Community connection and change: a different conceptualization of school leadership
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Article Title | Community connection and change: a different conceptualization of school leadership |
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ERA Journal ID | 19950 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | |
Author | Lewis, Marian |
Journal Title | Improving Schools |
Journal Citation | 11 (3), pp. 227-237 |
Number of Pages | 11 |
Year | 2008 |
Place of Publication | London, UK |
ISSN | 1365-4802 |
1475-7583 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1177/1365480208097742 |
Web Address (URL) | http://imp.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/11/3/227 |
Abstract | Many of our schools are situated in communities characterised by high levels of disadvantage, presenting a range of challenges. One possible response is to acknowledge this disadvantage and to try to address some of the problems it raises for students. Another is for the school to be proactive, recognising the challenges faced by the community and taking a lead in bringing about change. Part of a larger research project, this paper explores the extraordinary leadership role of Prospect Road State School (a pseudonym) in bringing change to a multiply disadvantaged community though collaborative action with other agencies and creative approaches to bringing people together. This school’s experiences and achievement illustrate what may be possible when school leadership proactively sets out to improve a community described by the principal as being ‘in crisis’. The experiences explored indicate ways of rethinking the relationship between school and disadvantaged community – of working synergistically with others to make a significant difference. |
Keywords | community capacity building; community change; disadvantage; parallel leadership; school-commumnity relationships |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 390203. Sociology of education |
440301. Family and household studies | |
390403. Educational administration, management and leadership | |
Public Notes | File reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher/author. |
Byline Affiliations | Faculty of Education |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/9yx71/community-connection-and-change-a-different-conceptualization-of-school-leadership
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