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Driving change from ‘the middle’ : Middle leading for site based educational development
Edwards-Groves, Christine Grootenboer, Peter Hardy, Ian Rönnerman, Karin
Edwards-Groves, Christine
Grootenboer, Peter
Hardy, Ian
Rönnerman, Karin
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
Date
2019
Type
Journal article
Journal
School Leadership and Management
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Volume
39
Issue
3-4
Page Range
315-333
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ACU Department
School of Education
Faculty of Education and Arts
Faculty of Education and Arts
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