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School leadership theories and the Malaysia education blueprint: findings from a systematic literature review (2018)
Journal Article
Bush, T., Abdul Hamid, S., Ng, A. Y. M., & Kaparou, M. (2018). School leadership theories and the Malaysia education blueprint: findings from a systematic literature review. International Journal of Educational Management, 32(7), 1245-1265. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJEM-06-2017-0158

Purpose This paper provides a systematic review of the Malaysian literature on three prominent leadership models (instructional, distributed and transformational), linked to a major educational reform initiative captured in the Ministry of Educati... Read More about School leadership theories and the Malaysia education blueprint: findings from a systematic literature review.

Moving the school forward: problems reported by novice and experienced principals during a succession process in Chile (2018)
Journal Article
Montecinos, C., Bush, T., & Aravena, F. (2018). Moving the school forward: problems reported by novice and experienced principals during a succession process in Chile. International Journal of Educational Development, 62, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijedudev.2018.04.004

This article identifies the main problems experienced by two groups of Chilean school principals in a succession process. Problems reported by novice public school principals (n=94) were compared to those reported by their more experienced peers (n=... Read More about Moving the school forward: problems reported by novice and experienced principals during a succession process in Chile.

Framing the roles and responsibilities of excellent teachers: evidence from Malaysia (2018)
Journal Article
Tengku Ariffin, T. F., Bush, T., & Nordin, H. (2018). Framing the roles and responsibilities of excellent teachers: evidence from Malaysia. Teaching and Teacher Education, 73, 14-23. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tate.2018.03.005

This paper is based on a study of the role and responsibilities of excellent teachers, as described by the teachers themselves and their role sets (Merton 1957). The data collected via the semi-structured interviews with the teachers were triangulat... Read More about Framing the roles and responsibilities of excellent teachers: evidence from Malaysia.

Preparation and induction for school principals: global perspectives (2018)
Journal Article
Bush, T. (2018). Preparation and induction for school principals: global perspectives. Management in Education, 32(2), 66-71. https://doi.org/10.1177/0892020618761805

This article will examine different international approaches to leadership preparation and induction, linked to concepts of socialization and identity. Although leadership is widely understood to be the second most important factor influencing studen... Read More about Preparation and induction for school principals: global perspectives.