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Bringing together internationally recognised scholars such as Andy Hargreaves, Megan Crawford and Lorna Earl, this book focuses on the relationship between leadership and learning. It draws together a wealth of knowledge and evidence in the field, including:
Effective leadership practices across a variety of contexts, such as system leadership, professional learning communities and leading different cultures; Expert commentaries on research, practice and theory; Overviews of international research evidence on leadership and learning
This book is for students on Masters, EdD courses and similar programmes in educational leadership.
Leadership and Student Outcomes: Are Secondary Schools Unique?
Leadership and Student Outcomes: Are Secondary Schools Unique?
Research on instructional leadership tells us what it looks like and the impact it has on student learning. But do these findings apply equally to primary and secondary schools? This chapter reviews the research and concludes that secondary principals’ instructional leadership is exercised more indirectly than that of their primary counterparts. In addition to direct work with classroom teachers it also involves overseeing the instructional leadership of middle leaders and organizing the school to support the work of improving teaching and learning. Despite these differences, the research suggests that, as in primary schools, more and less effective secondary schools are distinguished by the extent of principal ...
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