advice-seeking patterns regarding support for vulnerable students

Lorena Ortega, Ian Thompson, Harry Daniels

Supporting the learning and wellbeing of vulnerable students is an important yet challenging part of school educators’ work. The purpose of this paper is to investigate…

Sanctification of work and turnover of teachers under insurgency: Would career satisfaction and affective commitment mediate the relationship?

Linus Jonathan Vem, Yakubu Ali Mbasua, Makrop Davireng

Sanctification of work research is still a growing area among management and educational guild of researchers. The purpose of this paper is to explore the intervening role of…

Mapping four leadership styles in Japan: how has the role of the principal been shaped by policies?

Hirokazu Yokota

The purpose of this paper is to examine how internationally recognized styles of transactional, instructional, transformational and distributed leadership have emerged in the…

Promoting collaboration in a competitive context: school improvement networks in Chile

Mauricio Pino-Yancovic, Constanza Gonzalez Parrao, Luis Ahumada, Alvaro Gonzalez

Chile has developed the school improvement networks (SINs) strategy to support the work of school leaders. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the functioning and effect of…

From principal cognitive complexity to teacher intent to leave: Exploring the mediating role of school absorptive capacity and teacher commitment

Rima’a Da’as, Chen Schechter, Mowafaq Qadach

The purpose of this paper is to test an innovative model for exploring the direct and indirect relationships between principals’ cognitive complexity (CC), schools’ absorptive…

Predicting school innovation: The role of collective efficacy and academic press mediated by faculty trust

Nitza Schwabsky, Ufuk Erdogan, Megan Tschannen-Moran

The purpose of this paper is to examine the role of collective teacher efficacy, academic press and faculty trust, all of which are components of academic optimism (AO), in…