Shaping School Success : Empowering Educational Leaders

This book is a unique primer for school professionals, educators and policy-makers to develop a solid understanding of the domains essential to cultivating and sustaining successful schools. It also provides essential reading for researchers interested in these issues more broadly. In response to the sensationalist discourses around schooling that dominate both mainstream and social media, the authors draw upon both long-standing and up-to-date research from around the world to present a more accurate, holistic and optimistic approach. The book identifies the key domains that are necessary to address concerns in equity, leadership and teaching for enhanced student learning and wellbeing. Specifically, these domains relate to: a) system-wide approaches to enhance school performance; b) building teacher capability for student learning; c) educational leadership as a vehicle for leading learning, and; d) building community 'infrastructures' for equitable, place-based learning. The book can be used in several ways: Each chapter can be read as a stand-alone overview of key areas for school improvement. The broad topics are important jig-saw puzzle pieces that are necessary to 'see' the whole 'picture' of a successful school/system. Each chapter includes 'Key Messages', and 'Ways Forward' and closes with extension questions to further guide thinking through the 'big ideas' presented in each chapter and how they are relevant to different schooling and policy contexts. Grounded in research into productive and proactive system and school practices from around the world, this book ensures professional educators are equipped with the latest research and practice, without being overwhelmed by the detail.

Author: Ian Hardy, Shiralee Poed, Christina Gowlett, Stephen Heimans, Elizabeth J Edwards, Danielle Armour, Katherine McLay, Suraiya Abdul Hameed, Andrew Beencke, Richard Lee, Laura Rueda Balaguera, Michelle Ocriciano

Publisher: Routledge

Publication Date: Sep 09, 2024

Number of Pages: NA pages

Language: English

Binding: Hardcover

ISBN-10: 103266682X

ISBN-13: 9781032666822