Practices of School Middle Leadership

Peter Grootenboer was a school teacher and leader for 12 years before moving into the tertiary sector. He received the national Jim Campbell Award for teaching excellence. He is now a Professor of Education at Griffith University and the Deputy Director of the Griffith Institute for Educational Research. His research interests include mathematics education, educational leadership, practice/praxis theory, and action research.

• 1 Introduction to Middle Leading.- 2 Theories and Models of Educational Leadership.- 3 Practice Philosophy and Theories.- 4 Investigating Middle Leading.- 5 The Practices of Middle Leading.- 6 Middle-Leading within Practice Architectures.- 7 The Ecological Arrangement of Middle-Leading Practices.- 8 Site-based Staff Development Practices.- 9 The Praxis of Leading in the Middle.