Leading schools through dialogue: the role of principals in schools as Learning Communities
Abstract Leading schools to achieve educational success for all is a pressing global challenge. Previous research highlights the impacts of Learning Communities and their extraordinary academic and social cohesion results for all. Nevertheless, the evidence regarding the impact of the leadership pra...
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| author | Gisela Redondo-Sama Shiza Khaqan Teresa Morlà-Folch Ariadna Munté-Pascual |
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| description | Abstract Leading schools to achieve educational success for all is a pressing global challenge. Previous research highlights the impacts of Learning Communities and their extraordinary academic and social cohesion results for all. Nevertheless, the evidence regarding the impact of the leadership practices based on dialogue developed in these schools remains under-researched. To cover this gap, the present work examines the role of principals who lead dialogically in the schools as Learning Communities, schools based on a set of evidence based Successful Educational Actions. The article presents the findings of qualitative fieldwork conducted with 11 principals in diverse school settings. The results indicate that leadership based on dialogue is exercised within and beyond the school walls, demonstrating how principals develop a crucial role in becoming dialogic leaders for school improvement and social transformation of the community. The research provides evidence of relevant aspects in educational leadership that facilitate progress through dialogic leadership in the face of educational challenges. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-9181efab0f5147dd953296a33520bbe32025-08-20T03:08:09ZengSpringerJournal of New Approaches in Educational Research2254-73392025-04-0114111710.1007/s44322-025-00033-0Leading schools through dialogue: the role of principals in schools as Learning CommunitiesGisela Redondo-Sama0Shiza Khaqan1Teresa Morlà-Folch2Ariadna Munté-Pascual3Department of Pedagogy, Universitat Rovira I VirgiliDepartment of Pedagogy, Universitat Rovira I VirgiliDepartment of Pedagogy, Universitat Rovira I VirgiliDepartment of Social Work, University of BarcelonaAbstract Leading schools to achieve educational success for all is a pressing global challenge. Previous research highlights the impacts of Learning Communities and their extraordinary academic and social cohesion results for all. Nevertheless, the evidence regarding the impact of the leadership practices based on dialogue developed in these schools remains under-researched. To cover this gap, the present work examines the role of principals who lead dialogically in the schools as Learning Communities, schools based on a set of evidence based Successful Educational Actions. The article presents the findings of qualitative fieldwork conducted with 11 principals in diverse school settings. The results indicate that leadership based on dialogue is exercised within and beyond the school walls, demonstrating how principals develop a crucial role in becoming dialogic leaders for school improvement and social transformation of the community. The research provides evidence of relevant aspects in educational leadership that facilitate progress through dialogic leadership in the face of educational challenges.https://doi.org/10.1007/s44322-025-00033-0School leadershipDialogic leadershipPrincipalsSchool successCommunity |
| spellingShingle | Gisela Redondo-Sama Shiza Khaqan Teresa Morlà-Folch Ariadna Munté-Pascual Leading schools through dialogue: the role of principals in schools as Learning Communities Journal of New Approaches in Educational Research School leadership Dialogic leadership Principals School success Community |
| title | Leading schools through dialogue: the role of principals in schools as Learning Communities |
| title_full | Leading schools through dialogue: the role of principals in schools as Learning Communities |
| title_fullStr | Leading schools through dialogue: the role of principals in schools as Learning Communities |
| title_full_unstemmed | Leading schools through dialogue: the role of principals in schools as Learning Communities |
| title_short | Leading schools through dialogue: the role of principals in schools as Learning Communities |
| title_sort | leading schools through dialogue the role of principals in schools as learning communities |
| topic | School leadership Dialogic leadership Principals School success Community |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1007/s44322-025-00033-0 |
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