Journal of Educational Administration: Volume 62 Issue 1

Guest editorial: Leading for deeper learning: moving from niche to norm

Jayson W. Richardson, Justin Bathon

Commentary: On the road to deeper learning

Justin Bathon, Jayson W. Richardson

Struggling toward symmetry: leadership for restorative justice and deeper learning at an urban charter school

Sarah Fine

This paper features a narrative case study of a leadership team engaged in an effort to transform both culture and instructional practice at an urban charter school. The paper…

Culture–leadership intersections in support of deeper learning at a career and technical education center

Joel R. Malin, Thomas S. Poetter, Jon Graft, Marni Durham, William T. Sprankles III

Although much can be learned from schools that regularly foster deeper learning, little research has been undertaken into how and why these schools have been effective or to…

Deeper learning and leadership development in a school–university partnership with a rural district

Leslie Ann Williams, Linda Atkinson, Sharon Dean, Tracy Watts McCarty, Emmett Mathews, Shelley Jaques-McMillin

To meet the needs of under-resourced, rural schools where teacher attrition is high, this case study examined how a school–university partnership strengthened teacher and leader…

Transformation of school leaders’ understandings and practices of change leadership, deeper learning and equity through participation in a leadership academy

Regina R. Umpstead, Nicole L. Hacker, Emmanuel E. Akanwa

The authors of this study examined how four leadership teams participating in a year-long deeper learning leadership academy understood and adapted key practices for change…

Deeper professional learning: how leaders design for teachers to share their deeper learning practices

Julie Kallio

A core challenge for leaders for deeper learning is scaling promising practices to provide students with systematic access to deeper learning experiences. This case illuminates…

Education networks for deeper learning

Erin Gatz, Tom Akiva

This study focuses on a regional education network in the Mid-Atlantic that aims to facilitate equitable learning practices by providing ongoing teacher/leader support…

Transformational leadership for deeper learning: shaping innovative school practices for enhanced learning

Anne Sliwka, Britta Klopsch, Janina Beigel, Lin Tung

This research aims to explore leadership approaches that foster deeper learning and facilitate the transition from traditional schooling to a model aligned with the demands of the…

Leading for deeper learning: international perspectives

Alma Harris, Michelle Jones, Cecilia Azorín, Alex Southern, Jeremy Griffiths, Ingileif Ástvaldsdóttir

This article draws upon evidence from a contemporary study of all-through schools (ATS) in three countries. ATS combine at least two stages of a child's education in a single…

Leading from equity: changing and organizing for deeper learning

Taeyeon Kim, Minseok Yang, Yujin Oh

This study aims to explore how educational leaders in South Korea adopted equity mindsets and how they organized changes to support students' deeper learning during COVID-19.

From vision to reality: how school leaders nurture deeper learning

Jayson W. Richardson, Justin Bathon, Scott McLeod

This article details findings on how leaders of deeper learning schools establish, maintain, and propel unique teaching and learning environments. In this case study, the authors…

Commentary: Leading for deeper learning: why a human vision of schooling demands a human vision of leadership

Jal Mehta