The Principal and School Improvement - Theorising Discourse, Policy, and Practice (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)

This book investigates the localised effects of reform by exploring the impact of a school improvement policy agenda on the work of three experienced principals. It presents three longitudinal case studies within a shared specific leadership context in Queensland, Australia. The case studies enable an exploration of the way the principalship in this context has evolved over time, providing deep insights into the practices and beliefs of three experienced school leaders working in a period of rapid and urgent systemic reform. The nature of global reform policy borrowing means that the research and the findings within this monograph are relevant for international audiences. The book describes a new way to understand and theorise the effects of reform policies and associated pressures on school leaders. Using post-structural theory, it provides a better understanding of the specific effects of reform policy ensembles, particularly when combined with an analysis of the ways policy and discourse work together at a wider level to create an environment that disciplines the principalship. Further, it sheds lights on the means of complying with or contesting policy influences and how the work of leaders has changed over time.

General

Imprint:	Springer Verlag, Singapore
Country of origin:	Singapore
Series:	Educational Leadership Theory
Release date:	August 2018
First published:	2018
Authors:	Amanda Heffernan
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	179
Edition:	1st ed. 2018
ISBN-13:	978-981-13-1494-0
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Education > Philosophy of education Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > General Books > Social sciences > Education > Organization & management of education > General
LSN:	981-13-1494-2
Barcode:	9789811314940

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