Leading education into the future

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26686/nzaroe.v28.8628

Keywords:

leadership, inquiry, emotion, complexity, implementation, policy, partnership, adaptive leadership, voice

Abstract

Effective leadership is key to addressing enduring education issues in Aotearoa New Zealand. Our education system needs to be responsive within rapidly changing, uncertain, and complex contexts in which we face significant societal and global challenges. Key questions are provided to provoke critical and urgent conversations. These may lead to the development and implementation of effective policy and include an intentional focus on what we need to stop doing, what we need to keep doing, and what we need to start doing.

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Author Biography

Deidre Le Fevre, University of Auckland

Professor Deidre Le Fevre is a researcher and academic program leader for postgraduate studies in educational leadership at the University of Auckland. Her research and teaching focus on leadership, learning, and policy for organisational change and development. She explores practices that support practitioners address complex leadership problems. Deidre brings knowledge and skills in understanding organisational change, the development of professional capability, and effective leadership to her work consulting with leaders and organisations. Her research includes several large-scale projects investigating leadership, professional learning, and educational improvement.

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Published

2023-11-21

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Vol. 28 (2022): New Zealand Annual Review of Education

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