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School leadership and management in South Africa: findings from a systematic literature review (2016)
Journal Article
Bush, T., & Glover, D. (2016). School leadership and management in South Africa: findings from a systematic literature review. International Journal of Educational Management, 30(2), https://doi.org/10.1108/IJEM-07-2014-0101

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to provide a systematic review of the literature on school leadership and management in South Africa, linked to the 20th anniversary of democratic government and integrated education.
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Instructional leadership in centralised systems: evidence from Greek high-performing secondary schools (2015)
Journal Article
Kaparou, M., & Bush, T. (2015). Instructional leadership in centralised systems: evidence from Greek high-performing secondary schools. School Leadership and Management, 35(3), https://doi.org/10.1080/13632434.2015.1041489

This paper examines the enactment of instructional leadership (IL) in high-performing secondary schools (HPSS), and the relationship between leadership and learning in raising student outcomes and encouraging teachers’ professional learning in the hi... Read More about Instructional leadership in centralised systems: evidence from Greek high-performing secondary schools.

Organisation theory in education: how does it inform school leadership? (2015)
Journal Article
Bush, T. (2015). Organisation theory in education: how does it inform school leadership?

Much of the literature treats organisation and leadership theories as distinct and unconnected but, in this paper, I argue that there are considerable overlaps between these two genres of theory. In particular, I seek to demonstrate that organisation... Read More about Organisation theory in education: how does it inform school leadership?.

School leadership models: what do we know? (2014)
Journal Article
Bush, T., & Glover, D. (2014). School leadership models: what do we know?. School Leadership and Management, 34(5), https://doi.org/10.1080/13632434.2014.928680

The growth in the importance of school leadership has been accompanied by theory development, with new models emerging and established approaches being redefined and further developed. The purpose of this paper is to review current and recent writing... Read More about School leadership models: what do we know?.