The Principal and School Improvement Theorising Discourse, Policy, and Practice /

• Main Author: Heffernan, Amanda (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Educational Leadership Theory,
• Subjects: School management and organization.; School administration.; Philosophy and social sciences.; Educational policy.; Education and state.; Educational sociology .; Education and sociology.; Administration, Organization and Leadership.; Philosophy of Education.; Educational Policy and Politics.; Sociology of Education.

This book investigates the localised effects of reform by exploring the impact of a school improvement policy agenda on the work of three experienced principals. It presents three longitudinal case studies within a shared specific leadership context in Queensland, Australia. The case studies enable...