03492nam 22005415 450 991034947770332120220428170324.09789811307683981130768710.1007/978-981-13-0768-3(CKB)4940000000125613(MiAaPQ)EBC5419684(DE-He213)978-981-13-0768-3(EXLCZ)99494000000012561320180607d2018 u| 0engurnn|008mamaatxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe Practices of School Middle Leadership Leading Professional Learning /by Peter Grootenboer1st ed. 2018.Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :Imprint: Springer,2018.1 online resource (XVII, 196 p. 15 illus.) 9789811307669 9811307660 1 Introduction to Middle Leading -- 2 Theories and Models of Educational Leadership -- 3 Practice Philosophy and Theories -- 4 Investigating Middle Leading -- 5 The Practices of Middle Leading -- 6 Middle-Leading within Practice Architectures -- 7 The Ecological Arrangement of Middle-Leading Practices -- 8 Site-based Staff Development Practices -- 9 The Praxis of Leading in the Middle.This book uses practice theory to examine the role of ‘middle-leadership’. In particular, it investigates the practices of ‘leading in the middle’ in the cultural-discursive, material-economic, and social-political domains – i.e., the sayings, doings and relatings of middle leading. This perspective acknowledges the ecological arrangement of leading practices in schools, and the necessity of considering the unavoidable reality of the site. The analysis is used to promote the need to view leading in the middle as a form of praxis – a morally and ethically informed practice that requires thoughtful decision-making and action in situations where the outcomes are not always clear. This book focuses on the practice of leading for those in ‘middle management’ positions in primary and secondary schools, such as those responsible for curriculum leadership, including senior teachers, assistant principals, and curriculum leaders. In their positions that bridge ‘management’ and ‘the classroom’ they are significant leaders in promoting and sustaining effective pedagogy for good learning outcomes, and they have to continue to provide high-quality teaching in their own classrooms, while simultaneously being a mentor, coach, supporter and evaluator for their colleagues.School management and organizationSchool management and organizationEducation and stateEarly childhood educationOrganization and LeadershipEducational Policy and PoliticsEarly Childhood EducationSchool management and organization.School management and organization.Education and state.Early childhood education.Organization and Leadership.Educational Policy and Politics.Early Childhood Education.371.2Grootenboer Peterauthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut1059699BOOK9910349477703321The Practices of School Middle Leadership2540753UNINA