Search Results - "Seashore Louis, Karen"

String theory and knots: a 50 year journey through organizational studies by Seashore Louis, Karen

“…PurposeThis paper explores the emergence and shift in critical theories and problems-of-practice over the last 50 years.Design/methodology/approachQuipu is an…”
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Caring Leadership: The Role of Principals in Producing Caring School Cultures by Ryu, Jisu, Walls, Jeff, Seashore Louis, Karen

“…Despite increasing attention to the importance of caring in education, most research on caring in schools focuses on narrow dyadic relationships between…”
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Exploring trust: culturally responsive and positive school leadership by Banwo, Bodunrin O, Khalifa, Muhammad, Seashore Louis, Karen

“…PurposeThis article explores the connection between Culturally Responsive School Leadership (CRSL) and Positive School Leadership (PSL) and how both engage…”
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Caring School Leadership, School Context and Organizational Learning: Implications for Developing Professional Capital by Ryu, Jisu, Walls, Jeff, Seashore Louis, Karen

“…Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine how context shapes leaders' caring approach in ways that influence organizational learning and the cultivation…”
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External mandates and instructional leadership: school leaders as mediating agents by Seashore Louis, Karen, Robinson, Viviane M.

“…Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to examine how US school leaders make sense of external mandates, and the way in which their understanding of state and…”
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The Politics of Belonging and Implications for School Organization: Autophotographic Perspectives on “Fitting In” at School by Walls, Jeff, Louis, Karen Seashore

“…The notion of belonging is an often-referenced but under-theorized concept in studies of school organization. The purpose of this study is to examine the…”
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Mission as Metaphor: Reconceptualizing How Leaders Utilize Institutional Mission by Zenk, Leslie R, Seashore Louis, Karen R

“…Background/Context: Institutional missions serve many purposes within universities, but most studies focus on how mission points to direction, guidelines, or…”
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Trust, caring and organizational learning: the leader’s role by Louis, Karen Seashore, Murphy, Joseph

“…Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether principals can have an impact on organizational learning (OL). The authors use a cultural…”
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How does leadership affect student achievement? Results from a national US survey by Seashore Louis, Karen, Dretzke, Beverly, Wahlstrom, Kyla

“…Using survey responses from a national sample of US teachers, this paper provides insight into 2 questions: (1) Do 3 specific attributes of leadership behavior…”
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Teachers' capacity for organizational learning: the effects of school culture and context by Seashore Louis, Karen, Lee, Moosung

“…This paper investigates how key elements of school culture are associated with teachers' capacity to find and act on new information. We analyzed survey data…”
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Positive School Leadership: Building Capacity and Strengthening Relationships by Murphy, Joseph F, Louis, Karen Seashore

“…This landmark book translates positive and asset-based understandings of organizations to develop a powerful model of school leadership that is grounded in…”
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Moral Distress Amongst District Leaders: Intensity, Dilemmas, and Coping Mechanisms in the Context of Covid-19 by Walls, Jeff, Seashore Louis, Karen

“…Purpose: This study examines the sources and intensity of moral distress among school district leaders during the first full school year of the Covid-19…”
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Districts, local education authorities, and the context of policy analysis by Seashore Louis, Karen

“…Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to present the author's commentary on the special issue of Journal of Educational Administration entitled "Systemwide…”
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Ambiguity, befuddlement, contestation: competing values in district leaders' navigation of the COVID-19 pandemic by Walls, Jeff, Louis, Karen Seashore

“…This study explores school district leaders' strategies for managing the intersecting challenges of ambiguity, befuddlement, and contestation produced by the…”
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Understanding and improving urban secondary schools: the role of individual and collective agency by Louis, Karen Seashore, Khalifa, Muhammad

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Supervising school leaders in a rapidly changing world by Thessin, Rebecca A, Louis, Karen Seashore

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Local education authorities and student learning: the effects of policies and practices by Lee, Moosung, Seashore Louis, Karen, Anderson, Stephen

“…This article addresses an issue that has not been well explored in empirical research, namely whether local education agencies (districts) have an impact on…”
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Linking leadership to learning: state, district and local effects by Louis, Karen Seashore

“…A major research project, conducted in the United States, examined the effects of leadership at multiple levels on student learning. Although that study…”
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BACKTALK: Preparing effective principal supervisors by THESSIN, REBECCA A., LOUIS, KAREN SEASHORE

“…In recent years, principals have been required to expand their area of responsibility beyond building management to take on more instructional leadership…”
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Linking Leadership to Student Learning by Leithwood, Kenneth, Seashore-Louis, Karen

“…Linking Leadership to Student LearningLinking Leadership to Student Learningclearly shows how school leadership improves student achievement. The book is based…”
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