1. What is Professor Shapira-Lishchinksy's research focus?
Professor Shapira-Lishchinksy's research focuses on the relationships between perceptions of organizational ethics and teachers' retention and withdrawal behaviors, such as tardiness, absences, turnover, and attrition. Her work explores the development of ethical codes in educational systems throughout the world through strategies of leadership and expertise and facilitation of group simulations. She also compares different educational systems in the world. Her research has been published in leading academic journals that focus on educational administration, including: Educational Administration Quarterly; Journal of Educational Administration; and Educational Management Administration & Leadership. She has lectured at prestigious conferences, such as the AERA, CIES, ECER, and the UCEA. In addition, Professor Shapira-Lishchinksy is on the editorial board of the International Journal of Educational Management. Her research has been funded by different foundations, including the Marie Sklodowska-Curie ix Foundation, the Shalem Foundation, and the Israeli Ministry of Education. She also serves as an expert for research services for the MSCA-IF evaluator (European Commission) and for the Head Scientist at the Israeli Ministry of Education.
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2. Who contributed to the research on midlevel leaders?
The research on midlevel leaders was contributed to by colleagues in Israel and outside of Israel, including researchers, school principals, vice principals, educational coordinators, midlevel educational leaders, and teachers in different formal and informal educational systems. They were involved in various school levels such as elementary, middle schools, and high schools. Their curiosity about the research on midlevel leaders, their drive to understand how to deal with pandemics, possible future pandemics, and post-COVID periods, and their real desire to increase resilience among educators in different roles, including midlevel leaders, encouraged the author to write the book on mentoring based on different styles of team simulations. Additionally, the author expresses gratitude towards mentees studying for their Master and doctoral degrees, midlevel leaders in educational systems worldwide, Iris Gat for figure designs, and Dr. Julia Chaitin for editing assistance. The author also acknowledges their mother, Dalya, and core family members for their support.
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