Pressures and influences on school leaders navigating policy development during the COVID‐19 pandemic
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DOI: 10.1002/berj.3760
Abstract: The pressures and influences experienced by school leaders as school policymakers, during the first responses to COVID‐19 pandemic, made their task of interpreting, translating and implementing school guidance both difficult and stressful. During COVID‐19 pandemic,… read more here.
Keywords: pressures influences; policy; school leaders; communication ... See more keywords
New lenses to understand beginning teacher workforce concerns: Developing and justifying scale items for measuring beginning teachers’ and school leaders’ perceptions
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijer.2019.08.017
Abstract: Abstract This paper reports on a collaborative project between educational industry and research partners, in Queensland, Australia with the aim of developing instruments to gather new information about beginning teacher workforce issues. The investigation stimulates… read more here.
Keywords: beginning teacher; school leaders; new lenses; teacher workforce ... See more keywords
School leadership in data use practices: collegial and consensus-oriented
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DOI: 10.1080/00131881.2018.1561201
Abstract: ABSTRACT Background: Previous research has highlighted the importance of school leadership in the productive use of student performance data. However, less is understood about the specific ways in which school leaders discuss this data with… read more here.
Keywords: data use; school leaders; use practices; consensus ... See more keywords
Weaving Curriculum Connections in International Baccalaureate (IB) Schools
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DOI: 10.1080/0161956x.2018.1515837
Abstract: Abstract In this article we discuss how school leaders address challenges when implementing innovative international education curricula, namely International Baccalaureate (IB) programs. Specifically, we frame challenges in curriculum implementation of and transition between IB programs… read more here.
Keywords: leadership; international baccalaureate; curriculum; school leaders ... See more keywords
Fijian primary school leaders’ beliefs and practices about assessment
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DOI: 10.1080/1359866x.2018.1548692
Abstract: ABSTRACT School leaders have an important role in supervising learning and instruction. In these roles, they use a variety of assessment methods to measure and support student learning. Their beliefs about assessment can have an… read more here.
Keywords: school leaders; beliefs practices; primary school; assessment ... See more keywords
Nationally standardized policy and locally interpreted implementation: how Vietnamese school leaders enact education reform
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DOI: 10.1080/13603124.2020.1722249
Abstract: This study examines how Vietnamese high school leaders interpreted and implemented policy changes of the Vietnamese National High School Examination—a nationally standardized exam that determines w... read more here.
Keywords: nationally standardized; standardized policy; school leaders; school ... See more keywords
Empowering the school leaders of tomorrow: what lessons can we learn from the decision-making of today’s school leaders?
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DOI: 10.1080/13603124.2020.1829713
Abstract: This paper examines how school leaders understand their decision-making, its impact on their school community and whether there is evidence of ‘wise’ decision-making derived from Aristotle’s concep... read more here.
Keywords: decision making; empowering school; school leaders; school ... See more keywords
Understanding sustainable professional learning communities by considering school leaders’ interpretations and educational beliefs
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DOI: 10.1080/13603124.2021.1937705
Abstract: The way in which school leaders implement professional learning communities (PLCs) is important for realizing sustainable school improvement. The assumption is that school leaders act based on thei... read more here.
Keywords: understanding sustainable; school leaders; school; learning communities ... See more keywords
The agentive role of preschool leaders in language policy enactment: case studies of acceptance and resistance
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DOI: 10.1080/14664208.2019.1700057
Abstract: ABSTRACT This paper explores the agentive role of school leaders in interpreting and implementing macro language education policies at preschool level in the Maldives. The Preschool Management Act of 2012 initiated a change in the… read more here.
Keywords: school leaders; case studies; language; school ... See more keywords
Investigating the self-reported professional development activities of school leaders in Ghanaian rural basic schools
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DOI: 10.1080/19415257.2017.1359795
Abstract: Abstract In Ghana, research has shown that educational reforms over the years have ignored the importance of school leadership development, and there are currently very few reform initiatives that address the need to develop the… read more here.
Keywords: leadership; school leaders; professional development; school ... See more keywords
School leadership for professional development: the role of social media and networks
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DOI: 10.1080/19415257.2019.1629615
Abstract: ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to describe and examine how school leaders in the United States used social media and networking (SMN) for professional development (PD), and to determine which SMN platforms school… read more here.
Keywords: social media; leadership; professional development; school leaders ... See more keywords