Supporting school leaders to become more effective in leading reading improvements
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This article discusses the impact of a professional learning activity called the Principals as Literacy Leaders (PALL) program on the capacity of school leaders to engage, involve, and support teachers and their school communities to develop a shared moral purpose for making their school more effective in assisting students to become more able readers. It uses data collected from participants in the PALL program together with case study data collected from five Tasmanian schools to analyse the actions by school leaders to develop a shared moral purpose related to facilitating higher levels of student learning in reading. The study shows that school leaders felt more capable in their ability to lead their schools after completing the program and that the development of a shared moral purpose led to improved teaching practices and higher levels of student engagement, students’ ability to talk about their learning, and better achievement in reading.
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Some schools consistently perform highly while others perform lowly year-in and year-out.
“Even though some schools consistently perform highly, others seem to perform lowly year-in and year-out [10, 11].”
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For five consecutive years (2017-2021), disparities and inconsistencies in performance among public secondary schools were significantly evident in the CSEE.
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Parents' concern with students' health at home and health and safety programmes at school help identify and deal with hazards, reducing the risk of harm to learners and teachers.
“Parents’ concern with students’ health at home and health and safety programmes at school help in identifying and dealing with the hazards that can lead to accidents and injuries, thereby reducing the risk of both learners and teachers being harmed [11].”
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“Parents’ concern with students’ health at home and health and safety programmes at school help in identifying and dealing with the hazards that can lead to accidents and injuries, thereby reducing the risk of both learners and teachers being harmed [11].”
- Authors
- Townsend, T., & Bayetto, A.
- Affiliations
- Griffith University (AU)
- Flinders University (AU)
- Corresponding author
- Townsend, Tony
- Venue
- School Effectiveness and School Improvement
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2020-12-08
- Volume
- 32
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 363-386
- ISSN
- 0924-3453 (ISSN-L)
- 1744-5124
- OpenAlex
- W3110808046
- Cited by
- 9
- References
- 1
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 3
- FWCI
- 1.14
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- School Effectiveness and School Improvement (publishedVersion)
- Griffith Research Online (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Education › Teacher Education and Leadership Studies
- Social Sciences › Education › Educational Leadership and Practices
- Social Sciences › Education › School Leadership and Teacher Performance
- Keywords
- school leadership, reading improvement, professional learning, literacy leadership, teacher engagement, student engagement, reading achievement, school improvement
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