Reflecting on educational leadership during COVID-19 experiences of Finnish higher education leaders and lessons for future crises and emergencies

Crisis leadership research as a field has a long history in business, but less so in education, especially higher education. Existing educational crisis leadership research has highlighted the importance of adaptive leadership, collaboration, communication, complex decision making, context, and wel...

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Main Author: Perkins, Marc C.
Other Authors: Kasvatustieteiden ja psykologian tiedekunta, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Kasvatustieteiden laitos, Department of Education, Jyväskylän yliopisto, University of Jyväskylä
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Published: 2023
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title Reflecting on educational leadership during COVID-19 : experiences of Finnish higher education leaders and lessons for future crises and emergencies
title_full Reflecting on educational leadership during COVID-19 : experiences of Finnish higher education leaders and lessons for future crises and emergencies
title_fullStr Reflecting on educational leadership during COVID-19 : experiences of Finnish higher education leaders and lessons for future crises and emergencies Reflecting on educational leadership during COVID-19 : experiences of Finnish higher education leaders and lessons for future crises and emergencies
title_full_unstemmed Reflecting on educational leadership during COVID-19 : experiences of Finnish higher education leaders and lessons for future crises and emergencies Reflecting on educational leadership during COVID-19 : experiences of Finnish higher education leaders and lessons for future crises and emergencies
title_short Reflecting on educational leadership during COVID-19
title_sort reflecting on educational leadership during covid 19 experiences of finnish higher education leaders and lessons for future crises and emergencies
title_sub experiences of Finnish higher education leaders and lessons for future crises and emergencies
title_txtP Reflecting on educational leadership during COVID-19 : experiences of Finnish higher education leaders and lessons for future crises and emergencies
topic educational leadership Finland Master's Degree Programme in Education 102 COVID-19 hätätilanteet yliopistot johtaminen johtajuus kriisinhallinta kriisijohtaminen kriisit pedagoginen johtaminen korkeakoulut korkea-asteen koulutus kriisiviestintä emergency situations universities leadership (activity) leadership (properties) crisis management crisis management (leadership) crises pedagogical leadership institutions of higher education tertiary education crisis communication
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