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Research Summary: School leadership mentoring across four European educational contexts: an exploratory qualitative study
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- Frontiers in Education
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- Aziz Shuaib Ausi
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- 28 September 2026
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- 1 min
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Research indicates that school leadership is a critical factor in educational reform and organizational effectiveness. Despite this recognition, there is limited research on how mentoring for school leaders is structured across varied governance contexts, particularly within European education systems that exhibit diverse governance arrangements. This study aims to address this gap by analyzing leadership trajectories in European countries with contrasting governance orientations.
Why it matters
Understanding the interplay between school leadership mentoring and diverse governance structures is crucial for optimizing educational outcomes and institutional effectiveness. This research highlights the need for tailored strategies that recognize distinct national and institutional contexts to support leadership development.
Key insights
- School leadership is acknowledged as a central element for educational reform, school improvement, and organizational effectiveness globally.
- European education systems demonstrate diverse governance arrangements influenced by national trajectories and institutional legacies.
- There is a recognized gap in research regarding the configuration of mentoring for school leaders within distinct governance contexts.
- The study explores this gap through an analysis of leadership trajectories in four European countries, selected for their differing governance orientations, specifically mentioning Portugal and Spain as examples of certain traditions.
Source
Frontiers in Education — https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feduc.2026.1927262
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