The Impact of the Pandemic Crisis and the Use of Technology in School Leadership: An Introduction

This chapter provides an overview of the pandemic crisis and how it affected school leaders, teachers, students, and school organizations worldwide. This chapter, in particular, discusses the critical factors of leadership and management during times of uncertainty and crises. Furthermore, information on critical elements of technology, digitalization, and school leadership is presented. Finally, this chapter concludes with a discussion of potential technological/digitalization developments in school leadership.