Open AccessLeading Outside the Box: Principal Engagement in Entrepreneurial Mindset in Their Leadership
Author(s) -
Louis S. Nadelson,
Stacey Loyless
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
education, language and sociology research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2690-3652
pISSN - 2690-3644
DOI - 10.22158/elsr.v2n1p119
Subject(s) - mindset , principal (computer security) , face (sociological concept) , psychology , public relations , entrepreneurship , management , pedagogy , political science , sociology , social science , computer science , artificial intelligence , law , economics , operating system
School principals commonly face a range of decision making that require creative or novel thinking, and these innovative thought processes align with a strong entrepreneurial mindset. We considered entrepreneurial mindset on a spectrum ranging from weak to strong as we empirically documented the entrepreneurial mindset of K-12 school principals. Using a survey, we gathered a combination of qualitative and quantitative data from 374 K-12 principals working in the south-central United States. We found those principals held a modest entrepreneurial mindset, and the mindset was predicted by age, the number of memberships to professional organizations, size of the school, and the academic performance of the school. Our findings have implications for K-12 principal preparation and practice.