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System Leadership and School Leadership

David GURR
Lawrie DRYSDALE
Pages
207–229
Publication Date
2018-12-15
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It seems that whilst system leadership can be important, it needs to work in conjunction with school leadership to maximize influence on school success.

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Objective & Hypothesis:This article describes research on system and school leadership from three perspectives.
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Key Findings & Data:Principals tended not to operate as system leaders because they had limited influence across multiple schools.
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Conclusion & Impact:It seems that whilst system leadership can be important, it needs to work in conjunction with school leadership to maximize influence on school success.
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⚙️Variables:System Leadership · School Leadership · Critical Friends

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This article describes research on system and school leadership from three perspectives. At the system level, leadership was evident at the senior levels of the central and regional systems, with principal network leaders having potential to exercise occasional leadership. Principals tended not to operate as system leaders because they had limited influence across multiple schools. At a regional level, it was clear that directors acted as system level leaders, exerting wide influence on clusters of schools to improve. At a school level, the work of the principal, other school leaders, and critical friends was more important to the improvement journey of the school than system leadership. It seems that whilst system leadership can be important, it needs to work in conjunction with school leadership to maximize influence on school success.

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GURR, D., DRYSDALE, L. (2018). System Leadership and School Leadership. Research in Educational Administration and Leadership (REAL), Cilt: 3 - Sayı: 2, 207–229. https://ajindex.com/articles/139211

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