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Australian School Leadership Today Edited
by
Neil C. Cranston Lisa C. Erich
At long last an anthology that provides
authentic discussion and evidence about school leadership in Australia.
A must read for all aspiring and experienced school leaders.
School leaders play a critical role in shaping learners for the future. Over the past few decades, there has been an increasing interest in the area, evident in research, academic writings, policy statements and directives from education systems across the world. Some Australian states have begun to establish programs to develop excellence in leadership through professional development programs, strategic initiatives, support, and networking opportunities for school leaders. And yet, up until now, there has been a dearth of scholarly output on school leadership in the Australian context to ensure the success of this next generation of leadership training. This book is distinctly Australian in flavour and substance, bringing together the expertise, research, and experience of 29 of the best of Australia’s educational academics and practitioners to dissect the social, historical and cultural contexts within which educational leadership is understood and practised today. Four sections cover the major topics of: Contexts and challenges facing educational leaders; Leadership issues and approaches; Professional learning and development for leaders; and Leadership in and for successful schools. A must read for all undergraduate and postgraduate students of school leadership, current teacher and leader practitioners, system-level educational leaders and policy makers.
A must-have for those grappling with the
scholarship and practice of school leadership.
About the Editors Neil Cranston is Associate Professor in the School of Education, The University of Queensland, Australia and Adjunct Professor, School of Education, Unitec Institute, New Zealand. He researches, consults and lectures in the areas of educational leadership, management and change. He is Fellow of the Australian College of Educators, Fellow of the Australian Council for Educational Leaders and recently Visiting University Fellow, University of Tasmania. His most recent book, coauthored with Lisa Catherine Ehrich, is What is This Thing Called Leadership? Prominent Australians Tell Their Stories published by Australian Academic Press (2007). Lisa Catherine Ehrich is Associate Professor in the School of Learning and Professional Studies, Faculty of Education, at Queensland University of Technology. She has taught, researched and published in the field of educational leadership and management for over a decade. Her research interests include school leadership, mentoring as a professional development activity for educators and other professionals, and the research methodology, phenomenology.
Table of Contents Preface ..................................................................................vii
Neil Cranston and Lisa C. Ehrich
Introduction and Chapter Summaries ......................................1
Bill Mulford, Neil Cranston and Lisa C. Ehrich
The Authors ..........................................................................12
Context and Challenges Facing School Leaders
Chapter 1
Confronting
Leadership Challenges: Major Imperatives
for
Change in Australian Education ......................................21
Karen Starr
Chapter 2
Examining
the Issues and Dynamics of
Ethical
Dilemmas Faced by School Leaders ............................39
Lisa C. Ehrich, Megan Kimber and
Neil C. Cranston
Chapter 3
School
Leaders: Issues of Policy, Practice and
Professional
Formation ..........................................................57
Pam Matters
Leadership Issues and Approaches
Chapter 4
Intercultural
Leadership: Strengthening Leadership
Capabilities
for Indigenous Education ..................................85
Nereda White, Robyn Ober, Jack Frawley and Melodie Bat Spiritual
Leadership in Australian Schools:
Can
it Enhance School Leadership Today? ..........................104
Helga Neidhart and Paul Carlin
Chapter 6
Leading
Genuine Parent–School Partnerships ......................123
Gayle Spry and John Graham
Chapter 7
Parallel
Leadership: Changing Landscapes
for
Principals........................................................................141
Marian Lewis and Dorothy Andrews
Chapter 8
Coming
to Terms With Emotions in Leaders:
From
Stress to Strength ......................................................165
Sandra Sytsma
Chapter 9
Toward
an Emotional Understanding of School Success:
Connecting
Collaborative Culture Building, Principal
Succession
and Inner Leadership ..........................................187
Brenda Beatty
Chapter 10
Middle-level
School Leaders: Understanding Their
Roles
and Aspirations ..........................................................217
Neil C. Cranston
Chapter 11
Technology
and the Principal: Implications
for
Leadership ......................................................................242
Michael Hough
Professional Development and Learning for Leaders
Chapter 12
The
Preparation of Principals of Small Schools:
Learning
From the Debutantes ............................................267
Helen Wildy and Simon Clarke
Chapter 13
Preparing
Aspiring Leaders Within Faith-Based
Education
Systems: Two Models ..........................................288
Tony d’Arbon, Annette Cunliffe,
Kelvin Canavan
and Adrienne Jericho
Chapter 14
Professional
Learning for Experienced
Educational
Leaders: Research and Practice..........................314
Neil Dempster, Jan Alen and
Ruth Gatehouse
Chapter 15
Principals
as Architects of Formal Mentoring Programs
in
Schools ............................................................................333
Lisa C. Ehrich
Chapter 16
Enhancing
Leadership Density Through Effective
Senior
Management Teams (SMTs)......................................348
Neil C. Cranston and Lisa C. Ehrich
Leading in and for Successful Schools
Chapter 17
Successful
School Leadership in Australia ............................369
David Gurr
Chapter 18
Leadership
for Student Achievement....................................395
Steve Dinham
Summary and Conclusions
Chapter 19
Australian
School Leadership Today: Conclusions................417
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