RT Journal Article
T1 Leading in Adverse Times: Lessons Learned by School Leadership in Spain During the COVID-19 Challenge.
A1 Cruz-González, Cristina
A1 Jiménez-García, José Daniel
A1 Cadenas-Sánchez, Cristina
A1 López-Fernández, Iván
A1 Gil-Espinosa, Francisco Javier
K1 Directores de centros docentes
K1 Alfabetizacion digital
AB This mixed-methods study examines 387 Spanish school principals during COVID-19. It shows how their roles expanded to include health coordination, emotional support, and digital adaptation. Quantitative data were analyzed with SPSS using descriptive statistics and Pearson correlations, and qualitative data were examined using grounded-theory-informed coding. The findings highlight adaptive leadership in fostering resilience through restructuring and collaboration. They also show how principals balanced multiple duties and indicate the need for reforms to strengthen crisis management capacity. The study identifies three measures: crisis protocols, permanent health liaison roles, and digital leadership training, offering lessons from Spain for international leadership debates.
PB Taylor & Francis
YR 2026
FD 2026-01-05
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/41454
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/41454
LA eng
NO Cruz-González, C., Jiménez-García, J. D., Cadenas-Sanchez, C., López-Fernández, I., & Gil-Espinosa, F. J. (2026). Leading in Adverse Times: Lessons Learned by School Leadership in Spain During the COVID-19 Challenge. Leadership and Policy in Schools, 1–24. https://doi.org/10.1080/15700763.2025.2611310
NO The authors acknowledge financial support from the Junta de Andalucía through the KEY Project “School Leadership as a Value of Educational Quality” [Grant PIV-030/22], which contributed to the development of this study.
NO Junta de Andalucía (Spain), Regional Ministry of Education and Sport
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 20 ene 2026