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1 online resource |
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Cover page -- Halftitle page -- Series page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- INTRODUCTION What Is Successful and Effective School Leadership? Petros Pashiardis and Olof Johansson -- Introductory comments -- Successful school leaders and successful schools: a brief historical account -- Effective school leaders and effective schools: a brief historical account -- Context as the bridge between success and effectiveness -- Successful and effective schools: do they mean the same thing to different people? -- Discussion and concluding comments -- PART ONE Developing Successful and Effective School Leadership -- 1 African Perspectives Jan Heystek Jan Heystek -- Introduction -- Historical perspective on South African educational context -- Principals' leadership development in South Africa -- Leadership development issues addressed in research not directly linked to the ACE programme in South Africa -- Current approaches to successful and effective school leadership development -- Conclusion -- 2 South Asian Perspectives Tai Hoi Theodore Lee, Allan David Walker and Philip Hallinger -- Education reform -- Influence of culture and tradition -- Common trends around the principalship in Southeast Asia -- Challenges for the principalship in Southeast Asia -- Looking forward -- 3 Australian and Pacific Perspectives Simon Clarke and Helen Wildy -- Introduction -- The importance of developing successful school leaders -- Our approach to investigating the realities of school leadership -- A conceptual framework for engaging with school leaders' work -- The use of the conceptual framework for developing successful school leaders -- Final thoughts -- 4 North American Perspectives Elizabeth T. Murakami and Wowek S. Kearney -- Introduction -- A brief overview of principals and guidelines for their preparation in the USA |
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Principal preparation programmes -- Recognized university programmes -- The search for the effective preparation of principals -- Towards global discussions of leadership effectiveness and sustainability -- 5 South American Perspectives Candido Alberto Gomes, Alexandre Ventura and Magali de Fátima Evangelista Machado -- The recent history of education in South America -- The reform agenda: decentralization, funding diversification and education evaluation -- Successful schools: convergence on school leadership -- Theoretical perspectives on school management -- School leadership in South America -- Converging and diverging themes -- 6 Caribbean Perspectives Paul Miller -- Introduction -- School leadership research in the Caribbean -- Conceptual framework -- Literature review -- Methodology -- Findings -- Discussion -- Conclusions -- 7 European Perspectives Helene Ärlestig -- Successful and effective schools: various interpretations based on history, politics and local context -- Changed expectations and norms of successful school leaders -- International cooperation and studies related to successful schools -- The future for school leadership research in Europe -- PART TWO Practising Successful and Effective School Leadership -- 8 African Perspectives Raj Mestry -- Introduction and background to the problem -- Understanding the concepts 'successful leadership' and 'effective leadership' -- Research methodology -- Findings -- Conclusion -- 9 South Asian Perspectives Elson Szeto, Yan Ni Annie Cheng and Allan David Walker -- Exploration of principal leadership practices in underprivileged schools -- Part I -- Part II -- Characteristics of principal leadership practices in the two schools -- Conclusion -- 10 Australian and Pacific Perspectives David Gurr and Lawrie Drysdale -- Introduction -- Evidence from the ISSPP: Australia |
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Evidence from the ISSPP: New Zealand -- Leaders other than the principal -- Reflection -- 11 North American Perspectives Stephen L. Jacobson -- Introduction and overview -- Research on school eff ectiveness and improvement -- Leadership as a collective construct -- Core leadership practices for school success and the ISSPP -- Sustained success: trust and leadership stability -- Concluding thoughts -- 12 Caribbean Perspectives Disraeli M. Hutton -- Introduction -- Approach to the chapter -- Research questions -- What are the characteristics of successful and effective leadership and what is the relationship between both? -- Defining the effective leadership -- What is the state of students' academic performance and how are their support systems and learning practices being strengthened in the school system? -- What are some of the practices and strategic interventions being implemented by schools and regional governments to realize successful and effective school leadership? -- Conclusion -- 13 European Perspectives Stefan Brauckmann and Petros Pashiardis -- The policy making and shaping of high quality leadership in school systems across Europe -- expectation setting -- Shaping school quality -- the role of school leaders -- High quality leadership across Europe in an era of output oriented governance -- why should it work? -- High quality leadership across different school contexts in Europe -- how could it work? -- PART THREE The Impact of Successful and Effective School Leadership -- 14 Understanding the Impact of Successful and Effective School Leadership as Practised Petros Pashiardis, Georgia Pashiardi and Olof Johansson -- Introduction -- The impact of successful and effective school leadership within the African context -- The impact of successful and effective school leadership within the South Asian context |
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The impact of successful and effective school leadership within the Australian/Pacific context -- The impact of successful and effective school leadership within the Caribbean context -- The impact of successful and effective school leadership within the European context -- The impact of successful and effective school eadership within the North American context -- The impact of successful and effective school leadership within the South American context -- Understanding the impact of successful and effective school leadership: concluding remarks and reflection -- Notes -- References -- Index |
| Summary |
"Successful School Leadership identifies the characteristics, behaviours and practices of successful and effective school leaders through the adoption of a systemic view of the quality of school organizations. Edited by Petros Pashiardis and Olof Johansson, chapters explore the similarities and differences between successful and effective school leaders and across various socioeconomic contexts. Capitalizing on the experiences of the international contributor team, this book will inform the preparation and further development provided to school leaders in an era where ministries of education, universities and multinational organisations (such as the OECD) are increasingly interested in the leadership of our schools. Systematic analyses of multi-perspective data provided from around the world and offers the readers a comprehensive picture of the key behaviours and practices central to successful and effective school leadership. An original contribution to the theoretical perspectives on the subject is derived through insights from empirical research, case studies, and bibliographical literature from the field."--Provided by publisher |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
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Print version record |
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Educational leadership -- Cross-cultural studies
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School management and organization -- Cross-cultural studies
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Educational change -- Cross-cultural studies
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Organization & management of education.
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School governors & school boards.
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Educational strategies & policy.
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EDUCATION -- Administration -- General.
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EDUCATION -- Organizations & Institutions.
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Educational change
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Educational leadership
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School management and organization
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| Genre/Form |
Cross-cultural studies
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Pashiardis, Petros, editor
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Johansson, Olof, 1950- editor.
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| ISBN |
9781472586391 |
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1472586395 |
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1472586387 |
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9781472586384 |
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