'It Was Like Kaboom! And the Children Stayed at Home.' Leadership in a Preschool during the COVID-19 Pandemic

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  • Author(s): Norberg, Katarina
  • Language:
    English
  • Source:
    Values and Ethics in Educational Administration. Aug 2022 16(2).
  • Publication Date:
    2022
  • Document Type:
    Journal Articles
    Reports - Research
  • Additional Information
    • Availability:
      Consortium for the Study of Leadership and Ethics in Education. Unit 30, 37 Doon Drive, London ON, CAN N5X 3P1. Web site: http://www.ucea.org/initiatives/ucea-centre-study-leadership-ethics/
    • Peer Reviewed:
      Y
    • Source:
      7
    • Education Level:
      Early Childhood Education
      Preschool Education
    • Subject Terms:
      Leadership; Preschool Education; Foreign Countries; COVID-19; Pandemics; Principals; Experience; Administrator Attitudes; Ethics
    • Subject Terms:
      Sweden
    • ISSN:
      1703-5759
    • Abstract:
      The purpose of this study was to explore how the COVID-19 pandemic affected leadership through the case of a Swedish preschool. The analytical framework draws from turbulence theory and multiple ethical paradigms. Findings indicate that established routines, principals' flexibility, explicit communication, and ethical sensitivity contributed to a moderate level of turbulence within the organization. Moreover, the findings reveal the importance of paying attention to children at risk when ordinary routines change. The paper concludes with an argument for the importance of principals' competence to lead with flexibility without losing shared vision and direction in times of anxiety and uncertainty.
    • Abstract:
      As Provided
    • Publication Date:
      2022
    • Accession Number:
      EJ1358779