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Title: Reflections about Educational Leadership: Leadership Lessons Learned from School Building Leaders at the End of a Career in Public Education
Language: English
Authors: Jacob D. Skousen (ORCID 0000-0001-8180-5553), Spencer C. Weiler (ORCID 0000-0002-6164-9319), David Boren, Breanna Pesci, Adam Johnson, Karla Antivilo, Jason Averett, Trystan Ricks Heaton, Nate Crandall
Source: Journal of School Leadership. 2025 35(2-3):95-118.
Availability: SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: https://sagepub.com
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 24
Publication Date: 2025
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
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Descriptors: Instructional Leadership, School Administration, Public Education, Principals, Administrator Education, Management Development, Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Role, Administrator Responsibility, Capacity Building, Self Management, Cooperation, Interpersonal Relationship, Leadership Qualities, Standards
DOI: 10.1177/10526846241298645
ISSN: 1052-6846
Abstract: Purpose: Isolate the voice of recently retired educational leaders to better understand the essential elements of educational leadership from individuals who spent a career supporting schools and leading people. Research Methods: This qualitative study used snowball sampling to identify 10 recently retired educational leaders who were willing to complete a survey and eight who participated in qualitative interviews. The data were analyzed using open and axial coding approaches. Five interconnected themes related to effectively leading school systems emerged from the data. Findings: We used a conceptual framework of the Earth's crust, mantle, and core as analogous to educational leadership's focus on performance, people, and purpose to illustrate the interplay between the five themes: 1) Role and responsibilities of educational leaders; 2) Collaboration; 3) Relationships and love; 4) Building capacity in others; and 5) Self-care. Implications: When compared to existing principal standards, we noted an important omission. Current principal standards make no mention of self-care. In addition, too much of principal preparation and principal professional development occurs in silos, or in isolation from other aspects of leadership, and the findings from this study suggest an integrated approach might better prepare and support educational leaders in their efforts to effectively lead school systems.
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