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May 7, 2026School Leadership and Management

From urgency to agency: urban principals and the work of learning-centred leadership

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RBRyan M. BroderickJWJennie M. Weiner

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Overview

Qualitative study reveals urban principals foster adult learning practices amidst competing demands, highlighting necessary support strategies.

Key Points

  • This study aims to explore how urban high school principals conceptualize and implement practices that promote adult learning.
  • Qualitative study involving six urban high school principals
  • Examination of conceptualization and implementation of adult learning practices
  • Focus on the role of principals in fostering teacher learning
  • Principals viewed their role as critical in creating collaborative environments for teacher learning
  • They faced challenges in enabling teacher ownership of professional learning initiatives
  • Suggests that core practices aligned with a learning-oriented model can build capacity for adult learning

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Broderick et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a54236cd964e9bb7e23bc56https://doi.org/10.1080/13632434.2026.2668335
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