exploring professional leadership
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Exploring Professional Leadership
Concepts and evidence of
leadership
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Objectives
To provide an avenue for art iculat ionof what we have
learnt and experienced about educational leadership
To share emp ir ical observat ionsof how different types
of leadership function in real school contexts
To enr ich our understand ing of the key
concepts of leadership discussed in
recent research
To enr ich our vocabularyfor discourseon leadership
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Mean anything to U?
The pessimist complains about the direction ofthe wind, the optimist expects the direction tochange, but the leader simply adjusts the sails.
Anonymous
Management is efficiency in climbing the ladderof success; leadership determines whether the
ladder is leaning against the right wall.Stephen Covey
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References
School Leadership: Concepts and Evidence
(http://www.ncsl.org.uk/mediastore/image
2/bush-school-leadership-full.pdf)
Distributed Leadership
(http://newportal.ncsl.org.uk/media/F7A/87/be
nnett-distributed-leadership-full.pdf)
Ten questions for school leaders
(http://www.ncsl.org.uk/mediastore/image2/kp
ool-evidence-green.pdf)
http://www.ncsl.org.uk/mediastore/image2/bush-school-leadership-full.pdfhttp://www.ncsl.org.uk/mediastore/image2/bush-school-leadership-full.pdfhttp://newportal.ncsl.org.uk/media/F7A/87/bennett-distributed-leadership-full.pdfhttp://newportal.ncsl.org.uk/media/F7A/87/bennett-distributed-leadership-full.pdfhttp://www.ncsl.org.uk/mediastore/image2/kpool-evidence-green.pdfhttp://www.ncsl.org.uk/mediastore/image2/kpool-evidence-green.pdfhttp://www.ncsl.org.uk/mediastore/image2/kpool-evidence-green.pdfhttp://www.ncsl.org.uk/mediastore/image2/kpool-evidence-green.pdfhttp://www.ncsl.org.uk/mediastore/image2/kpool-evidence-green.pdfhttp://www.ncsl.org.uk/mediastore/image2/kpool-evidence-green.pdfhttp://www.ncsl.org.uk/mediastore/image2/kpool-evidence-green.pdfhttp://www.ncsl.org.uk/mediastore/image2/kpool-evidence-green.pdfhttp://newportal.ncsl.org.uk/media/F7A/87/bennett-distributed-leadership-full.pdfhttp://newportal.ncsl.org.uk/media/F7A/87/bennett-distributed-leadership-full.pdfhttp://newportal.ncsl.org.uk/media/F7A/87/bennett-distributed-leadership-full.pdfhttp://newportal.ncsl.org.uk/media/F7A/87/bennett-distributed-leadership-full.pdfhttp://newportal.ncsl.org.uk/media/F7A/87/bennett-distributed-leadership-full.pdfhttp://newportal.ncsl.org.uk/media/F7A/87/bennett-distributed-leadership-full.pdfhttp://newportal.ncsl.org.uk/media/F7A/87/bennett-distributed-leadership-full.pdfhttp://newportal.ncsl.org.uk/media/F7A/87/bennett-distributed-leadership-full.pdfhttp://www.ncsl.org.uk/mediastore/image2/bush-school-leadership-full.pdfhttp://www.ncsl.org.uk/mediastore/image2/bush-school-leadership-full.pdfhttp://www.ncsl.org.uk/mediastore/image2/bush-school-leadership-full.pdfhttp://www.ncsl.org.uk/mediastore/image2/bush-school-leadership-full.pdfhttp://www.ncsl.org.uk/mediastore/image2/bush-school-leadership-full.pdfhttp://www.ncsl.org.uk/mediastore/image2/bush-school-leadership-full.pdfhttp://www.ncsl.org.uk/mediastore/image2/bush-school-leadership-full.pdfhttp://www.ncsl.org.uk/mediastore/image2/bush-school-leadership-full.pdf -
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Defining leadership
30 words in 3 minutes
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Defining leadership
Leadership
Influencevalues vision
Working definition
Leadership is a process of influenceleading to the achievement of
desired purposes. Successful leaders developa vision for theirschools based on their personal and professional values. They
articulate this vision at every opportunity and influence their staff
and other stakeholders to share the vision. The philosophy,
structures and activities of the school are geared towards the
achievement of this shared vision.
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Word of caution
The current emphasis on vision in leadershipcan be misleading. Vision can blind leaders in anumber of ways The high-powered,charismatic principal who radically transforms
the school in four or five years can beblinding and misleading as a role model myhypothesis would be that most such schoolswould decline after the leader leavesPrincipals are blinded by their own vision when
they feel they must manipulatethe teachersand the school culture to conform to it.
(Fullan, 1992, p. 19)
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Leadership & Management
Administration Management Leadership
Maintenance Development
- Maintaining current
organisational arrangement
- Related to implementation
and technical issues
linked with change
influencing others
action in achieving
desirable goals
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What if?
Over-managed Under-led
Under-managed Over-led
Which is more important?
Management or Leadership?
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Brainstorming about types of
leadership
MoralParticipative
Contingent
Post-modern
Transform-ational
Managerial Inter-
personal
Instructional
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Sharpening the focus
Leadership in action
InstructionalTransforma-
tional Participative Moral
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Practicalising theories
Instructional leadership
Researchfindings
Practice
Effective instructional leadership comprises:A sharp focus on learning and teaching
Talking with teachers
Promoting teachers professional growth
Fostering teacher reflection
Some effective strategies:
Modelling
Monitoring
Professional dialogue and discussion
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Practicalising theories
Transformational leadership
Researchfindings
Practice Higher level of commitment +
Greater capacities = extra effort + greater
productivity
Transformational leadership occurs when one or moreteachers engage with others in such a way thatadministrators and teachers raise one another to higherlevels of commitment and dedication, motivation andmorality.
Successful principals are both transactional and
transformative
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Practicalising theories
Participative leadership
Research
findings
Practice Collaborative decision making
People are more likely to implement
decisions which they have participated in
making
Evidence of successful implementation of
participative leadership in schools is sparse
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Practicalising theories
Moral leadership
Researchfindings
PracticeOutstanding heads demonstrate the following valuesand beliefs through their words and deeds: inc lusiv i ty ,equal oppo rtunit ies, equity or just ice, high
expectat ion s, engagement w ith stakeholders, co -
operat ion, teamw ork, comm itment and un ders tanding
Similar to transformational leadership but with astronger emphasis on values and beliefs
Providing schools with a clear sense of purpose The metaphorsthe heart, the head and the hand
of leadership
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Making judgements
Moral
Instructional
Participative
ContingentPost-
modern
Transform-ational
Managerial
Inter-
personal
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Making judgements
Most successful leaders are
likely to embody most or all of these
approaches in their work.
Able to carry out effective situational analysis
and adapt their approaches to the specific
context.
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Triangulation - DOD
Document Study Observation Discussion
Study of SHS
results, SSA,
KPM and other
relevant school
documents to
inform drafting
of enquiry
points and toguide the review
Daily meetings
with Principal
Triangulation processes - meetings and interviews with differentlevels of school personnel (SMC, SIT, MM, LASW and basic rankTs) and stakeholders (parents and students)
Principal's presentation
Evaluation of thedelivered curriculum
school effectivenessis a key indicator ofquality leadership
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Exploring further
What questions would you ask to guide your
onsite inquiry about school leadership?
Which type of school leadership is more likely
to be successful at this stage of educationreform?
How does a school leader strike a
balance between his/her
leadership and managers role in
enhancing school development
and performance?
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To cope with a demanding reform
agenda and avoid burn-out
Sustainable Leadership @
http://www2.bc.edu/~hargrean/docs/seven_pri
nciples.pdf
http://www2.bc.edu/~hargrean/docs/seven_principles.pdfhttp://www2.bc.edu/~hargrean/docs/seven_principles.pdfhttp://www2.bc.edu/~hargrean/docs/seven_principles.pdfhttp://www2.bc.edu/~hargrean/docs/seven_principles.pdf -
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What have we learnt?
Concepts and evidence of leadership
Evaluating leadership in the course of
school review
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In a nutshell,
Leadership and management are bothimportant
No single leadership style can reign
supremebetter adopt an eclecticapproach to leading and managingeducational change
Quality of leadership represents itself inthe day-to-day running of the school