set 2004: no. 3

set 2004: no. 3

Three significant shifts in the focus of educational leadership are considered in this article: from generic to educational leadership, from a focus on leadership style to practice, and from a heroic to a distributed perspective. These shifts mean that educational leadership occurs at many levels in the school and requires specific educational knowledge and expertise.

Leadership coaching with a professional partner assists leaders to be reflective in action, on action and for future action, resulting in knowledgeable practice.

Findings from a collaborative research project looking at benefits from hosting international students and related concerns. Changes are recommended for practice in terms of national policy implications directed towards the Ministry of Education, Education New Zealand, and the export education industry.

Traditionally, the beginning of the school year sees a flurry of assessment activity.  In many schools this includes the use of standardised tests such as the Progressive Achievement Tests (PATs), the Essential Skills Assessment: Information Skills (ESA:IS), and the Supplementary Tests of Achievement in Reading (STAR). 

Because teachers are familiar with the scenario of administering tests, it is easy to overlook an important document that accompanies most standardised… Read more