Building professional learning communities in a large Australian school district: School leadership within an information and communications technology (ICT) environment [ 2002-09-01 - 2005-09-01 ]

Research Grant

Researchers: A/Prof Geoffrey Giddings (Chief Investigator) ,  Dr Graham Dellar (Chief Investigator) ,  Dr Robert Cavanagh (Chief Investigator) ,  Mr Keith Newton (Partner Investigator) ,  Ms Pamela Moss (Partner Investigator)

Brief description Building professional learning communities in a large Australian school district: School leadership within an information and communications technology (ICT) environment. Recent school restructuring in Australia has centred on devolution and the development of self-managing schools. In another layer of workplace complexity for school leaders, the past decade of educational restructuring has also been characterised by increased implementation and reliance upon ICT within the educational system, schools and classrooms. Through a unique collaboration between a University and an entire School District as an industry partner, this study examines leadership attributes in an ICT rich environment. The study will provide information about how to maximize leadership skills in ICT-rich environments by developing an empirically-based innovative professional development model for Australian schools.

Funding Amount $191,000

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