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Covid-19 – school leadership in crisis?

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ID23323895
AuthorsAlma Harris (0000-0002-5554-3470, Swansea University, corresponding author)
Year2020
Volume5
Issue3/4
Pages321-326
Publication date2020-11-25
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Professional Capital and Community (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2056-9548 • E-ISSN: 2056-9556
PublisherEmerald (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1108/jpcc-06-2020-0045
OpenAlexW3044090559
LanguageEN
Citations received78
References cited6

Purpose This article explores how school leaders are responding during COVID-19 and what forms of leadership practice are emerging. Design/methodology/approach This article draws upon the contemporary leadership literature and scholarly work. Findings This article proposes that the current crisis has shifted school leadership dramatically towards distributed, collaborative and network practices. Originality/value This article offers a commentary about the changing role of school leaders and their changing leadership practice during this pandemic.

2019-20 coronavirus outbreak · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) · Educational leadership · Leadership studies · Leadership style · Originality · Pandemic · Pedagogy · Political science · Public relations · Qualitative research · Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) · Shared leadership · Social science · Sociology · Value (mathematics) · Work (physics) · COVID-19 and Mental Health · Digital Education and Society · Engineering · Medicine · Teacher Education and Leadership Studies

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Unique citing works78
Citations per year13
Citation span2020 - 2026 (7)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 72

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