Record Number |
19398 |
ISBN |
9781921513336 : |
Location |
307.2 CRA |
Author |
Cranston, Neil C. ; Ehrich, Lisa C. (edited by). |
Title |
Australian school leadership today / edited by Neil C. Cranston and Lisa C. Ehrich. |
Published |
Bowen Hills, Qld. : Australian Academic Press, 2009. |
Collation |
x, 426 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. |
General Note |
Part of the QUT Authors Collection. |
PSD - Professor Stephen Dinham Collection |
Bibliography Note |
Includes bibliographical references. |
Contents Note |
1. Context and challenges facing school leaders -- 2. Leadership issues and approaches --3. Professional development and learning for leaders -- 4. Leading in and for successful schools -- 5. Summary and conclusions. |
Summary Note |
School leaders play a critical role in shaping learners for the future. Over the past few decades, there has been an increasing interest in the area, evident in research, academic writings, policy statements and directives from education systems across the world. Australian School Leadership Today is distinctly Australian in flavour and substance, bringing together the expertise, research, and experience of 29 of the best of Australias educationalacademics and practitioners to dissect the social, historical and cultural contexts within which educational leadership is understood and practised today. |
Subject |
Educational leadership -- Social aspects |
Educational leadership |
Educational leadership -- Australia. |
Educational leadership -- Social aspects -- Australia |
Geographic Name |
Australia |
SUBJECT |
Australian |
Curriculum & assessment (Australia) |
Educational institutions & systems. |
Added Name |
Cranston, N.(Neil),1950- |
Ehrich, Lisa Catherine,1964- |