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The Relevance of Relational Leadership
Abstract The purpose of this study is to explore one aspect of teacher retention and wellbeing. It looks at the role educational leaders play in supporting staff and building relationships. This paper explores how a relational approach to educational leadership, and a leader’s emotional intelligence, can impact teacher retention through decreasing stress and burnout and…
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Educational Leadership and Administration | Educational Psychology | Indigenous Education | Social Justice Education | Special and Inclusive Education | Teacher Education
Integrative Counselling for Student Belonging in Secondary Schools
This literature review examines how integrative counselling can support students’ mental health, resilience, and sense of belonging in secondary schools within School District #73. Grounded in critical theory, progressivism, and Indigenous Métissage, the research advocates for a shift away from isolated, deficit-based models toward a relational, decolonized ecosystemic approach. Through collaborative practices, structural humility, and…
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Organic Teacher Leadership: How peer credibility and school context shape informal influence
Organic teacher leadership develops through relational trust, peer recognition, and enabling administrative conditions, rather than formal designation alone. It recommends that school leaders prioritize relational trust, create flexible structures that allow leadership to emerge, and intentionally support teacher agency through everyday practices. The findings suggest that teacher leadership is sustained when it is recognized by…
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Educational Leadership and Administration | Educational Policy and Legal Studies | Indigenous Education | Sociology of Education | Teacher Education
Liberating Inquiry
Abstract This study explores how systemic structures in BC and globally liberate or constrain elementary school teachers in adopting Inquiry-based learning (IBL), a student-centred pedagogical approach that promotes critical thinking, collaboration, and problem-solving skills. As an International Baccalaureate (IB) educator in British Columbia, I am deeply committed to fostering social equity and empowering students through IBL, though I…
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Why Classrooms Become Compliance-Oriented and What Makes Relational Practice Possible
This study examines why compliance-oriented classroom practices persist despite strong evidence supporting relational, autonomy-supportive teaching. Drawing on a review of the literature, the findings suggest this gap is shaped by structural conditions that make compliance more sustainable in daily practice. At the same time, a space exists between constraint and professional agency, where intentional shifts…
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Educational Leadership and Administration | Educational Psychology | Social Justice Education | Teacher Education
School-Wide Trauma Awareness and the Impact on the Relational Health of a School Climate
This poster summarizes my research on how a school-wide approach to understanding and addressing trauma positively impacts the relational health of a school climate. Major themes in the literature are discussed along with recommendations for schools to successfully and sustainably implement trauma-informed practices to better support all school stakeholders. Trauma is a prevalent issue facing…
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