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<p>New Zealand secondary school principals were required to make changes to their leadership practices when schools were closed as part of a national lockdown in response to the COVID-19 situation in early 2020. Eighteen school principals from a range of secondary schools were interviewed about their experiences. The research found that principals engaged in leadership that was relational, distributed and collaborative. They prioritised the wellbeing of teachers and students, responded flexibly to the challenges faced, drew on expertise from both within and outside of the school, and took opportunities to refocus and try new ways of working.</p>
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New Zealand secondary school principals were required to make changes to their leadership practices when schools were closed as part of a national lockdown in response to the COVID-19 situation in early 2020. Eighteen school principals from a range of secondary schools were interviewed about their experiences. The research found that principals engaged in leadership that was relational, distributed and collaborative. They prioritised the wellbeing of teachers and students, responded flexibly to the challenges faced, drew on expertise from both within and outside of the school, and took opportunities to refocus and try new ways of working.

Principal leadership practices during the COVID-19 lockdown

Journal of Educational Leadership, Policy and Practice

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New Zealand secondary school principals were required to make changes to their leadership practices when schools were closed as part of a national lockdown in...

Pseudonym	Principal gender	School location	School type	School decile	School size
Amaia	Female	Provincial city	Single sex	7	Medium (600 - 1600 students)
Ben	Male	Provincial town	Coeducational	8	Medium
Chris	Male	Provincial city	Coeducational	2	Small (> 600 students)
Dylan	Male	Large city	Coeducational	3	Medium
Emma	Female	Large city	Single sex	10	Small
Felix	Male	Provincial city	Coeducational	4	Medium
George	Male	Provincial city	Coeducational	8	Medium
Henry	Male	Large city	Single sex	9	Large (< 1600 students)
Isla	Female	Large city	Coeducational	3	Small
James	Male	Large city	Coeducational	6	Small
Kara	Female	Large city	Coeducational	7	Medium
Liam	Male	Large city	Coeducational	7	Large
Mereana	Female	Provincial town	Coeducational	6	Small
Nathan	Male	Large city	Coeducational	1	Large
Oliver	Male	Large city	Single sex	10	Medium
Pania	Female	Large city	Coeducational	1	Small
Rawiri	Male	Provincial town	Coeducational	7	Medium
Sam	Male	Large city	Coeducational	3	Medium

Principal leadership practices during the COVID-19 lockdown

Article Category: article

Publicado en línea: 23 abr 2021

Páginas: 22 - 39

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/jelpp-2021-002

Palabras clave
Crisis leadership, relational leadership, distributed leadership, collaboration

© 2021 Kate Thornton, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Principal characteristics and school types

Principal leadership practices during the COVID-19 lockdown

Article Category: article

Publicado en línea: 23 abr 2021

Páginas: 22 - 39

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/jelpp-2021-002

Palabras claveCrisis leadership, relational leadership, distributed leadership, collaboration

© 2021 Kate Thornton, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Principal characteristics and school types

Palabras clave
Crisis leadership, relational leadership, distributed leadership, collaboration