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Items about school leadership, from the Field tags described on our Method page. Field tags come from keyword rules applied to each item's title and abstract. Source: Field tag definitions.

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21 tracked items

Level 1: Descriptive or exploratory: 1 Commentary: 20

Level 1: Descriptive or exploratoryProvisional (rules only)

School District Superintendents’ Leadership of Early Childhood Education: A National Survey (opens in new tab)

2026-09-02 · American Educational Research Journal (SAGE) · Study

Early education programs are increasingly under the purview of public school districts. This study analyzes a nationally distributed survey of superintendents (N= 404) from the National Longitudinal Superintendent Database to examine (a) superintendent ...

Why this label for School District Superintendents’ Leadership of Early Childhood Education: A Nati
  • Level 1: Descriptive or exploratory: provisional rules-only grade, pending grader consensus and review: R5 design: descriptive (F3): Descriptive, qualitative, pilot or deployment study with real participants.

Provisional label from fixed rules applied to the collected text; research items are re-graded by our review pipeline. Method

CommentaryStudy type: Expert opinion / commentary

Toward an AI- and learning-analytics-enabled inclusive support framework for students with learning difficulties in Kuwait's higher education institutions (opens in new tab)

2026-10-19 · Frontiers in Education · Study

Artificial intelligence (AI) and learning analytics are transforming higher education by enabling personalised learning, adaptive support, and data-informed decision-making. These developments present significant opportunities for improving educational inclusion for students with learning difficulties, yet they also...

Why this label for Toward an AI- and learning-analytics-enabled inclusive support framework for stu
  • Commentary: Conceptual framework paper (R3).
  • Review status: Graded by one AI grader from the abstract, on Matt's delegation; not yet human-verified

Graded by one AI grader from the abstract, on Matt's delegation; not yet human-verified. Method

CommentaryStudy type: Expert opinion / commentary

Female academic leadership in private higher education: gender dynamics and leadership effectiveness (opens in new tab)

2026-10-19 · Frontiers in Education · Study

Female academic leaders remain systemically underrepresented in senior positions across higher education institutions globally, and this disparity is particularly pronounced across Asian contexts. Drawing on the authors’ collective experience as female academic leaders at IMU University a private health professions...

Why this label for Female academic leadership in private higher education: gender dynamics and lead
  • Commentary: Perspective article drawing on authors' experience (R3).
  • Review status: Graded by one AI grader from the abstract, on Matt's delegation; not yet human-verified

Graded by one AI grader from the abstract, on Matt's delegation; not yet human-verified. Method

CommentaryProvisional (rules only)

Test Less, Estimate More: Apply Estimation Thinking to Enhance Theoretical Precision in Educational Leadership Research (opens in new tab)

2026-10-12 · Educational Administration Quarterly (SAGE) · Study

This article promotes estimation thinking as both a methodological stance and a logic of theorizing aimed at enhancing theoretical precision. Estimation thinking is defined as an inferential approach that moves beyond null hypothesis significance ...

Why this label for Test Less, Estimate More: Apply Estimation Thinking to Enhance Theoretical Preci
  • Commentary: provisional rules-only grade, pending grader consensus and review: R3 genre gate: No empirical learner data described; conceptual, framework, policy or argument paper.

Provisional label from fixed rules applied to the collected text; research items are re-graded by our review pipeline. Method

CommentaryProvisional (rules only)

Current State of Estimation Thinking in Educational Leadership Research: A Review of Research Published Between 2005 and 2024 (opens in new tab)

2026-10-12 · Educational Administration Quarterly (SAGE) · Study

The purpose of this article was to evaluate the extent to which research in educational leadership and management reflects the core principles of estimation thinking - a statistical thinking that prioritizes estimation over binary hypothesis testing and ...

Why this label for Current State of Estimation Thinking in Educational Leadership Research: A Revie
  • Commentary: provisional rules-only grade, pending grader consensus and review: R3 genre gate: No empirical learner data described; conceptual, framework, policy or argument paper.

Provisional label from fixed rules applied to the collected text; research items are re-graded by our review pipeline. Method

CommentaryStudy type: Not a study

Big Questions in the Big Apple (opens in new tab)

2026-10-08 · EdTech Digest · News

At EDTECH WEEK NYC, StartEd’s Alan Todd gathers CEOs to rethink learning, leadership, and growth in the age of AI. INTERVIEW | by Victor Rivero As AI reshapes learning and work, edtech leaders face growing pressure to show what their companies deliver.

Why this label for Big Questions in the Big Apple
  • Commentary: news, commentary or policy with no study

Provisional label from fixed rules applied to the collected text; research items are re-graded by our review pipeline. Method

CommentaryProvisional (rules only)

Elementary Principals’ Enactments of Anti-LGBTQ+ Legislation: Examining the Influence of Context (opens in new tab)

2026-10-08 · Educational Administration Quarterly (SAGE) · Study

This multiple case study examines how contextual elements shape elementary school principals’ enactments of state-level anti-LGBTQ+ legislation. Grounded in policy enactment theory, this work draws on interviews from a larger comparative case study to ...

Why this label for Elementary Principals’ Enactments of Anti-LGBTQ+ Legislation: Examining the Infl
  • Commentary: provisional rules-only grade, pending grader consensus and review: R3 genre gate: No empirical learner data described; conceptual, framework, policy or argument paper.
  • Policy and governance: matched 'Legislation'

Provisional label from fixed rules applied to the collected text; research items are re-graded by our review pipeline. Method

CommentaryStudy type: Not a study

“My boss probably used AI”: What school leaders need to know about AI, authenticity, and trust (opens in new tab)

2026-10-06 · eSchool News · News

AI is increasingly part of everyday leadership work, from drafting emails and reports to organizing ideas. Used thoughtfully, it can reduce administrative burden.

Why this label for “My boss probably used AI”: What school leaders need to know about AI, authentic
  • Commentary: news, commentary or policy with no study

Provisional label from fixed rules applied to the collected text; research items are re-graded by our review pipeline. Method

CommentaryStudy type: Not a study

AI Cannot Lead Your District. Only People Can. (opens in new tab)

2026-09-30 · EdTech Digest · News

FETC unveils an agenda for human leadership in the age of AI. GUEST COLUMN | by Jennifer Womble These are extraordinary times in education.

Why this label for AI Cannot Lead Your District. Only People Can.
  • Commentary: news, commentary or policy with no study

Provisional label from fixed rules applied to the collected text; research items are re-graded by our review pipeline. Method

CommentaryProvisional (rules only)

How School Leadership Matters in Multilingual Learners’ College Access: Culturally Sustaining School Leadership Through Counseling Structures and Student Experiences (opens in new tab)

2026-09-25 · Educational Administration Quarterly (SAGE) · Study

This study examines the role of school leadership in shaping multilingual learners’ (MLs) college-going experiences, drawing on the perspectives of MLs and school counselors. It addresses the gap in understanding how leadership systems can ...

Why this label for How School Leadership Matters in Multilingual Learners’ College Access: Cultural
  • Commentary: provisional rules-only grade, pending grader consensus and review: R3 genre gate: No empirical learner data described; conceptual, framework, policy or argument paper.
  • Inclusion and accessibility: matched 'Multilingual Learners'

Provisional label from fixed rules applied to the collected text; research items are re-graded by our review pipeline. Method

CommentaryStudy type: Not a study

Why AI Made Me a Better Principal (opens in new tab)

2026-09-23 · EdSurge · News

The true metric of AI in school leadership is not time saved, but the presence and clarity restored to daily decision-making.

Why this label for Why AI Made Me a Better Principal
  • Commentary: news, commentary or policy with no study

Provisional label from fixed rules applied to the collected text; research items are re-graded by our review pipeline. Method

CommentaryProvisional (rules only)

Getting Estimation Thinking into Educational Leadership: Challenges and Next Steps (opens in new tab)

2026-09-21 · Educational Administration Quarterly (SAGE) · Study

Estimation thinking is increasingly recommended across disciplines, including educational leadership, as an alternative to traditional significance testing. Unlike the binary logic ofp-values and arbitrary cutoffs, such asp< .05, estimation emphasizes ...

Why this label for Getting Estimation Thinking into Educational Leadership: Challenges and Next Ste
  • Commentary: provisional rules-only grade, pending grader consensus and review: R3 genre gate: No empirical learner data described; conceptual, framework, policy or argument paper.

Provisional label from fixed rules applied to the collected text; research items are re-graded by our review pipeline. Method

CommentaryProvisional (rules only)

School Leaders Confronting Anti-Democratic Education Policy: Policy Enactment and Resistance in Pakistan (opens in new tab)

2026-09-15 · Educational Administration Quarterly (SAGE) · Study

In many developing countries, including Pakistan, anti-democratic and authoritarian forces manifest through different forms, including centralized control, weak institutional autonomy, and politically influenced school governance. This study ...

Why this label for School Leaders Confronting Anti-Democratic Education Policy: Policy Enactment an
  • Commentary: provisional rules-only grade, pending grader consensus and review: R3 genre gate: No empirical learner data described; conceptual, framework, policy or argument paper.
  • Policy and governance: matched 'Education Policy'

Provisional label from fixed rules applied to the collected text; research items are re-graded by our review pipeline. Method

CommentaryProvisional (rules only)

From Ritual to Reasoning: Estimation Thinking as an Inferential Framework for Educational Leadership Research (opens in new tab)

2026-09-15 · Educational Administration Quarterly (SAGE) · Study

For several decades, scholars across statistics, psychology, and research methodology have questioned the widespread reliance on null hypothesis significance testing (NHST) and dichotomous decision making based on fixed significance thresholds. ...

Why this label for From Ritual to Reasoning: Estimation Thinking as an Inferential Framework for Ed
  • Commentary: provisional rules-only grade, pending grader consensus and review: R3 genre gate: No empirical learner data described; conceptual, framework, policy or argument paper.

Provisional label from fixed rules applied to the collected text; research items are re-graded by our review pipeline. Method

CommentaryProvisional (rules only)

Leadership as Epistemic Transformation Toward Justice: Collective Knowledge-Making with Transpacific Liminality (opens in new tab)

2026-09-11 · Educational Administration Quarterly (SAGE) · Study

This study theorizes educational leadership as an act of epistemic transformation toward justice by interweaving critical dialogue with the transpacific framework, social emancipatory inquiry, and the empirical examination of Korean American community ...

Why this label for Leadership as Epistemic Transformation Toward Justice: Collective Knowledge-Maki
  • Commentary: provisional rules-only grade, pending grader consensus and review: R3 genre gate: No empirical learner data described; conceptual, framework, policy or argument paper.

Provisional label from fixed rules applied to the collected text; research items are re-graded by our review pipeline. Method

CommentaryStudy type: Not a study

A Principal and a Student Reviewed the New ChatGPT for Teens. They Had Plenty to Say (opens in new tab)

2026-09-01 · EdSurge · News

The new offering is promising, but there are some real-world reservations.

Why this label for A Principal and a Student Reviewed the New ChatGPT for Teens. They Had Plenty to
  • Commentary: news, commentary or policy with no study

Provisional label from fixed rules applied to the collected text; research items are re-graded by our review pipeline. Method

CommentaryProvisional (rules only)

Restorative or Carceral: A Mixed-Methods Analysis of School Leaders’ Discipline Equity Logics (opens in new tab)

2026-08-26 · American Educational Research Journal (SAGE) · Study

Research has found that exclusionary punishment is ineffective, harmful, and disproportionately wielded against Black, Latino/a, and Indigenous students. The proliferation of restorative justice as an alternative has signaled a paradigmatic shift in ...

Why this label for Restorative or Carceral: A Mixed-Methods Analysis of School Leaders’ Discipline
  • Commentary: provisional rules-only grade, pending grader consensus and review: R3 genre gate: No empirical learner data described; conceptual, framework, policy or argument paper.

Provisional label from fixed rules applied to the collected text; research items are re-graded by our review pipeline. Method

CommentaryProvisional (rules only)

Beyond the Principal: How External Partnerships Are Managed in Urban Schools (opens in new tab)

2026-08-25 · Educational Administration Quarterly (SAGE) · Study

At urban schools, external organizations can provide supplemental academic programs and social services. Managing these relationships is necessary but adds to the burden on school leaders.

Why this label for Beyond the Principal: How External Partnerships Are Managed in Urban Schools
  • Commentary: provisional rules-only grade, pending grader consensus and review: R3 genre gate: No empirical learner data described; conceptual, framework, policy or argument paper.

Provisional label from fixed rules applied to the collected text; research items are re-graded by our review pipeline. Method

CommentaryProvisional (rules only)

Leadership That Supports and Sustains Racial Justice in Schools (opens in new tab)

2026-08-24 · Educational Administration Quarterly (SAGE) · Study

Leveraging existing theoretical frameworks on social justice leadership, this paper asks: 1) How do school leaders support racial justice efforts in their schools? 2) What approaches do school leaders take to sustain this work over time?Research ...

Why this label for Leadership That Supports and Sustains Racial Justice in Schools
  • Commentary: provisional rules-only grade, pending grader consensus and review: R3 genre gate (F7): Self-described conceptual, legal, policy or reflective work with no learner data.

Provisional label from fixed rules applied to the collected text; research items are re-graded by our review pipeline. Method

CommentaryStudy type: Not a study

Schools are building AI rules before they know the destination (opens in new tab)

2026-08-07 · eSchool News · News

America’s schools are moving quickly to respond to the rise of artificial intelligence, with parents, teachers, administrators, and lawmakers working to wrap their arms around what this means for student education.

Why this label for Schools are building AI rules before they know the destination
  • Commentary: news, commentary or policy with no study

Provisional label from fixed rules applied to the collected text; research items are re-graded by our review pipeline. Method

CommentaryStudy type: Not a study

How AI helps teachers spend less time on assessments and more time on impactful instruction (opens in new tab)

2026-05-27 · eSchool News · News

The overreliance on AI is a widely discussed topic for teachers, administrators, and families alike. The last thing we want is for technology to stifle the creativity, expertise, and human connection that educators bring to the classroom or hinder our students’ ability to think critically.

Why this label for How AI helps teachers spend less time on assessments and more time on impactful
  • Commentary: news, commentary or policy with no study

Provisional label from fixed rules applied to the collected text; research items are re-graded by our review pipeline. Method

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