eprintid: 1542148 rev_number: 22 eprint_status: archive userid: 608 dir: disk0/01/54/21/48 datestamp: 2017-02-21 17:39:28 lastmod: 2020-02-12 20:31:08 status_changed: 2017-02-21 17:39:28 type: article metadata_visibility: show creators_name: Edge, KE creators_name: Descours, K creators_name: Frayman, K title: Generation X School Leaders as Agents of Care: Leader and Teacher Perspectives from Toronto, New York City and London ispublished: pub divisions: UCL divisions: A01 divisions: B16 divisions: B14 divisions: J82 keywords: Leadership; Generation X; global cities; care; collective efficacy; work/life balance note: © 2016 by the authors; licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons by Attribution (CC-BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). abstract: This paper draws on evidence from our three-year Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)-funded research study of the lives, careers, experiences and aspirations of Generation X (under 40 years of age) principals and vice-principals in London, New York City, and Toronto. More specifically, the paper examines interview evidence from nine school-based studies in which nine leaders and 54 teachers discuss their perspectives on leaders’ care of their staff members. The evidence demonstrates that leaders and teachers both place a high level of importance on leaders’ ability and willingness to be supportive, understanding, and approachable. Teachers also expect leaders to serve as advocates for and role models of good work/life balance. While the school-level studies take place in radically different city-based contexts, the expectation of leaders’ care for teachers transcends different accountability and policy structures. Both groups focus their discussion on work/life balance and, more specifically, the need for leaders to understand that teachers are people with lives beyond school. The paper highlights implications for policy, practice, and future research. date: 2016-03-31 date_type: published publisher: MDPI AG official_url: http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/soc6020008 oa_status: green full_text_type: pub language: eng primo: open primo_central: open_green article_type_text: Article verified: verified_manual elements_id: 1209633 doi: 10.3390/soc6020008 lyricists_name: Edge, Karen lyricists_id: KEEDG72 actors_name: Edge, Karen actors_id: KEEDG72 actors_role: owner full_text_status: public publication: Societies volume: 6 number: 2 article_number: 8 issn: 2075-4698 citation: Edge, KE; Descours, K; Frayman, K; (2016) Generation X School Leaders as Agents of Care: Leader and Teacher Perspectives from Toronto, New York City and London. Societies , 6 (2) , Article 8. 10.3390/soc6020008 <https://doi.org/10.3390/soc6020008>. Green open access document_url: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1542148/1/Edge_societies-06-00008.pdf