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Item Restricted An Examination of Early Childhood Leadership in Public Elementary Schools: A Mixed Methods Study(East Tennessee State University, 2024-05-28) Alshahrani, Wesam; Evanshen, PamelaAs state-funded Pre-K programs in elementary schools continue to grow, elementary principals are increasingly responsible for supporting, supervising, and leading these programs. Therefore, examining elementary principals' early childhood leadership competencies and the factors influencing them may help understand and improve their experiences as early childhood education (ECE) leaders. This explanatory sequential mixed methods study examined the ECE leadership of Tennessee public elementary school principals in two phases. In the quantitative phase, statewide surveys were used to collect data from 67 principals. The survey comprised 51 items assessing nine ECE leadership competencies, synthesized from statements of leading ECE and elementary education organizations. The survey's face and content validity were established, and its construct validity was confirmed through exploratory factor analysis (EFA). Items within each subscale were highly correlated, with coefficients ranging from 0.6 to 0.9. Besides, reliability was assessed using Cronbach's α, which ranged from .815 to .939. The quantitative findings revealed that public elementary principals may lack ECE backgrounds. Moreover, most public elementary principals were responsible for state-funded Pre-K programs, but their responsibilities differed widely. Furthermore, public elementary principals may need varying levels of support and development in ECE leadership competencies. The inferential analysis found that receiving ECE content or experience during principal training may not significantly influence their perceived need for these competencies. However, receiving professional development opportunities focused on leading ECE programs may impact certain aspects of their perceived need. In the qualitative phase, semi-structured interviews were conducted with six participants from the first phase. The qualitative findings identified two themes. The first theme consisted of factors that support ECE leadership competencies and experiences. The second theme included factors needed to enhance principals' ECE leadership competencies and experiences. Both quantitative and qualitative results were integrated to explain the quantitative results. The study implications, limitations, and future research areas were then discussed. This study adds to the ongoing efforts to bridge the gap between ECE and elementary education. It highlights the significance of supporting elementary principals in becoming competent ECE leaders who can enhance the quality of state-funded Pre-K programs and sustain their positive impacts through the following grades.15 0Item Restricted What Saudi Women Needed to Achieve a Leadership Position(Dalal Alghamdi, 2023-07-15) Alghamdi, Dalal; Donne, VickiThroughout the years, Saudi Arabia has faced widespread gender gaps, discrimination, and inequality; however, due to 2030 visions, government reforms, and law changes, there has been an improvement in women's rights which has led to a significant increase in women's employment. Saudi women today are better educated, more informed, and more financially independent than ever, which has ushered in a rising process of women's empowerment. From interviews with eight Saudi women leaders, this paper discusses Saudi women’s leadership experiences and the various possibilities for improving women’s leadership experiences, such as social support, societal changes in cultural practices, and improving Islamic principles regarding women’s roles. Also discussed within the paper are recommendations including how education, training, Islamic religion, and self-belief would help Saudi women overcome some barriers to leadership opportunities.31 0Item Restricted Transformational Leadership in The Adoption and Implementation of The Internet of Things (IOT) In Higher Education: A Case Study of Saudi Arabian Universities(2023-05-12) Abdo, khalid; Baaden, BeaThe IoT is a growing phenomenon that is pervasive in many areas of society. IoT refers to the interconnection of devices through the internet. Organizations adopting IoT can obtain exciting and valuable outcomes, and higher education is not exempt. Universities are timidly incorporating IoT, therefore not taking advantage of the great benefits that IoT can bring to these institutions. However, adopting IoT in higher education implies a significant change in the usual behavior of the people attending these places. A natural resistance to the adoption of IoT is not a surprise, given that people are reluctant to modify their traditional ways of operating. It is believed that transformational leadership can promote the adoption and implementation of the IoT; a transformational leader can alleviate rejection attitudes and use transformational leadership characteristics to inform the people attending higher education institutions about the benefits of IoT. This study used a mixed-method approach to examine how the leadership qualities of university leaders affect the level of adoption and implementation of the IoT in Saudi Arabian universities. Survey and semi-structured interviews were used to collect data. Evidently, the finding reveals a profile of leadership that is transformational in style suggesting that university executives intellectually excite, inspire, ideally influence their subordinates, and examine their concerns. Second, the leaders have a moderate level of attitude toward teamwork, can motivate, and are open-minded. Third, the extent to which infrastructure enables the implementation of the IoT is not adequate. The institution lacks IoT infrastructures, as seen by the absence of an IoT department. This has made providing IoT help to students and staff problematic. Finally, IoT enables more efficient and effective systems for teaching and learning. keyword: Internet of things (IOT), leadership, Transformational leadership, IOT adoption and implementation, Higher education, Saudi Arabia28 0