Journal article
How school leaders navigate the priority school support review process: an Australian case study
School Leadership & Management, Vol.42(3), pp.235-255
2022
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.
Details
- Title
- How school leaders navigate the priority school support review process: an Australian case study
- Authors
- Rebecca Spooner-Lane (Corresponding Author) - Queensland University of TechnologyNerida Spina (Author) - Queensland University of TechnologySuzanne Carrington (Author) - Queensland University of TechnologyMegan Kimber (Author) - Queensland University of TechnologyKate E. Williams (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
- Publication details
- School Leadership & Management, Vol.42(3), pp.235-255
- Publisher
- Routledge
- DOI
- 10.1080/13632434.2022.2071862
- ISSN
- 1364-2626
- Grant note
- Queensland Department of Education (10.13039/501100001793)
- Organisation Unit
- School of Education and Tertiary Access
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99990897302621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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