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Publication Date: 2015
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Personal Agency in Leadership Learning Using an Australian Heuristic
Lovett, Susan; Dempster, Neil; Flückiger, Bev
Professional Development in Education, v41 n1 p127-143 2015
The starting point for this article is the lack of a robust research base regarding details of what works and why for school leaders' professional development. The article extends work undertaken for a recent commissioned literature review of selected international reports on supporting school leaders' development strategies. The authors reveal that the leadership learning landscape seems to be one where system provision over-shadows individuals taking personal responsibility for their leadership learning. In an endeavour to create a balance between system and individual agendas, the authors have created an augmented version of a leadership learning heuristic tool originally developed by Clarke and Wildy. The tool is designed as a starting point only, intended to help leaders identify the state of their current knowledge about leadership as well as their future professional development needs using the tool's five focal points--pedagogy, people, place, system and self. An example of the tool completed by a practising principal is used to show his current leadership knowledge profile and the knowledge fields on which he will need to focus his learning in the future. The authors conclude with suggestions for further research on personal agency in school leadership learning.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Instructional Leadership, Professional Development, Leadership Training, Leadership Qualities, Heuristics, Educational Needs, Principals, Needs Assessment, Skill Development, Self Concept
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
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