{"title":"Professional socialization for Swedish aspiring school principals: leadership expectations, experiences and policy intentions","authors":"Susanne Sahlin, Maria Styf, Tony Bush","doi":"10.1080/13603124.2025.2599902","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13603124.2025.2599902","url":null,"abstract":"A growing body of evidence shows declining interest in principalship in many countries, including Sweden. This recruitment problem influenced the decision to establish the Swedish national pre-service preparation program, delivered by several universities. The purpose of the study is to examine aspiring principals’ expectations of one of these pre-service preparation programs and if their experience meets the government’s policy intention of professional socialization. A qualitative case study design was adopted, using a three-stage longitudinal approach to conduct the study with a baseline inquiry, a mid-program survey, and a post-program survey. The main conclusion of this study is that, in line with the Government’s intention, the program has met the participants’ expectations and experiences and provided them with enhanced knowledge and awareness to better understand the principal’s role. The participation and development of these individuals could be characterized as anticipatory socialization. The program seems to serve as a steppingstone toward a new role for several participants and a recruitment platform for new principals. One implication for practice is that the pre-service preparation program can serve as a professional knowledge base for becoming principals.","PeriodicalId":46848,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Leadership in Education","volume":"1 1","pages":"1-20"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-12-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147920176","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"COVID-19 and school leadership: a tale of transition","authors":"Nazir Ahmed Jogezai, F. A. Baloch","doi":"10.1080/13603124.2024.2392568","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13603124.2024.2392568","url":null,"abstract":"The COVID-19 pandemic offered significant challenges for educational leadership in terms of promoting the use of novel pedagogical approaches, such as online learning, and ensuring the health and w...","PeriodicalId":46848,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Leadership in Education","volume":"5 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-08-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142222797","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Women cannibalized! The troubling link between Queen Bees and mentoring in Pakistani academia","authors":"Asma Mansoor, Samina Malik","doi":"10.1080/13603124.2024.2387547","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13603124.2024.2387547","url":null,"abstract":"This article problematizes informal mentoring as a feminist praxis in Pakistani academia, highlighting the potential for exploitative control by some women academic leaders. We contend that informa...","PeriodicalId":46848,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Leadership in Education","volume":"28 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-08-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141941110","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A review of empirical studies of co-principalship: antecedents, constellation-level outcomes and the issue of trust","authors":"Marianne Döös, Lena Wilhelmson","doi":"10.1080/13603124.2024.2369998","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13603124.2024.2369998","url":null,"abstract":"This literature review focuses on managerial shared leadership in the education sector, commonly conceptualized as co-principalship. School principals’ difficult work situation, in combination with...","PeriodicalId":46848,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Leadership in Education","volume":"78 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-07-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141608392","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The view of leadership on teaching newly arrived migrant students in preschools and schools","authors":"Maiki Vanahans, Inge Timoštšuk, Krista Uibu","doi":"10.1080/13603124.2024.2376019","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13603124.2024.2376019","url":null,"abstract":"With an increasingly diverse student population due to migration, adequately teaching and instructing all students is a pertinent educational issue. The research framework is based on culturally re...","PeriodicalId":46848,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Leadership in Education","volume":"78 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-07-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141608381","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Enhancing affective commitment through transcendental leadership: unveiling the influence of altruistic mindset and intrinsic motivation in higher education","authors":"Muhammad Ajmal, Waffa Rahat, Azmat Islam","doi":"10.1080/13603124.2024.2369989","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13603124.2024.2369989","url":null,"abstract":"Affective commitment is critical to organizational success, reflecting employees’ emotional attachment to their organization. Transcendental leadership inspires followers to pursue higher purposes ...","PeriodicalId":46848,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Leadership in Education","volume":"53 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141585066","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Establishing sustainable school-community partnerships: strategies for school management teams","authors":"Stanley Ngobeni","doi":"10.1080/13603124.2024.2369987","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13603124.2024.2369987","url":null,"abstract":"School-community partnerships (SCPs) in under-resourced contexts provide invaluable support and resources for meeting the needs of staff and learners beyond the perimeters of a school. This article...","PeriodicalId":46848,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Leadership in Education","volume":"417 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-06-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141608382","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Erin M. McTigue, Maria Therese Jensen, Aslaug Fodstad Gourvennec, Oddny Judith Solheim
{"title":"The role of school leader support on teacher’s engagement during intervention implementation","authors":"Erin M. McTigue, Maria Therese Jensen, Aslaug Fodstad Gourvennec, Oddny Judith Solheim","doi":"10.1080/13603124.2024.2358038","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13603124.2024.2358038","url":null,"abstract":"Teacher engagement in the implementation phase of educational interventions has been demonstrated as fundamental to the success of an intervention. However, less is known about what resources or pr...","PeriodicalId":46848,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Leadership in Education","volume":"361 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-05-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141532326","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jane Wilkinson, Katrina MacDonald, Amanda Keddie, Brad Gobby, Scott Eacott, Richard Niesche, Jill Blackmore
{"title":"School transformation in minoritized settings: a practice architectures lens","authors":"Jane Wilkinson, Katrina MacDonald, Amanda Keddie, Brad Gobby, Scott Eacott, Richard Niesche, Jill Blackmore","doi":"10.1080/13603124.2024.2342296","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13603124.2024.2342296","url":null,"abstract":"This article examines school transformation for students from minoritized backgrounds in a highly disadvantaged Australian elementary school. Employing the theory of practice architectures and ecol...","PeriodicalId":46848,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Leadership in Education","volume":"79 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-05-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140887417","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Linda Newman, Christine Woodrow, Angela Gillespie, Ann-Marie Ellott
{"title":"Practitioner research as a pathway to educational leadership","authors":"Linda Newman, Christine Woodrow, Angela Gillespie, Ann-Marie Ellott","doi":"10.1080/13603124.2023.2284293","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13603124.2023.2284293","url":null,"abstract":"‘Educational Leadership’ is embedded in [country] early childhood policy. What the role is, who should do it and why educators are hesitant about becoming leaders however, remains ambiguous. Accord...","PeriodicalId":46848,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Leadership in Education","volume":"47 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-04-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140887944","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}