Driving change from ‘the middle’ : Middle leading for site based educational development
Journal article
Edwards-Groves, Christine, Grootenboer, Peter, Hardy, Ian and Rönnerman, Karin. (2019). Driving change from ‘the middle’ : Middle leading for site based educational development. School Leadership and Management. 39(3-4), pp. 315-333. https://doi.org/10.1080/13632434.2018.1525700
Authors | Edwards-Groves, Christine, Grootenboer, Peter, Hardy, Ian and Rönnerman, Karin |
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Abstract | Educational researchers have invested much in isolating the specific ‘drivers’ that influence school change and teacher professional development. In this vein, this article draws attention to necessarily situated understandings of practice development through research into the nature of ‘middle leading’ for site based education development in one primary school district in regional Australia. Drawing on practice theory, the analysis reveals how developing and sustaining change in schools is contingent on middle leaders’ insider knowledge, shared responsibility and capacity to sustain and ‘drive’ teachers’ learning. The article argues more situated understandings of middle leading practices are essential for sustainable educational reform. |
Keywords | middle leading; practice; practice architectures; professional change; site based education development; teacher leaders |
Year | 2019 |
Journal | School Leadership and Management |
Journal citation | 39 (3-4), pp. 315-333 |
Publisher | Routledge |
ISSN | 1363-2434 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1080/13632434.2018.1525700 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-85054626308 |
Research or scholarly | Research |
Page range | 315-333 |
Publisher's version | License All rights reserved File Access Level Controlled |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 08 Oct 2018 |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 08 Sep 2018 |
Deposited | 21 Oct 2021 |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/8wx5w/driving-change-from-the-middle-middle-leading-for-site-based-educational-development
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