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Includes bibliographical references and index.

"This book offers how to use empirical research in the area of leadership in times of crisis to provide leaders with the theoretical underpinning and practical applications tools and skills to equip middle leaders to meaningfully participate in crisis management and resolution in institutions for improved outcomes"-- Provided by publisher

Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 12, 2022).

Section 1. School leadership and crisis management. Chapter 1. Staying above the turbulent waters: self-care and coping strategies of Jamaican middle-level curriculum technocrats in a time of crisis ; Chapter 2. Crisis management for school leaders: the role of a resilient school climate ; Chapter 3. Leading and managing in times of crises: Jamaican educators' perspectives of and responses to the COVID-19 crisis ; Chapter 4. Power sharing in times of crisis: Jamaican teachers' reflections on principals' leadership approaches in the COVID-19 pandemic -- Section 2. Empowerment. Chapter 5. Empowering school leaders as middle executives in the centralized education system of Cyprus ; Chapter 6. Understanding middle-level leaders' empowerment during the COVID-19 pandemic: the context of international schools ; Chapter 7. Optimizing middle managers' performance during crises: some practical transactional and transformational leadership strategies for schools ; Chapter 8. Autonomy and empowerment for middle managers in Jamaican local (municipal) authorities: a positioning strategy for change leadership/management -- Section 3. Organizational learning. Chapter 9. Systemised collaboration and empowerment for crisis management: what senior teachers can learn from supervisees ; Chapter 10. A multi-tiered professional learning approach to build middle leaders' capacities to lead during times of crisis and beyond ; Chapter 11. Holistic professional learning in times of crisis ; Chapter 12. Transforming NGO leadership in marginalised communities for times of crisis: servant leaders' approaches in response to COVID-19 ; Chapter 13. Religious leaders leading and managing in times of crisis and change -- Section 4. School leadership and crisis management higher education. Chapter 14. Caught in the middle: the leadership experiences of a higher education middle leader during a crisis ; Chapter 15. Interdisciplinary doctoral education and strategic management in crises: harnessing agency with praxis ; Chapter 16. Reimagining higher education post pandemic ; Chapter 17. Exploring a hybrid leadership model in higher education institutions in times of crisis: the case of mid-level executives.