The full-length American Journal of Education article “The Language of Leaders: Executive Sensegiving Strategies in Higher Education” by Joshua Travis Brown can be accessed here. How do university leaders strategically negotiate complex and competing social norms? For example, how do they expand enrollment without being labeled a diploma mill, or find new revenues without being accused of
After the school shootings in Jonesboro, Arkansas (1998) and Columbine, Colorado (1999), the school safety agenda almost became a single item: protect students from gun violence on campus. In response, efforts were made to “harden the targets” of school campuses and improve building “access control.” Locked doors and strictly enforced badge systems became best practice
The full-length American Journal of Education article “From Fidelity to Integrity: Navigating Flexibility in Scaling Up a Statewide Initiative” by Marisa Cannata, Mollie Rubin, & Michael Neel of Vanderbilt University can be accessed here. Variation in local context is the core challenge of scaling up school reforms and adaptation has long been recognized as part
