Leadership challenges in an educational program at a UAE juvenile detention center: A contextual analysis

David Litz, Rida Blaik Hourani and Shelleyann Scott

International Journal of Educational Development, 2020, vol. 76, issue C

Abstract: Effective school leadership is a vital component of successful educational organizations, and the increasing complexity of schools requires leaders to employ contingent skills and contextualized approaches. We examined administrative approaches and challenges at an educational center of a juvenile detention facility in Abu Dhabi. Qualitative data for analysis were collected through interviews from administrators, a social worker, and teachers. Specific challenges encountered by the leaders of the juvenile center included support and communication issues with parents, discontinuity in juvenile students’ education, organizational and systemic problems, policy constraints, managerial pitfalls following early releases, curriculum suitability and delivery issues, problems involving follow-up and progress management of students, and difficulties regarding the general motivation and rehabilitation of juvenile students. The findings illustrated the significance of leaders’ roles in juvenile education and the staff relationships that influenced the fulfillment of leaders’ roles.

Keywords: Educational; administration; educational policy; international education; juvenile delinquency; United Arab Emirates (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2020.102193

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