International Journal of Educational Management: Volume 35 Issue 7

Master teachers as system leaders of professional learning: master teacher studios in China

Meng Zhang, Allan David Walker, Haiyan Qian

This study aims to describe and analyze an innovative mechanism of teacher-led, system-wide professional learning that has been widely adopted since the beginning of the…

Institutional motivations for hiring international academics in Poland

Kamil Luczaj, Olga Kurek-Ochmanska

The purpose of this paper is to uncover the basic motivations of the administrators (referred to also as “managers”) to hire foreign-born employees in the academic system, which…

Between center and periphery: instructional leadership in Israeli rural schools

Haim Shaked

Instructional leadership is a major part of the responsibility of principals who achieve promising results in school improvement. This paper aims to explore the inhibiting factors…

Determination of criteria for assessing the quality of training future specialists for higher education

Ludmila Sokorutova, Natalia Prodanova, Inna Ponomareva, Oleg Volodin

The most important problem for higher education in the post-COVID period is the production of highly qualified specialists for the labor market. The purpose of this study is to…

Aligning organizational culture to enhance managerial effectiveness of academic leaders: an interface for employee engagement and retention

Navneesh Tyagi

The purpose of this paper is to measure the impact of organizational culture on managerial effectiveness of academic leaders to enhance employee engagement and retention in higher…

Modeling factors affecting online learning adoption: mediating role of attitude

Ram Singh, Alok Tewari

The study aims to model the factors influencing online learning adoption by Indian students as well as examine the mediating effect of attitude on the proposed relationships.

Differentiation of Colombian university mission statements

Carlos Hernan Gonzalez-Campo, Guillermo Murillo-Vargas, Monica Garcia Solarte

A mission statement is the central axis of any organization and the cornerstone of its strategic planning. Universities have implemented this tool to define, among other things…

Promoting international learning outcomes during a study abroad: the moderating role of internationalisation at home

Joris Boonen, Ankie Hoefnagels, Mark Pluymaekers, Armand Odekerken

The authors examine the role of internationalisation at-home activities and an international classroom at a home institution to promote intercultural competence development during…

Making sense of conflict: a case study for educational leaders

Stephanie Chitpin

Sensemaking is the difficult art which lies at the heart of academia. Academics bring their own ways of examining and explaining things they see. A key challenge for Carrie is how…

Changing cultural norms through education: voices from Ghanaian women principals

Corinne Brion, Alfred Ampah-Mensah

This study examined how cultural factors positively or negatively influenced women's access to the principal role and influenced their leadership experiences. The researchers used…

It is not a man's world: perceptions by male faculty of the status and representation of their female colleagues

Mohamed Mousa

By studying four public universities in Egypt, the author of this paper aims to identify how male faculty perceive the representation and status of their female colleagues.

E-learning challenge studying the COVID-19 pandemic

Aida Kamysbayeva, Alexey Koryakov, Natalya Garnova, Sergey Glushkov, Svetlana Klimenkova

The COVID-19 crisis experience is shaping new guidelines for learning activities that need to be developed from an interdisciplinary and holistic perspective based on the analysis…

Accountability in the financial management practices of school principals

Agrippa Madoda Dwangu, Vimbi Petrus Mahlangu

The purpose of this article is to investigate the effectiveness of accountability mechanisms employed in financial management practices of school principals in the Eastern Cape…

The roles of school principals and head teachers in mitigating potential learning loss in the online setting: calls for change

Amal Abdulwahab Alsaleh

This study investigated the roles and perspectives of head teachers and principals in regard to the potential for learning loss in the online setting, with a particular focus on…

The value of public business education in Australia: challenges and opportunities for decision makers

Owen Hogan, Michael B. Charles, Michael A. Kortt

With their former role as “cash cows” under threat owing to COVID-19, Australian business schools are fighting not only to maintain their status but also their survival. This…

Antecedents and outcomes of teacher leadership: the role of teacher trust, teacher self-efficacy and instructional practice

Ali Çağatay Kılınç, Mehmet Şükrü Bellibaş, Fatih Bektaş

Much of the literature on school leadership has concerned itself with the leadership practices of school principals, largely ignoring the leadership capacity of teachers. Much…