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Calm during crisis: school principal approaches to crisis management during the COVID-19 pandemic

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Calm during crisis: school principal approaches to crisis management during the COVID-19 pandemic

2020

Principals formulated their responses to the pandemic in terms of a hierarchy of needs: they understood that their students and staff had to feel physically and psychologically safe before they would be successful in the classroom.

This is one of a series of briefs that focused on a ‘critical incident’ surrounding school closure and offers pragmatic suggestions to educational leaders as they continue to grapple with the disruptions of the pandemic.

 

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