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Leadership Excellence

Boston, K., Kennedy, K., Wenn, M., & Hughes, P. Excellence in school leadership: An issues paper. Australian College of Educators. http://www.austcolled.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2217&Itemid=568

This paper summarises a seminar of principals' associations and interest groups where participants exchanged information about current developments and initiatives in school leadership, explored a number of challenges and emerging issues, and formulated a set of strategies for further development.

Issues discussed included the following:

  • Current developments in school leadership
    • Training and development
    • Accreditation and review
    • Professionalism and accountability
  • Challenges
    • Recruitment
    • Fragmentation
    • Change
    • Definition
  • Strategies
    • Constructing a conceptual framework that will incorporate the theory and practice of continuous learning and improvement
    • Adopting a national coordinated approach
    • Securing appropriate resourcing

Discussion questions are provided to stimulate further debate.