What leadership styles were important for principals as they navigated the challenges associated with COVID-19? How can school leaders partner with community to bring sustained change? In this edition of Researching education: 5 further readings, we share 5 readings on the topic of leadership, which address these questions.

Carving out moments to practice mindfulness during the day helps elementary-school Associate Principal Nick Davies listen more completely, reduce stress and avoid rehashing challenging meetings. Davies explains how he makes time to breathe, center himself and return to or stay in the moment - no matter what the time or place, such as every time…

Hur ser egentligen ett hållbart ledarskap ut? Och hur kan relationen till arbetsgivarna förändras och förbättras? Det är två ämnen som forskarna tar upp när de nu går vidare med sin forskning om skolledares arbetsförutsättningar.

I en pågående undersökning från Ifous erbjuder endast 11 procent av de tillfrågade rektorerna tjänstetelefoner till sina medarbetare. Samtidigt vittnar många lärare och rektorer som har tjänstetelefon om smidigare samarbete, ökad säkerhet och personlig integritet, och förbättrad arbetsvardag överlag.

To reduce confusion for teachers and students, school leaders can adopt digital tools that work together within a learning management system.

Managing negative social media can be tough. These strategies can help school leaders craft appropriate responses to criticism.

Den här rapporten bygger på det utvecklings- och forskningsarbete som gjorts inom Ifous FoU-program Fritidshemmets pedagogiska uppdrag (FriPU) som har pågått mellan 2019 och 2022. (pdf)

Developing an understanding of the importance of living more sustainably and possessing an awareness of the interconnectedness of our world is no doubt the greatest educational challenge of our time. Yet the solutions need not be as challenging as we fear and could indeed be much simpler than we think.

Creating a consistent learning management system experience helps students and families—and teachers—across classes and grade levels.

Det är det mellanmänskliga som skapar tillit mellan lärare och rektor. Här har organisatoriska modeller ingen som helst betydelse, enligt Thomas Blom, doktor i pedagogiskt arbete vid Karlstad universitet.

Educators must take care of themselves first, so they can support their students and relationships outside of school, writes Michael Gaskell, a veteran principal. In this blog post, Gaskell shares several strategies, such as the 4-7-8 breathing method -- breathe deeply for four seconds, hold for seven seconds and exhale for eight seconds.