Educational Leadership in Schools

Joseph Zajda is a Professor at the Faculty of Education and Arts, Australian Catholic University (Melbourne Campus). He specializes in globalization and education policy reforms, social justice, history education and values education. He has written and edited 45 books and over 150 book chapters and articles on globalization and education policy, higher education and curriculum reforms. He is also the Editor of the 24-volume book series Globalisation, Comparative Education and Policy Research (Springer, 2009 & 2021). Recent publications include: Zajda, J (Ed). (2020a). "Globalisation, ideology and neo-liberal higher education reform". Dordrecht: Springer. Zajda, J. (Ed). (2020b). "Human rights education globally". Dordrecht: Springer. Zajda, J. (Ed). (2020c). "Globalisation, Ideology and Education Reforms: Emerging paradigms". Dordrecht: Springer; Zajda, J. (2018). He is an Elected Fellow of the Australian College of Educators (FACE).Pamela R. Hallam is Professor and Chair of the Educational Leadership and Foundations Department at Brigham Young University. She has taught Instructional Leadership, Collaborative Leadership for Change, and Human Resource Management. She began her career as a high school teacher, before becoming a middle school principal, and then moving into the district office as the director of curriculum and technology. Her areas of academic interest include the role of trust in leadership and schools, teacher voice health, professional learning communities, and collective efficacy, using qualitative methods.

• 1 A district-wide study confirming the relationship between professional Learning communities and student achievement in elementary schools.- 2 Psychological and behavioral dimensions of team trust and adherence to collaborative team norms within PLCs.- 3 Instructional Readership: A narrative case study examining how books influence the professional practices of school principals in one rural/suburban school district.- 4 Dual perspectives on teachers’ vocal well-being.- 5 Principles of Islamic Educational Leadership from Ibn Sahnūn’s Adab al-mu’allimin.- 6 Deep Listening: A confluence of secular and spiritual in Educational Leadership.- 7 District leadership building principal capacity in improving teacher quality: Implementing effective professional development.- 8 Current research trends in educational leadership.