Abstract
The school principals play a pivotal role in leading educational institutions. Their lived experience as educational leaders in the context of a virulent crisis, however, is largely unexplored. This paper sought to discover the essence of educational leadership practices of school principals in the context of the current COVID-19 crisis. Following phenomenology as a research design, the researcher explored the world of six Filipino school principals through interview procedures. The analysis method developed by Colaizzi (1978) was used. The results revealed six emerging themes of educational leadership practices during a crisis as follows: 1.) navigating the crisis with adaptive leadership; 2.) cultivating practices in crisis management; 3.) managing through the machine; 4.) freezing the standards and patterns; 5.) promoting inclusivity in the new normal; and 6.) caring first for what is essential. These themes form the basis of the description and structure of the phenomenon offered at the end of the paper. Considering the present scarcity of knowledge on how school principals respond in times of crisis, this paper provides insights into educational leadership practices within the context of the COVID-19 situation.
Highlights
The school principals play a pivotal role in leading educational institutions
Considering the present scarcity of knowledge on how school principals respond in times of crisis, this paper provides insights into educational leadership practices within the context of the COVID-19 situation
There is a paucity of knowledge on the lived experience of school principals amid the current global emergency
Summary
The school principals play a pivotal role in leading educational institutions. Their lived experience as educational leaders in the context of a virulent crisis, is largely unexplored. The results revealed six emerging themes of educational leadership practices during a crisis as follows: 1.) navigating the crisis with adaptive leadership; 2.) cultivating practices in crisis management; 3.) managing through the machine; 4.) freezing the standards and patterns; 5.) promoting inclusivity in the new normal; and 6.) caring first for what is essential These themes form the basis of the description and structure of the phenomenon offered at the end of the paper. Este trabajo buscó descubrir la esencia de las prácticas de liderazgo educativo de los directores de escuela en el contexto de la actual crisis del COVID-19. Teniendo en cuenta la escasez actual de conocimiento sobre cómo responden los directores de escuela en tiempos de crisis, este documento proporciona información sobre las prácticas de liderazgo educativo en el contexto de la situación de COVID-19. These dimensions include social dialog and communication; safety and health; psychological and social wellbeing; teacher preparation and learning; teacher deployment, rights, and condition; financial resources and investments; and monitoring and evaluation
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