| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 149 pages) |
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Educational leadership dialogues ; 3 |
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Educational leadership dialogues ; 3.
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| Contents |
Foreword / Helen Wildy -- Part I: Images of small schools / Michelle Anderson -- 1. Size matters -- 2. A portrait of small schools -- 3. School leadership matters -- 4. Challenges, tensions and possibilities -- 5. Networks of leadership learning and support -- Part II: Cases of small schools -- 6. Wonga Beach State School, Queensland / Michelle Davis -- 7. St. Patrick's School, Tasmania / Peter Douglas -- 8. Bourke High School, New South Wales / David Lloyd -- 9. Rapid Bay and Ramco Primary Schools, South Australia / Barrey Niven -- 10. Murrayville Community College, Victoria / Hilary Thiele -- Part III: A collective act / Michelle Anderson with Michelle Davis, Peter Doulas, David Lloyd, Barrey Niven, Hilary Thiele & Helen Wildy -- 11. Key messages and challenges for leading a small school |
| Summary |
A Collective Act: Leading a small school explores the characteristics of, the context for, and the challenges to successful leadership. It identifies what the research says about small school leadership and then tells five compelling stories of leading in such settings, from across Australia. Together, the research and the cases present a strong argument for better understanding this distinct context of leadership |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Small schools -- Australia -- Management
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Small schools -- Australia -- Case studies
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Teacher effectiveness -- Australia
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Educational leadership -- Australia
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EDUCATION -- Administration -- General.
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Educational leadership
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Small schools
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Teacher effectiveness
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Education.
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Theory & Practice of Education.
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Social Sciences.
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Australia
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| Genre/Form |
Case studies
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Anderson, Michelle
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| ISBN |
9781441668349 |
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1441668349 |
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