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School leadership in New Zealand, both at primary and secondary levels, is dominated by men, despite the fact that women constitute half the combined teaching force.
| Year published: 1978 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
This article stems from a 2016 research project that examined the leadership experiences of 20 primary principals in greater Christchurch. The study was based on the belief that the nature of...
| Year published: 2017 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
Media headlines ensure that we are constantly reminded of the presence of bullying in our schools. This article draws on responses to a national survey on barriers to student learning. The strategies...
| Year published: 2011 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Free Full text: set2011_3_017.pdf | Content type: Set article
Three key messages:
The more leaders focus on the core business of improving teaching and learning, the bigger their impact on student outcomes.
The self-managing school model should not be...
| Year published: 2009 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
A series in which we ask a leading researcher to distil three key ideas from their work over the years.
| Year published: 2007 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
Starting out in teaching is "scary" for most new teachers. Here, the practices that beginning teachers found most supportive are highlighted.
| Year published: 2007 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Free Full text: set2007_3_032.pdf | Content type: Set article
Leadership coaching with a professional partner assists leaders to be reflective in action, on action and for future action, resulting in knowledgeable practice.
| Year published: 2004 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
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...
| Year published: 2004 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
Today's educational leaders are faced with the task of solving complex problems. The author suggests that if principals understand how they have learnt educational management, what they have learnt,...
| Year published: 1999 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
The most challenging problems for school leaders are that those which recur and display the characteristics of a leadership dilemma: with tension between a concern for organisational goals and a...
| Year published: 1998 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article