Developing a Guiding Model of Educational Leadership in Higher Education during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Grounded Theory Study

Autor/in	Yokus, Gürol
Titel	Developing a Guiding Model of Educational Leadership in Higher Education during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Grounded Theory Study
Quelle	In: Participatory Educational Research, 9 (2022) 1, S.362-387 (26 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Yokus, Gürol)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2148-6123
Schlagwörter	COVID-19; Pandemics; College Students; Leadership Responsibility; Foreign Countries; School Closing; Educational Technology; Technology Uses in Education; Cooperative Planning; Transformational Leadership; Student Experience; Leadership Qualities; Online Courses; Distance Education; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Collegestudent; Ausland; School closings; Schule; Schließung; Schließung (von Schulen); Unterrichtsmedien; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Studienerfahrung; Führungseigenschaft; Online course; Online-Kurs; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Türkei
Abstract	This research aims to explore educational leadership during the COVID19 pandemic from the perspectives of higher education students and to develop a guiding model of educational leadership for 'new normal' with the novel emerging components. This research is conducted using grounded theory method and social network analysis. The first study group includes 32 participants, second study group includes another 26 participants, and final group includes 12 participants. Participants in all groups are university students studying in a higher education institution in Turkey. Written documents, personal interviews and group discussion are used for data collection. Based on analysis, a guiding model is developed which illustrates the concept of educational leadership for the new normal, which is composed of "networking, enhancing educational practices, calmness & compassion, analytical & strategical thinking, and transparency". Also, the social network analysis shows that "encouraging online communities, promoting social interaction, creating a safe and inclusive learning environment, providing learning resources, leading under pressure, emphasizing optimism, making data-driven decisions" are cornerstones in terms of educational leadership for the new normal. In addition to those substantially noted key concepts, some higher education students also seem to be in need of some other aspects of educational leadership such as inspiration for learning, open dialogue, risk planning and leveraging capacity of community. The participants also indicate that successful educational leadership is about understanding others' perspectives, rather than sticking to leader's perspective. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Participatory Education Research. Amasya University, Technology Faculty, Yagmurkoy Orad, Amasya 05100, Turkey. Web site: https://www.perjournal.com/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01