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Curriculum Reform in Remote Areas: The Need for Productive Leadership
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Niesche, Richard; Jorgensen, Robyn – Journal of Educational Administration, 2010
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to report on research into the challenges for leadership in implementation of a new curriculum in a remote region of Queensland, Australia. Design/methodology/approach: Data for the research were gathered through an online survey and semi-structured interviews with teachers and principals involved in the…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Program Implementation, Educational Change, Foreign Countries
Conversations toward Effective Implementation of Information Communication Technologies in Australian Schools
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Robertson, Margaret; Grady, Neville; Fluck, Andrew; Webb, Ivan – Journal of Educational Administration, 2006
Purpose: To outline the emerging imperative for the integration of ICT into schools and to locate such integration within broad notions of governance and effective implementation. Design/methodology/approach: Using a flexible interview structure, conversations concerning ICT integration into schools were held with 65 school-based personnel in 50…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Information Technology, Governance, Program Implementation
La Trobe and Lincoln Merger: The Process and Outcome.
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Gamage, D. T. – Journal of Educational Administration, 1992
Recent Australian higher education reforms envisioned creation of a unified national system (with a smaller number of larger institutions) through institutional mergers. This article discusses the merger of two Melbourne institutions, La Trobe University and Lincoln Institute of Health Sciences, focusing on key issues that delayed the merger for…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Institutional Cooperation
The Principalship: How Significant Is Mentoring?
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Hansford, Brian; Ehrich, Lisa C. – Journal of Educational Administration, 2006
Purpose: To draw on a structured review of the literature on formalised mentoring programs for principals with the purpose of exploring their nature and the positive and negative outcomes for the parties involved. Design/methodology/approach: The methodological approach utilised in this paper was a structured review of the literature which is a…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Mentors, Program Implementation, Professional Development
The Implementation of the Disadvantaged Schools Program in an Australian Country Region: An Evaluation.
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Nebauer, A. J.; Sungaila, H. M. – Journal of Educational Administration, 1980
The evaluation revealed that most of the Disadvantaged Schools Program's initiatives reflected the guidelines provided and that, in many instances, several imaginative and well-planned programs were undertaken. However, the objective of involving the community was found to be less well-attained. (Author/IRT)
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Schools, Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Programs
Understanding Principals' Attitudes towards Inclusive Schooling.
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Bailey, Jeff; du Plessis, Diana – Journal of Educational Administration, 1997
Inclusion is both a philosophy based on social justice and a practice requiring significant adaptations by the school community. This article presents qualitative data on over 200 Queensland (Australia) principals toward inclusion. Responses suggest the majority are "qualified" inclusionists. Although mindful of social-justice…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Community Support, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Devolution of Responsibility to Queensland Schools: Clarifying the Rhetoric, Critiquing the Reality.
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Burke, Clarrie – Journal of Educational Administration, 1992
Examines the emergence and early implementation stages of Queensland (Australia) Education Department's policy for devolving responsibility to state schools. Clarifies the department's rhetoric in developing and promoting its decentralization policy; examines policy efficacy at the "school face" level; explores possible policy outcomes,…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Decentralization, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education