Successful school leadership : international perspectives / edited by Petros Pashiardis and Olof Johansson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Pashiardis, Petros, editor.

Johansson, Olof, 1950- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Educational leadership--Cross-cultural studies.

Educational leadership.

School management and organization--Cross-cultural studies.

School management and organization.

Educational change--Cross-cultural studies.

Educational change.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (265 p.)

Distribution:

London, England : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020

Place of Publication:

London, England : Bloomsbury Academic, 2020.

Language Note:

English

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.

Contents:

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

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

A brief overview of principals and guidelines for their preparation in the USA.

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

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

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

10 Australian and Pacific Perspectives David Gurr and Lawrie Drysdale

Evidence from the ISSPP: Australia.

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

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?

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

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.

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.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Print version record.

ISBN:

9781472586384

1472586387

9781474270984

1474270980

9781472586391

1472586395

OCLC:

1201425868