Journal of Educational Administration: Volume 61 Issue 6

Emotional well-being and performance of middle leaders: the role of organisational trust in early childhood education

Dongqing Yu, Junjun Chen

The current study investigated the impact of organisational trust on emotional well-being and performance of middle leaders during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

The role of self-efficacy on feelings of burnout among Flemish school principals during the COVID-19 pandemic

Lore Bellemans, Geert Devos, Melissa Tuytens, Eva Vekeman

Work-related stress is a significant occupational health issue. Stress cannot be viewed separately from the perceptual or interpretive act by the individual. Self-efficacy is a…

Relationships among school principals' work values, organisational climate and organisational adaptation: Taiwan's 2018 TALIS data

Yi Hua Lin, Chien Chih Chen

The educational environment in Taiwan's primary and secondary schools is becoming increasingly diverse and complex. This study examined the relationship between primary and…

Pandemic memoranda: how school district and teachers' union administrators modified collective bargaining agreements during the COVID-19 pandemic

Bradley D. Marianno, Annie A. Hemphill

The COVID-19 pandemic prompted changes to the terms and conditions of teachers' employment (e.g. working conditions), leading school districts to renegotiate collective bargaining…

The differences in the implications of participative decision-making and paternalistic leadership for teachers' perceived stress in the education system of the Israeli Arab minority

Misaa Nassir, Pascale Benoliel

Studies have shown that teachers' perceptions and expectations of their working environment shape their perceived stress. The present study draws upon implicit leadership theory…

Understanding the relationship between teacher leadership and teacher well-being: the mediating roles of trust in leaders and teacher efficacy

Peng Liu, Xiao Fei Chen, Ya Xi Cheng, Shan Shan Xiao

Teacher well-being has been a concern, but there has been a lack of research on how teacher leadership can contribute to teacher well-being in a high-accountability context and a…

Principal systems thinking and senior management team effectiveness: the mediating role of senior management team learning

Nechama Nadav, Pascale Benoliel, Chen Schechter

The role of leadership through senior management teams (SMT) has received increasing attention over the past several decades. Such leadership requires principals to play a key…

Leadership preparation in progress: evidence from a district-university partnership

David Osworth, Kathleen Mary Winn Cunningham, Suzy Hardie, Peter Moyi, Mary Gaskins, Natalie Osborne Smith

This study aims to analyze the experiences of a closed cohort of aspiring leaders and connects the university and school district partnership relationship to building the…

A rickety bridge: the complexities of vice-principals' interactions with principals and teachers in Israel

Peleg Dor-Haim

This study aims to explore the challenges reported by Israeli school vice-principals regarding their relationships with principals and teachers. The study examines two questions…