Journal of Educational Leadership in Action
Volume 7, Issue 1 (2020) Journal of Educational Leadership in Action
Welcome to our fall/winter 2020 issue of the Journal of Educational Leadership in Action (ELA). We hope you are staying safe and healthy during these unprecedented and uncertain times, and we hope that the research presented here can bring insights into your current leadership roles or educational environment. This issue provides perspectives and research on the COVID crisis and education, teacher professional development, preparing principals and hiring teachers, supporting student teachers and students, leadership theories, and much more. We welcome and value your readership and encourage you to submit to future publications.
Editor, Robyne Elder, EdD
Articles
Challenges of Remote Teaching for K-12 Teachers During COVID-19
Nancy L. Leech, Sophie Gullett, Miriam Howland Cummings, and Carolyn Haug
Preparing Aspiring School Principals: One Field-Based Approach
Maria de Lourdes Viloria, Lori Leyendecker, Graciela Brondo, and Michael Salinas
The Leadership of the Marginalized: A Literature Review
Bertrand Tchoumi
Why Principals Hire Recent Graduates from a Teacher Preparation Program
Laurie James, Joy Mahaiko, and Jonathan Schwartz
Pass or Fail: Recent Graduates Sound Off on the edTPA
Darryn Diuguid and Karee Nasser
An Administrator's Perspective on the Novel Coronavirus
Jane Beese and Melissa Mlakar
Section 504 Support and Implementation of Services: School Administrators’ Perceived Strengths and Challenges
Dora Rodriguez, George Padilla, and Velma Menchaca
Becoming a Highly Effective Elementary Teacher and How to Support Teachers' Development
Tim Pressley, Riley Isom, Chalon Johnson, Amy Barnes, and Laura McAuliffe
The Influence of Distributed Leadership on Effective School Governance and Improved School Performance A Study Conducted in Two Private Schools in the UAE
Rima Al Hassanieh and Solomon Arulraj David
Increased Ambiguity and Resistance While New College Leaders Learn Their Roles
Christopher A. Gearin, Brian Dunican, and John Castles
Quality Control and Teacher Effectiveness in State Public Senior Secondary Schools, Nigeria
Stephen Olufemi Alfolabi and AbdulRasaq Ayuba
Issues and Challenges Facing Supervision of Secondary Education in Nigeria in the 21st Century
Yusuf Suleiman, Nike Yetunde Sidikat Ijaya, Mustapha Adam Ishola, and Okwara Uche Joshua