International Journal of Educational Management: Volume 8 Issue 4

Advanced Skills Teachers: : Progress and Problems in Their Establishment in Australia

Peter Watkins

Reviews the literature pertaining to the implementation of the advancedskills teacher (AST) category. Presents initial data from a currentresearch programme which is investigating…

National Educational Priorities:: A New Challenge for Professional Development

Frank Crowther, Michael Gaffney

Describes Australian teachers′ perceptions of their professionaldevelopment needs if they are to be successful in implementing emergingnational priorities. Also describes some of…

School Administrative Style and the Curriculum

Andrew Sturman

Investigates the relationship between schools′ administrative styles andthe curriculum and teaching practices that occur within them. As part ofa wider study conducted into the…

Community Involvement: The Hidden Factor in Devolution

Tony Townsend

Considers the changing role of parents and the community within theframework of devolution and accountability in educational decisionmaking in Australia. Calls on international…

Devolution and Teachers′ Wellbeing

Ian McKay

Centres on difficulties that teachers experience in the movement ofeducational decision making from central bureaucracy to the district orschool level. Devolution brings major…

Teams in Schools:: Looking Below the Surface

Allan Walker

The development of teams is an increasingly popular approach toparticipation and restructuring in schools. Moves towards teamapproaches are driven by two metaphors. The first is…