How School Principals Sustain Success over Time International Perspectives /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Moos, Lejf (Editor), Johansson, Olof (Editor), Day, Christopher (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2011.
• Series: Studies in Educational Leadership ; 14
• Subjects: Education.; International education.; Comparative education.; School management and organization.; School administration.; Educational policy.; ducation and state.; Administration, Organization and Leadership.; International and Comparative Education.; Educational Policy and Politics.

This pioneering account of a longitudinal study – the International Successful School Principal Project (ISSPP) - of successful school principals over five years in Australia, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, England and the USA will be required reading for educationalists. It contains fresh insights that t...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Introduction to the International Successful School Principalship Project; Lejf Moos, Danish School of Education, Aarhus University, Christopher Day, University of Nottingham, Olof Johansson, University of Umeå
• 2. Sustaining school and leadership success in two Australian schools; Lawrie Drysdale, Helen Goode, David Gurr, The University of Melbourne
• 3. Danish Successful School Leadership – Revisited; Lejf Moos and Klaus Kasper Kofod, Danish School of Education, Aarhus University
• 4. Sustainable improvement – the significance of ethos and leadership; Jorunn Møller, University of Oslo, Gunn Vedøy, University of Stavanger, Anne Marie Presthus, University of Agder, Guri Skedsmo, University of Oslo
• 5. Swedish Successful schools revisited; Jonas Höög, Olof Johansson, Anders Olofsson, University of Umeå
• 6. Building and Sustaining Successful Principalship In an English School; Christopher Day, University of Nottingham
• 7. Sustaining School Success: A Case for Governance Change; Stephen L. Jacobson, University of Buffalo, Lauri Johnson, University of Boston, Rose Ylimaki, University of Arizona
• SECTION 2: 8. Sustaining leadership through self-renewing communication; Lejf Moos, Danish School of Education, Aarhus University
• 9. Sustainable Improvement and Leadership in Challenging Schools; Rose Ylimaki, Arizona University, David Gurr and Lawrie Drysdale, The University of Melbourne
• 10. Sustaining improvements in student learning and achievement: the importance of resilience in leadership; Christopher Day, Nottingham University, Olof Johansson, Umeå University, and Jorunn Møller, University of Oslo
• 11. Preparation for Sustainable Leadership; David Gurr, Lawrie Drysdale, The University of Melbourne, Rose Ylimaki, The University of Arizona, Stephen Jacobson, The University of Buffalo
• 12. The Hurricane of Accountabilities?; Lejf Moos, Danish School of Education, University of Aarhus, Guri Skedsmo, University of Oslo, Jonas Höög, University of Umeå, Anders Olofsson, University of Umeå, Lauri Johnson, Boston College
• 13. New Insights: How successful school leadership is sustained; Lejf Moos, Danish School of Education, Aarhus University, Chris Day, University of Nottingham, Olof Johansson, Umeå University
• Author Biographies
• Index.