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Table of contents follows :-
Title: Collaboration and the need fortrust
Author: Megan Tschannen-Moran
Pages: 308-331
Keywords: Trust; Decisionmaking; Democracy; Participation; Schools
Article Type: Survey
Quality Indicators: Research - *** Practice - ** Originality - ***
Readability - **
Title: Economic rationalism and education reforms in developed countries
Author: Y.L. Jack Lam
Pages: 346-358
Keywords: Economic Conditions; Education; Efficiency; Productivity;
Accountability
Article Type: Comparative/evaluators
Quality Indicators: Research - ** Practice - ** Originality - **
Readability - **
Title: Conversations: a means of learning+ growth and change
Lynn Healy, South Burnett District Office of Education Queensland, Australia
Lisa C. Ehrich, Queensland University of Technology, Kelvin Grove,
Queensland, Australia
Brian Hansford, Queensland University of Technology, Kelvin Grove,
Queensland, Australia
Doug Stewart, Queensland University of Technology, Kelvin Grove, Queensland,
Australia The research reported in this article formed part of a
university/industry collaborative grant in which the role of leaders in
managing cultural change across an industry site was investigated. The focus
of the article concerns the leadership of a district director in a rural
setting in Queensland. The study was shaped by the interests of the district
director who sought feedback on her leadership style and influence on
principals in the district. A team of researchers from the School of
Professional Studies in the Faculty of Education at Queensland University of
Technology conducted semi-structured interviews with a sample of six
principals with whom she had worked over a period of one year to gauge their
perceptions of her influence on their thinking and acting. A key finding of
the research was that that well-led conversations can be an effective
professional development strategy for learning, growth and change in
educational leaders.
Pages: 332-345
Keywords: Leadership; Managementstyles; Local Government; Schools;
Austraila
Article Type: Survey
Quality Indicators: Research - ** Practice - ** Originality - **
Readability - **
Title: Total factor productivity and efficiency in Australian colleges of
advanced education
Author: Malcolm Abbott; Chris Doucouliagos
Pages: 384-393
Keywords: Productivity; Efficiency; Highereducation; Australia
Article Type: Comparative/evaluators
Quality Indicators: Research - ** Practice - ** Originality - ***
Readability - **
Title: Creating communities of reform: continuous improvement planning
teams
Author: Sharon D Kruse
Pages: 359-383
Keywords: Schools; Organizational Change; Organizational Theory; Qualitive
Techniques
Article Type: Survey
Quality Indicators: Research - ** Practice - ** Originality - **
Readability - **