scholarly journals Leadership in Education During COVID-19: Learning and Growing Through a Crisis

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 16-33
Author(s):  
Lindy Hudson ◽  
Seshaanth Mahendrarajah ◽  
Martina Walton ◽  
Michael James Pascaris ◽  
Sonya Melim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Distance Education ◽  
Graduate Students ◽  
Sense Of Agency ◽  
Informal Leadership ◽  
Leadership Roles ◽  
Leadership Qualities ◽  
School Communities ◽  
The Future ◽  
Motivation And Engagement ◽  
Level Of Motivation

This article explores themes resulting from a group autoethnography conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic. As participants, we are education graduate students and a professor working in both formal and informal leadership roles. We met twice a week to reflect on our present experiences implementing and leading distance education during the COVID-19 pandemic and to use these reflections to (re) imagine the future alignment of technology and education. Our self-reflexive discussions uncovered common experiential themes around educator agency, technology-induced anxiety, and leadership agency. We highlight our own growth through reflection, and we suggest important leadership qualities during times of pandemics that will raise the level of motivation and engagement of school communities and have the potential to create a stronger individual and institutional sense of agency and resiliency during a time of crisis.

ASEAN will be weakened by internal strains

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Strategic Partnership ◽  
Small States ◽  
Informal Leadership ◽  
Leadership Roles ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Cooperation Mechanism ◽  
The Us ◽  
Internal Strains

Significance This year, it plans to hold its 38th and 39th summits back-to-back on October 26-28. The decision to postpone the first meeting is likely a response to internal strains. The bloc is struggling to deal will the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, increased jockeying among the region’s powers and the fallout of the February 1 coup in Myanmar. Impacts Subregional initiatives such as the US-Mekong Partnership and the China-led Lancang-Mekong Cooperation mechanism will become more prominent. China will push to elevate the ASEAN-China strategic partnership to a comprehensive strategic partnership. With several small states in line to chair ASEAN, some of the bloc's larger members such as Indonesia will assume informal leadership roles.

scholarly journals CHALLENGES OF DISTANCE EDUCATION DURING THE SCHOOL LOCKDOWN: THE LITHUANIAN SCHOOL LEADERS’ PERSPECTIVE

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 127-134
Author(s):  
Lina Kaminskienė ◽  
Yi Chu Ling
Keyword(s):  
Distance Education ◽  
Public Education ◽  
Staff Training ◽  
School Leaders ◽  
School Communities ◽  
Technological Preparation ◽  
Survey Responses ◽  
Start Distance

The COVID19 pandemic has caused massive disruption in education practices worldwide and Lithuania was no exception. This article investigates how this period of uncertainties has been perceived by Lithuanian schools during school lockdown. The study aimed to explore the challenges that Lithuanian schools faced and how distance education practices has been reconsidered during school lockdown. The research was based on a survey of 406 sampled school leaders of public education institutions in Lithuania conducted two months into the first nationwide lockdown in spring 2020. This paper aims to discuss the challenges of distance education from the perspective of school leaders, and to link the findings of the study to recent studies related to schools’ responses to the pandemic situation. The survey responses indicated that schools initially focused on the organisation of staff training and technological preparation to start distance education during the first two weeks of lockdown. Their focus two months into the process shifted towards tackling challenges on students' responsiveness and assessment of students' achievements during distance education. Challenges are perceived as opportunities for reflection and growth, re-examine current institution strengths and weaknesses, and reconsolidate with the school communities in prioritising what the utter function in education is.  

A Profession Awry or Poised for the Future? Work Psychology and Professional Identity

2010 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 300-304 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ann Marie Ryan ◽  
J. Kevin Ford
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
Professional Identity ◽  
Identity Management ◽  
Positive Identity ◽  
The Future ◽  
Work Psychology ◽  
Future Work

The commentaries provided an array of perspectives on identity management in our profession. However, there was general agreement on what should be central and distinctive about our field and on the need to cultivate a positive identity for the profession. The commentators also suggested a number of ways to cultivate this identity. For us, the commentaries also stimulated further reflection on our approach to training graduate students. We share our reflections and encourage readers to take the time to reflect on their own efforts to contribute to the profession's management of identity.

A Thematic Analysis of Leadership Qualities of Women Leaders in Technology

2017 ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Laurie O. Campbell ◽  
Joshua H. Truitt ◽  
Christine P. Herlihy ◽  
Jarrad D. Plante
Keyword(s):  
Women Leaders ◽  
Role Models ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Gender Disparity ◽  
Technology Leadership ◽  
Leadership Characteristics ◽  
Leadership Roles ◽  
Leadership Qualities ◽  
Women In Technology ◽  
Awareness Programs

There is known gender disparity and inequity of women leaders in technology and STEM fields. A rapid gender decline in these burgeoning fields has sparked a national renewed interest in purposefully attracting and mentoring more women to roles in technology leadership. The gender disparity is not only in attracting young women to consider a technology or STEM career but it is in women staying engaged once they choose a career in these areas. Efforts have been made to improve the sustainability of women in technology leadership roles. Books, articles, and manuscripts have been written, formal and informal meetings and corporate awareness programs have been conducted and mentorship programs abound to attract girls to consider technology as a career choice. Further, identifying women role models has been a strategy employed to promote gender awareness. Within the chapter, the qualitative content analysis study investigates four women roles models and identifies leadership characteristics of these known women leaders in technology. It answers the following questions: What are the leadership characteristics of known women role models in technology? What do these leaders value? How do their differences impact their leadership in the field? Finally, what have they identified as propelling them towards innovation and discovery?

Constructivist Internet-Blended Learning and Resiliency in Higher Education

2018 ◽  
pp. 1087-1101
Author(s):  
Jennifer L. Penland
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Distance Education ◽  
Graduate Students ◽  
Blended Learning ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Meaningful Learning ◽  
Flexible Schedules ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Education Courses

This chapter focuses on the changes that have occurred recently in the distance education arena and the impact on higher education institutions focusing on undergraduate and graduate students taking these courses. Data were gathered from 164 individual participants enrolled in education courses at Shepherd University during the spring 2013, fall 2013 and spring 2014 semesters from end of course surveys with ten questions focusing on the following areas: when students learn, why students learn and how students learn. Findings suggested; (1) increased enrollment in distance education courses, (2) courses allow for flexible schedules (3) better communication with instructor and (4) more meaningful learning overall for students.

Leadership Development in Kazakhstan

2012 ◽  
pp. 746-758
Author(s):  
Judith Parker ◽  
Gainiya Tazhina
Keyword(s):  
Leadership Development ◽  
Graduate Students ◽  
Stress Tolerance ◽  
International Business ◽  
Recent History ◽  
Career Management ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Future ◽  
The University

Kazakhstan’s recent history has transitioned from that of nomadic clans to domination by Russia to today’s independent nation. During these 20 years of independence, universities often educate leaders by translating and adapting traditionally Western models and research instruments. This article will report the findings of three such instruments on leadership, career management, and stress tolerance that were administered to graduate students at the University of International Business in Kazakhstan within the past year and consider their importance for the future of leadership development that is rich with technology.

Videoconferencing for Supervision of Graduate Students

2011 ◽  
pp. 1965-1971
Author(s):  
Carol C. Dudding
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Distance Education ◽  
Graduate Students ◽  
Clinical Supervision ◽  
Education Program ◽  
Clinical Training ◽  
Professional Organizations ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Education ◽  
Distance Education Program ◽  
Research Findings

This article describes the use of two-way videoconferencing for providing live clinical supervision of graduate students. It includes the rationale and description of a method of supervision as it has been implemented within a distance education program. The reader is provided with research findings and implications for policymaking within institutions of higher education and professional organizations overseeing the clinical training of future professionals.

scholarly journals This Is Us: Discourses of Community Within and Beyond Literacy Research

2020 ◽  
Vol 69 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-44
Author(s):  
Marcelle M. Haddix
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Presidential Address ◽  
Research Community ◽  
Professional Organization ◽  
School Communities ◽  
Look Back ◽  
The Future ◽  
Literacy Teacher ◽  
Literacy Teacher Education ◽  
Literacy Research

In this 2019 presidential address, I reflect on the significance of community across four areas: with youth and in school communities, within literacy teacher education, in community-engaged theories and methodologies, and within the professional organization. How do we define and understand community? Who and what is included and excluded? As a literacy research community, who are we becoming and who do we want to be? Drawing from historical and contemporary examples within and beyond literacy research, I take a look back and at the present to examine discourses of community and imagine possibilities for the future.

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