School Innovation: Building a Culture Through Leadership and Stakeholder Engagement
Background: Innovation in education is essential for fostering improved learning outcomes, operation efficiency and school excellence. Many challenges persist due to due to gaps in leadership strategies, limited stakeholder engagement, and inadequate professional development opportunities. This stud...
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| author | Khadeegha Alzouebi Dua Yousif Al Hammadi Ahmed Ankit Othman Abu Khurma |
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| description | Background: Innovation in education is essential for fostering improved learning outcomes, operation efficiency and school excellence. Many challenges persist due to due to gaps in leadership strategies, limited stakeholder engagement, and inadequate professional development opportunities. This study explores the role of school principals in promoting a culture of innovation in private schools in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Methods: A quantitative research design was employed, utilizing an electronic questionnaire to examine how school leaders drive innovation. The study explores the correlation between a culture of innovation and five key elements: school leadership performance, relationships with students and parents, school activities and programs, the overall school environment, and principals’ demographic factors. An innovation assessment tool measured the level of innovation across selected schools. Results: By identifying key school performance weaknesses, this study aims to provide insights that can help school principals enhance their leadership practices and cultivate a thriving culture of innovation within their institutions. Conclusions: The findings contribute to understanding teachers’ and staff members’ propensity to innovate under effective school leadership. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d8f0f525ac91456ca64a45dfe09b053d2025-08-20T02:25:11ZengMDPI AGSocieties2075-46982025-03-011547710.3390/soc15040077School Innovation: Building a Culture Through Leadership and Stakeholder EngagementKhadeegha Alzouebi0Dua Yousif Al Hammadi1Ahmed Ankit2Othman Abu Khurma3School of Education, Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University, Dubai 71400, United Arab EmiratesEmirates School Establishment, Abu Dhabi 106621, United Arab EmiratesSchool of Education, Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University, Dubai 71400, United Arab EmiratesPedagogy, Technology and Teacher Education Division, Emirates College for Advanced Education, Abu Dhabi 126662, United Arab EmiratesBackground: Innovation in education is essential for fostering improved learning outcomes, operation efficiency and school excellence. Many challenges persist due to due to gaps in leadership strategies, limited stakeholder engagement, and inadequate professional development opportunities. This study explores the role of school principals in promoting a culture of innovation in private schools in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Methods: A quantitative research design was employed, utilizing an electronic questionnaire to examine how school leaders drive innovation. The study explores the correlation between a culture of innovation and five key elements: school leadership performance, relationships with students and parents, school activities and programs, the overall school environment, and principals’ demographic factors. An innovation assessment tool measured the level of innovation across selected schools. Results: By identifying key school performance weaknesses, this study aims to provide insights that can help school principals enhance their leadership practices and cultivate a thriving culture of innovation within their institutions. Conclusions: The findings contribute to understanding teachers’ and staff members’ propensity to innovate under effective school leadership.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4698/15/4/77innovationculture of innovationschool principalsprivate schoolsUnited Arab Emirates |
| spellingShingle | Khadeegha Alzouebi Dua Yousif Al Hammadi Ahmed Ankit Othman Abu Khurma School Innovation: Building a Culture Through Leadership and Stakeholder Engagement Societies innovation culture of innovation school principals private schools United Arab Emirates |
| title | School Innovation: Building a Culture Through Leadership and Stakeholder Engagement |
| title_full | School Innovation: Building a Culture Through Leadership and Stakeholder Engagement |
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| title_full_unstemmed | School Innovation: Building a Culture Through Leadership and Stakeholder Engagement |
| title_short | School Innovation: Building a Culture Through Leadership and Stakeholder Engagement |
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| topic | innovation culture of innovation school principals private schools United Arab Emirates |
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