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School Leadership in the Context of Standards-Based Reform

Part of the Studies in Educational Leadership Book Series (volume 16)

Editors: Volante, Louis

DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-4095-2

ISBN: 978-94-007-4094-5

Publisher: Springer Netherlands - Springer Journals

May 16, 2012

1 - 10 of 11 Chapters

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Educational Reform, Standards, and School Leadership

Volante, Louis

Pages: 3 –17

[Education reform is not a new phenomenon. Every society, from the early classical period to the current modern era, has debated the importance of different types of contents and experiences that lead to an educated and well-adjusted child. It is impossible to do justice to this wide range of...
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Responsibility in a High-Accountability System: Leading Schools in England

Muijs, Daniel

Pages: 21 –39

[The English school system is characterized by high levels of school autonomy coupled with high levels of accountability and a great frequency of change following policies instigated in the late-1980s but strengthened over time. School leaders play a very strong role in their schools and are...
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Instructional Leadership in the Era of No Child Left Behind: Perspectives from the United States

Normore, Anthony H.; Brooks, Jeffrey S.

Pages: 41 –67

[Most large-scale urban school reform efforts of the last three decades in the United States have centered on providing incentives and sanctions for aligning educational practice to standards set at the district, state, or national level. Incentives typically have been provided for educators and...
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Educational Leadership in the Context of Low-Stakes Accountability: The Canadian Perspective

Klinger, Don A.; Saab, Hana

Pages: 69 –93

[Educational accountability models throughout Canada commonly use low-stakes, large-scale assessment programs to support and inform school improvement efforts. These models provide school board and school administrators with the autonomy to direct their improvement efforts to meet their students’...
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Pathways of Educational Leadership: Monitoring and Developing Skill Levels Among Educational Leaders in Australia

Griffin, Patrick; Care, Esther

Pages: 95 –120

[This chapter reports on the development of an educational leadership framework used for assessing existing and prospective educational leaders. The framework is based on an elaboration and operationalization of the Sergiovanni domains of leadership, and is linked to learning theory with a focus...
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The Shape and Shaping of School Leadership in Aotearoa New Zealand

Flockton, Lester

Pages: 121 –146

[A major turning point in the direction of New Zealand’s school system came with the introduction of the Tomorrow’s Schools reforms in the late 1980s. Throughout the following 20 years of directing and redirecting the focus of schools, the nature and expectations of school leadership at each...
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Policy and Practice in Swedish Education, Assessment, and School Leadership

Wikstrom, Christina

Pages: 147 –172

[In recent years, the Swedish school system has been subject to a number of reforms. These reforms have mainly been focused on decentralization and educational goals and have resulted in many changes for the schools and people in the system. Among other things, the responsibility for schools was...
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Standardization, Deregulation, and School Administration Reform in Japan

Hirata, Jun

Pages: 173 –195

[In Japan, decentralized and deregulated education reform began after World War II. The Course of Study (the national curriculum) was issued in 1947 as a guideline for teachers. Since around 1950, however, tension between the Western bloc and the Eastern bloc in the international society grew....
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School Leadership, Accountability, and Assessment Reform in Hong Kong

Yu, Huen; Yu, Wai Ming

Pages: 197 –228

[Since 1991, the Hong Kong Government has affirmed its strong commitments to assure the quality of school education. The government has worked hard on reforming assessment and accountability to improve students’ learning outcomes. Basic competency assessments have been introduced alongside the...
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Leadership in Qatar’s Educational Reform

Jaafar, Sonia Ben

Pages: 229 –246

[The State of Qatar is a small, rich, developing country in the Arabian Gulf which introduced an extensive U.S.-inspired educational reform in 2004. A prominent part of the reform is a performance-based accountability system that includes national and international assessments. On the surface,...

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