Evolving policy paradigms of middle leadership in Scottish and Irish education policy

Forde, C. , Hamilton, G., Ní Bhróithe, M., Nihill, M. and Rooney, A. M. (2019) Evolving policy paradigms of middle leadership in Scottish and Irish education policy. School Leadership and Management, 39(3-4), pp. 297-314. (doi: 10.1080/13632434.2018.1539962)

Abstract

Middle leadership is a dynamic area of policy in Scottish and Irish education to build leadership capacity. This article reports on a critical policy analysis of sequential sets of Scottish and Irish policy on middle leadership to identify codes of meaning. Two aspects are reported: (1) constructions of the purposes of middle leadership and (2) key themes in changing policy paradigms. While there is a development of policy ideas from delegated tasks to management functions to leadership for learning, there is little on the practice of leading learning. The findings are reviewed to identify issues related to middle leadership professional development.

• Item Type: Articles
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Rooney, Anna Mai and Forde, Prof Christine
• Authors: Forde, C., Hamilton, G., Ní Bhróithe, M., Nihill, M., and Rooney, A. M.
• College/School: College of Social Sciences > School of Education; College of Social Sciences > School of Education > Pedagogy Policy and Practice
• Journal Name: School Leadership and Management
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• ISSN: 1363-2434
• ISSN (Online): 1364-2626
• Published Online: 10 November 2018
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2019 Taylor & Francis
• First Published: First published in School Leadership and Management 39(3-4):297-314
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher