Daly Brian P, Resnikoff Annie, Litke Shannon
Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Drexel University, 3141 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Behav Sci (Basel). 2025 Jan 1;15(1):36. doi: 10.3390/bs15010036.
There is a compelling literature base in the field of education that highlights how school leaders are crucial to improving academic processes and outcomes, including instruction and raising student achievement. Research has also demonstrated that effective school leaders exhibit behaviors aligned with promoting the core issues of teaching, learning, and school improvement. Less well-known is what science says about the effectiveness of professional development and leadership preparation programs for developing the competencies needed for addressing the diverse mental health needs of students. Better understanding the science is important as school leaders are increasingly tasked with connecting leadership behaviors to students' social and emotional outcomes, and these leaders play a large role in whether, and to what extent, mental health promotion and prevention are effectively implemented in school settings. Drawing from diverse literature bases of education and psychology, the primary objective of this narrative literature review is to determine and define effective leadership behaviors, skills, and competencies in the context of implementing school mental health programs and strategies. The secondary objective is to summarize the existing research examining leadership preparation and professional development programs that promote effective leadership practices and highlight examples of leadership programs focused on enhancing school mental health.
在教育领域，有大量令人信服的文献表明，学校领导对于改善学术进程和成果至关重要，包括教学和提高学生成绩。研究还表明，有效的学校领导表现出与促进教学、学习和学校改进等核心问题相一致的行为。鲜为人知的是，科学对于专业发展和领导力培养项目在培养应对学生多样化心理健康需求所需能力方面的有效性有何见解。随着学校领导越来越多地承担起将领导行为与学生的社会和情感成果联系起来的任务，更好地理解这门科学很重要，而且这些领导在学校环境中促进心理健康和预防工作是否有效实施以及实施到何种程度方面发挥着重要作用。本叙述性文献综述借鉴了教育和心理学的不同文献基础，其主要目标是在实施学校心理健康项目和策略的背景下确定并界定有效的领导行为、技能和能力。次要目标是总结现有研究，这些研究考察了促进有效领导实践的领导力培养和专业发展项目，并突出那些专注于加强学校心理健康的领导力项目实例。
