International Handbook of Leadership for Learning

Front Matter....Pages i-xv
Leadership and Learning: Paradox, Paradigms and Principles....Pages 1-25
Front Matter....Pages 27-27
US Cultural History: Visible and Invisible Influences on Leadership for Learning....Pages 29-49
Leadership and Learning: The Canadian Context....Pages 51-56
Leadership Issues and Experiences in Latin America....Pages 57-63
Transnational and Local Conditions and Expectations on School Leaders....Pages 65-79
Leadership for Learning in the United Kingdom: Lessons from the Research....Pages 81-88
Leadership and Learning: Making Connections Down Under....Pages 89-101
Leadership for Learning in the Middle East: The Road Travelled Thus Far....Pages 103-112
Front Matter....Pages 113-113
Researching Leadership: Towards a New Paradigm....Pages 115-125
A Multifaceted Perspective on Leadership for Learning: A Case Study on Moroccan Education....Pages 127-142
Leadership for Learning: Research Findings and Frontiers from Down Under....Pages 143-163
A Developmental Framework for Instructional Leadership....Pages 165-185
Front Matter....Pages 187-187
Quality and Accountability: Policy Tensions for Australian School Leaders....Pages 189-208
Leadership for Learning in China: The Political and Policy Context....Pages 209-223
Transforming Singapore Schools: The Economic Imperative, Government Policy and School Principalship....Pages 225-241
Internal and External Accountability: Building Evidence-Informed Leadership Capacity at All System Levels....Pages 243-266
Developing Leaders, Building Networks, Changing Schools Through System Leadership....Pages 267-295
School Leadership in Chile: Breaking the Inertia....Pages 297-317
School Leadership in the United Kingdom: A Policy Perspective....Pages 319-333
Front Matter....Pages 335-335
Lessons About Improving Leadership on a Large Scale: From Ontario’s Leadership Strategy....Pages 337-353
Front Matter....Pages 335-335
Leadership for Learning: Educating Educational Leaders....Pages 355-374
Leadership Learning That Makes a Difference in Schools: Pushing the Frontier at the University of Maine....Pages 375-396
Educating Leaders for Learning in Schools in Kenya: The Need for a Reconceptualisation....Pages 397-417
Leadership for Learning in Malaysian Schools....Pages 419-429
Developing School Principals in South Africa....Pages 431-443
Preparing School Leaders for a Changing World: Lessons from Zimbabwe....Pages 445-465
Front Matter....Pages 467-467
Collaborative Leadership and School Improvement: Understanding the Impact on School Capacity and Student Learning....Pages 469-485
Culturally Relevant Leadership for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning in Urban Schools....Pages 487-501
Expanding Learning-Focused Leadership in US Urban Schools....Pages 503-527
Nordic Superintendents’ Leadership Roles: Cross-National Comparisons....Pages 529-551
Successful Leadership for Improved Student Learning in High Needs Schools: U.S. Perspectives from the International Successful School Principalship Project (ISSPP)....Pages 553-569
Improving and Supporting Principals’ Leadership in Latin America....Pages 571-585
Front Matter....Pages 587-587
The Succession Challenge: Warm Bodies or Leaders of Learning?....Pages 589-602
Building Leadership Capacity Across 5,000 Schools....Pages 603-617
Building Leadership Capacity: The Norwegian Approach....Pages 619-634
Leadership for Learning – Learning for Leadership: The Impact of Professional Development....Pages 635-652
The Development of Leadership Capability in a Self-Managing Schools System: The New Zealand Experience and Challenges....Pages 653-671
Providing Professional Sustenance for Leaders of Learning: The Glass Half Full?....Pages 673-690
Leadership for Effective School Improvement: Support for Schools and Teachers’ Professional Development in the Latin American Region....Pages 691-715
Front Matter....Pages 717-717
Leadership for Learning: What It Means for Teachers....Pages 719-739
Front Matter....Pages 717-717
Instructional Supervision, Coherence, and Job-Embedded Learning....Pages 741-756
School Leadership for Adult Development: The Dramatic Difference It Can Make....Pages 757-777
Leaders of Learning: Accomplished Teachers as Teacher Leaders....Pages 779-794
Ensuring Staff Development Impacts on Learning....Pages 795-816
Realities and Perspectives Arising from Professional Development to Improve the Teaching of Reading and Writing: The CETT Project in the Dominican Republic....Pages 817-828
Leadership for Learning: Student Perspectives....Pages 829-843
Promoting Students Learning Through Sustainable Innovations: Where Is the Missing Link?....Pages 845-865
Creating Participative Learning Cultures Through Student Leadership....Pages 867-888
Front Matter....Pages 889-889
Schools as Organizational Connectors and Reproducers of the Hierarchy of Learning Success....Pages 891-913
Leading School-Based Networks and Collaborative Learning: Working Together for Better Outcomes?....Pages 915-929
Principals Think Organisation: Dilemmas in the Management of Today’s Education....Pages 931-951
The Self-Organizing School Theory: Leading Change for Learning....Pages 953-974
Building and Leading Within Learning Ecologies....Pages 975-990
Leaders Who Build and Sustain Passion for Learning: Capacity Building in Practice....Pages 991-1009
Creating a Learning Culture in Schools: An Analysis of Challenges and Opportunities with Special Reference to the Egyptian Context....Pages 1011-1030
Educational Leadership with Eyes and Hearts Wide Open....Pages 1031-1045
Leading Assessment for Learning....Pages 1047-1065
Front Matter....Pages 1067-1067
Education Leaders Can Reduce Educational Disparities....Pages 1069-1081
Same Mother, Different Lives: The Social Organisation of Leadership for Learning Across Three Chinese Societies....Pages 1083-1106
Assessing and Understanding Quality in the Arab Region....Pages 1107-1124
Front Matter....Pages 1067-1067
Administrative Approaches to Diversity: Sharing and Imposing Meaning....Pages 1125-1142
Zimbabwe in Transition: Rethinking the School Leadership Conditions Fostering Transition....Pages 1143-1167
Findings in Translation: Negotiating and Leading Learning Across Borders....Pages 1169-1193
School Culture and Pupil Performance: Evidence from Lesotho....Pages 1195-1214
Re-Imagining Disadvantaged Community and Family Leadership for Learning: An (Im)modest Proposal....Pages 1215-1234
Front Matter....Pages 1235-1235
Thinking and Acting Both Locally and Globally: What Do We Know Now and How Do We Continue to Improve?....Pages 1237-1254
Back Matter....Pages 1255-1344