| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
Intro -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Part I Setting the Scene -- 1 Overview -- Leadership Versus Management -- Current Context of School Leadership -- Quality Education -- Fijian Context -- Significance of This Book -- Conceptual Framework -- Research Design -- Structure of This Book -- Conclusion -- Part II International and Regional Context -- 2 How Leaders Directly Influence Learning Outcomes -- Establishing Valuable Goals -- Allocating Resources -- Human Resource -- Material Resource -- Protecting Instructional Time |
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Professional Development Opportunities -- Monitoring and Evaluating Teaching and Learning -- Monitoring Student Progress -- Providing Instructional Support -- Creating a Safe Learning Environment -- Conclusion -- 3 How Leaders Indirectly Influence Learning Outcomes -- Creating a Community of Collaborative Decision-Making -- Collaboration and Trust -- Establishing Professional Learning Communities -- Engaging the Community -- Leading Parental Engagement Through Teaching -- Setting Expectations for Parental Involvement in Homework -- Managing Antisocial Behaviour -- Managing Conflict |
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Conflict Management Strategies -- Role of School Principal in Conflict Management -- Conclusion -- 4 Challenges of School Leadership -- Changing Demographics and Isolation -- Declining Enrolment -- Persistent Poverty -- Limited Funding -- School-Community Collaborations -- Teacher Recruitment and Retention -- Accountability Requirements -- Leadership and School Governance -- Conclusion -- 5 Effective Leadership Practices -- Modelling the Way -- Inspiring a Shared Vision -- Challenging the Process -- Enabling Others to Act -- Encouraging the Heart -- Conclusion |
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6 International Perspectives on Leadership Preparation: A Critical Reflection -- United States of America -- Hong Kong -- England -- Australia -- New Zealand -- South Africa -- Analysis of Training Programmes-A Global View -- Conclusion -- 7 Leadership and Management Training in Pacific Island Countries -- Pacific Context -- Solomon Islands -- Niue -- Republic of Marshall Islands (RMI) -- Vanuatu -- Fiji Islands -- Conclusion -- 8 Quality of Training Programmes -- The Redesign of Training Programmes -- Notable Features of Pedagogy and Delivery -- Cohort Learning -- Problem-Based Learning |
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Internships -- Conclusion -- 9 Preparation and Lifelong Learning-Meeting the Needs of School Leaders -- Leadership Practices -- Establishing Goals and Expectations -- Strategically Allocating Resources -- Monitoring and Evaluating Teaching and Learning -- Promoting and Participating in Professional Development Opportunities -- Creating a Safe and Orderly School Environment -- Collaborative Decision-Making -- Creating Powerful School-Community Relations -- Need for Ongoing Support -- Mentoring and Coaching -- Professional Socialisation -- Conclusion |
| Summary |
This book provides detailed insights on the training and development for Pacific Island school leaders. It draws extensively on original empirical research that explores school leaders' perceptions of how leadership and management training impacted their professional practices, and how these practices in turn impacted the dynamics of school operations. This book addresses a critical need to understand how to support leadership development for all Pacific schools, but especially in schools that are faced with the increasing challenges of learning and teaching conditions. In small island developing states in the Pacific region, school leaders face a myriad of challenges due to limited human and material resources, and a fragile economic base. Written by Pacific Islander authors, this book provides insights from different countries in the Pacific Islands. It shows how contextual challenges can exert enormous pressure on school leaders who are leading and managing schools without any leadership preparation. Given the importance of effective leadership practices and its impact on student learning outcomes, this book aims to be a source of reference for practitioners and educational authorities who have a vested interest in the provision of quality education in the Pacific region and beyond |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 10, 2023) |
| Subject |
Educational leadership -- Pacific Area
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Educational leadership.
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Lideratge en l'educació.
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Pacific Area.
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Pacífic (Regió)
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| Genre/Form |
Llibres electrònics.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Lingam, Govinda Ishwar, author.
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| ISBN |
9789819949892 |
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9819949890 |
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