Instructional Leadership and Leadership for Learning in Schools: Understanding Theories of Leading

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This book offers a nuanced understanding of how two different theories of leadership can be applied to achieve better results within schools. These leadership theories – Instructional Leadership and Leadership for Learning – have assisted our recent understanding of school leadership. This book interrogates the theories themselves as well as their impact on education systems around the world. It also looks at how they can be practically applied to educate school leaders within their schools and beyond, building partnerships with families, schools and other community agencies serving students. In doing so, the book considers the possibility that these theories are not opposed, but two sides of the same coin. Both are underpinned by the question ‘how do we provide the best educational experience for students?’. The answer to this question will determine the way leaders go about the task of leading schools. This important book will be of interest and value to students and scholars of educational leadership, as well as educational leaders themselves. Front Matter ....Pages i-xxxii Changing Understandings of School Leadership (Tony Townsend)....Pages 1-12 Front Matter ....Pages 13-13 Instructional Leadership (David Ng Foo Seong)....Pages 15-48 Leadership for Learning (John MacBeath)....Pages 49-73 Front Matter ....Pages 75-75 Australian Considerations in Relation to Instructional Leadership and Leadership for Learning (David Gurr)....Pages 77-104 Leadership for Learning in the US (David Imig, South Holden, Dale Placek)....Pages 105-131 Leading Learning in Schools in Challenging Times: Findings from Research in Portugal (Maria Assunção Flores, Fernando Ilídio Ferreira)....Pages 133-162 Front Matter ....Pages 163-163 Future-Ready Leadership Development (David Ng Foo Seong)....Pages 165-192 Professional Autonomy and the Future of Leadership for Learning in Australia (Brian J. Caldwell)....Pages 193-217 Leaders of Learning: Recovering the Pedagogical Role of School Leaders and Promoting Leadership at All Levels in Scotland (Margery A. McMahon)....Pages 219-236 Instructional Leadership Development for Principals: A South African Context (Parvathy Naidoo, Raj Mestry)....Pages 237-265 Front Matter ....Pages 267-267 Principals as Literacy Leaders (PALL): Leading Learning by Improving Instructional Practices in Australia (Anne Bayetto, Tony Townsend)....Pages 269-297 Promoting Teacher Collaborative Learning in Lesson Study: Exploring and Interpreting Leadership to Create Professional Learning Community (Toshiya Chichibu, Tetsuro Uchizaki, Yumiko Ono)....Pages 299-316 Creating and Leading Powerful Learning Relationships Through a Whole School Community Approach (George Otero)....Pages 317-346 The Power of Collective Leadership for Learning (Suzanne Cridge)....Pages 347-378 Leading Place-Based Interventions to Improve Outcomes in Low Socio-economic Settings (Christopher Chapman, Alison Drever, Maureen McBride, Craig Orr, Sarah Weakley)....Pages 379-400 Front Matter ....Pages 401-401 Leadership for Learning: Embracing Purpose, People, Pedagogy and Place (Neil Dempster)....Pages 403-421 Back Matter ....Pages 423-432