Developing a culture of student support: Educational leaders navigating the pandemic

ABSTRACT

K-12 educational leaders were the initial decision makers, implementers, and/or communicators of the Covid-19 Pandemic procedures for the district and/or school. The purpose of the qualitative study was to determine what barriers K-12 educational leadership encountered during transition to virtual learning that hindered a supportive student culture. The transformational, relational, and strategic leadership theories helped to address the research questions and determine if the leaders truly worked to develop or maintain a supportive culture. The data analysis showed the twenty participants of this study were invested in developing or maintaining a culture of student support. Even though the study interviewed a minute sampling of educational leaders nationwide, it is apparent leaders desired better communication, collaboration, training, resources, access to technology, and support for themselves and all stakeholders to reduce the number of limitations currently being experienced during the pandemic. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved)