Leading in lockdown
Community, communication and compassion in response to the Covid-19 crisis
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21784293 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Fiona Longmuir (0000-0001-5468-2308, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 1014-1030 |
| Publication date | 2023-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Educational Management Administration & Leadership (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1741-1432 • E-ISSN: 1741-1440 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/17411432211027634 |
| OpenAlex | W3179556116 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 46 |
| References cited | 27 |
This paper examines the ways that Australian school leaders made sense of and responded to situations of crisis and uncertainty that resulted from the COVID-19 global pandemic. The paper draws on a qualitative study of the subjective experiences of eight school leaders and uses a sensemaking theoretical approach applied to crisis leadership to contribute to understanding leadership in unprecedented situations. Data were collected through individual semi-structured interviews undertaken in the middle of 2020. At that time participants were working through significant changes resulting from community lockdowns that required their schools to move to remote provision of education. The findings revealed these school leaders engaged in rapid processes of sensemaking and change implementation. They assessed and managed risks, relationships and resourcing in environments where usual processes of change leadership were not available to them. They reported that their attention was predominantly directed to the well-being of their communities. They noted an increase in the community leadership aspect of their role and the requirement of effective, timely and honest communication. They also demonstrated prospective sensemaking orientations in their capacity to reconfigure for a positive and productive future that could emerge from these disruptive experiences
Compassion · Crisis communication · Crisis management · Crisis response · Educational leadership · Instructional leadership · Pedagogy · Political science · Public relations · Qualitative research · Sensemaking · Social science · Sociology · COVID-19 and Mental Health · Disaster Management and Resilience · Education Practices and Challenges · Psychology
Navegando la Adversidad y la Oportunidad. Liderazgo Escolar en Tiempos de Crisis
Making sense of complex relationships in the workplace
School Leaders’ Well-Being during Times of Crisis
The Intellectual Evolution of Educational Leadership Research
Principals’ digital instructional leadership during the pandemic
Instructional leadership during the Covid-19 pandemic
School leaders’ self-efficacy and its impact on innovation
Investigating leadership attributes and strategies during times of crisis and educational change
Fostering inclusion through digitalisation
Crisis-resilient school leadership and the role of job crafting
School leadership
Educational leadership in the shadow of crises
Swedish principals’ adaptive leadership in unprecedented times
Leadership for inclusive online learning in public primary schools during Covid-19
Introducing the pillars of equity-oriented crisis leadership
Adaptive leadership of schools in Australia during the Covid-19 pandemic
Of course they care! Understanding the caring work of principals in Australian government schools
Responsive, adaptive, and future-centred leadership in response to crisis
Support mechanisms utilised by educational leaders during Covid-19
Sensemaking in and for times of crisis and change
Lessons from Australasian principals’ experiences with crises
Societal impact leadership behavior
Developing adaptability and agility in leadership amidst the Covid-19 crisis
Supporting wellbeing of Australian school leaders through peer supervision
Effective practices during emergency school lockdowns
Love, care, and solidarity
Empowering Schools in Times of Crisis
Trust as a driver of teacher well-being during the Covid-19 pandemic
The role of empathy and empathic leadership practices in schools – a scoping review
Moral Distress Amongst District Leaders
Crisis leadership in Georgia
Standards-based vs. self-improvement excellence in Israeli education
Employers and Education Providers as Sources of Support for Former Refugee and Migrant Workers and Students During the Covid ‐19 Pandemic
The spatiality of economic maldistribution in public-school funding in Australia
Crisis, care, and community
Working through the first year of the pandemic
School leadership during times of crisis
Surviving, navigating and innovating through a pandemic
Youth Involvement in School Decision-Making during the Pandemic
Locating Equity in Principals’ Pandemic Decision-Making Practices
Transformational school leadership and the Covid-19 pandemic
Middle leaders’ sensemaking of their leadership practices in response to educational disruption
The best of times, the worst of times
Tales of two organizations
Enough Crises to Choose from
Leading Schools During a Global Crisis
Sensemaking in organizations
School leadership in times of crisis
School leadership during a pandemic
Managing in the Middle
Systematic Review of Key Leader Practices Found to Influence Student Achievement
Leading through Covid-19
US principals’ sensemaking of the future roles and responsibilities of school principals
Leading through Covid-19
Covid 19 – school leadership in disruptive times
Resistant leadership
| Unique citing works | 46 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 9,2 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 44 |