How school leaders navigate the priority school support review process : An Australian case study
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Spooner-Lane, Rebecca, Spina, Nerida, Carrington, Suzanne, Kimber, Megan and Williams, Kate E.. (2022). How school leaders navigate the priority school support review process : An Australian case study. School Leadership and Management. 42(3), pp. 235-255. https://doi.org/10.1080/13632434.2022.2071862
Authors | Spooner-Lane, Rebecca, Spina, Nerida, Carrington, Suzanne, Kimber, Megan and Williams, Kate E. |
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Abstract | In Australia, policy makers demand school leaders focus on raising student achievement levels when planning and implementing a school improvement (SI) plan. This paper explores the SI process for two Australian primary schools deemed to be underperforming and underwent a priority school support review (PSSR). In this study, 2 principals and members of their leadership team and 10 teachers across 2 schools were interviewed to explore how they experienced the PSSR process at different stages of the review process. Two assistant regional directors assigned to supporting the two schools during the PSSR process were also interviewed. The findings suggested that initially, school principals wondered how a PSSR would impact the morale of teaching staff already working hard to support student outcomes. However, as the schools progressed through the process, the principals’ perspectives shifted to see the PSSR as a valuable process for building leadership and teacher capacity and improving student outcomes. |
Keywords | school improvement; leadership; support; student data; student outcomes |
Year | 2022 |
Journal | School Leadership and Management |
Journal citation | 42 (3), pp. 235-255 |
Publisher | Routledge |
ISSN | 1363-2434 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1080/13632434.2022.2071862 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-85130438119 |
Page range | 235-255 |
Funder | Queensland Department of Education |
Publisher's version | License All rights reserved File Access Level Controlled |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 19 May 2022 |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 25 Apr 2022 |
Deposited | 04 Jul 2023 |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/8z369/how-school-leaders-navigate-the-priority-school-support-review-process-an-australian-case-study
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