Learning from School Leaders in Crisis Contexts

Learning from School Leaders in Crisis Contexts

Kakuma Refugee Camp, Kenya (virtual due to COVID-19 pandemic)

December 2020 - April 2022

Primary Investigator: Dr. Mary Mendenhall


The Educational Leadership 2.0: Capturing Global Knowledge project assisted school leaders in under-resourced regions by providing unique case study training material via a virtual learning platform. The goals of the project were to: 1) create teaching case studies that focused on pressing topics facing leaders of underserved schools across four countries; and 2) test the teaching case studies with practicing school leaders in these countries in order to gauge effectiveness. Our case study focused on school leaders working in a refugee camp in Kenya.

Publications and Resources


Online Case Studies

School Leaders’ Roles, Responsibilities, and Relationships in Refugee Settings

Articles

Ervin, E., Kwok, J., Falk, D. & Mendenhall, M. (2022). Learning from school leaders in crisis contexts: A case study of Kakuma refugee camp and Kalobeyei settlement (case study). Promising Practices in Teacher Well-being, Management, and School LeadershipINEE. 

  • Dr. Mary Mendenhall (Primary Investigator)
  • Danielle Falk (Doctoral Student, '23)
  • Jon Kwok (Master's Student, '22)
  • Emily Ervin (Master's Student, '22)
  • Swiss National Science Foundation via Fribourg University
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