The Practices of School Middle Leadership

Leading Professional Learning
1. Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-981-13-0766-9
Verlag: Springer Nature Singapore

Buch, Englisch, 196 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 3246 g

This book uses practice theory to examine the role of ‘middle-leadership’. In particular, it investigates the practices of ‘leading in the middle’ in the cultural-discursive, material-economic, and social-political domains – i.e., the sayings, doings and relatings of middle leading. This perspective acknowledges the ecological arrangement of leading practices in schools, and the necessity of considering the unavoidable reality of the site. The analysis is used to promote the need to view leading in the middle as a form of praxis – a morally and ethically informed practice that requires thoughtful decision-making and action in situations where the outcomes are not always clear. This book focuses on the practice of leading for those in ‘middle management’ positions in primary and secondary schools, such as those responsible for curriculum leadership, including senior teachers, assistant principals, and curriculum leaders. In their positions that bridge ‘management’ and ‘the classroom’ they are significant leaders in promoting and sustaining effective pedagogy for good learning outcomes, and they have to continue to provide high-quality teaching in their own classrooms, while simultaneously being a mentor, coach, supporter and evaluator for their colleagues.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Grootenboer, Peter

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Schulen, Schulleitung Schulleitung, Schulentwicklung
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Bildungssystem Bildungspolitik, Bildungsreform

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1 Introduction to Middle Leading.- 2 Theories and Models of Educational Leadership.- 3 Practice Philosophy and Theories.- 4 Investigating Middle Leading.- 5 The Practices of Middle Leading.- 6 Middle-Leading within Practice Architectures.- 7 The Ecological Arrangement of Middle-Leading Practices.- 8 Site-based Staff Development Practices.- 9 The Praxis of Leading in the Middle.

Über Autor(innen)

Peter Grootenboer was a school teacher and leader for 12 years before moving into the tertiary sector. He received the national Jim Campbell Award for teaching excellence. He is now a Professor of Education at Griffith University and the Deputy Director of the Griffith Institute for Educational Research. His research interests include mathematics education, educational leadership, practice/praxis theory, and action research.