Remote and unresearched: educational leadership in Canada's Yukon Territory

Leadership and Functional Competence Development in Teachers: World Experience

“…Another study of teacher leadership was conducted in the Yukon, a province of Canada with a large proportion of indigenous people (Blakesley, 2008). Leadership in education has not been studied thoroughly in the Yukon due to historical reasons.…”

“…This can be explained by the specific nature of the population, which hampers the development of this concept. Due to the mixing of cultures, including the culture of indigenous peoples, this area has its own development path, which also influences the idea of teacher leadership (Blakesley, 2008). In rural areas the enrollment rate is much lower than in other areas of the province.…”

The Virtue of School Leadership: Three Paths to Fulfilling Value Forms

“…The virtue of school leadership encompasses numerous character traits. These include satisfying others' needs; providing material and spiritual support to reduce teachers' workrelated anxiety; enhancing the motivation to meet personal needs (Copp & Sobel, 2004); surmounting failures and seeking alternative solutions when necessary; keeping teachers company to improve their psychological adaptation and motivate them to surmount their limitations (Whetstone, 2005), thus promoting intellectual growth at the individual level; fostering a sense of responsibility, togetherness, a sense of shared responsibility in crises, and a sense of admiration for role models to encourage members' compliance with existing rules, facilitate consensus building, and strengthen mutual understanding (Reitzug, 2008); facilitating intellectual growth at the social level; adhering to ideals and highlighting the unique experiences of each individual (Cameron & Caza, 2002) to reinforce the motivation to achieve high-level objectives (Blakesley, 2008); and encouraging learning development in individual students and increasing the availability of learning opportunities for students of different backgrounds to expedite intellectual growth at the organizational level. In summary, the virtue of school leadership emphasizes character traits that enable leaders to lead by example; satisfy others' needs, surmount failures, and adhere to their ideals to alleviate teachers' anxiety; earnestly help them adapt psychologically; reinforce their compliance with existing rules; and motive them to attend to every student, think positively, and pursue excellence.…”

Teaching in the Yukon: Exploring teachers’ efficacy beliefs, stress, and job satisfaction in a remote setting

“…In general, school comparisons show Yukon schools with lower academic performance than provinces to the south (Fraser Institute, 2009). Although there is a small teacher education program in the capital city, most teachers are graduates of universities in southern Canada, and many of the school principals are late-career administrators who have earned credentials and experience outside of the Yukon (Blakesley, 2008).…”