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Master teachers as teacher leaders: evidence from Malaysia and the Philippines (2016)
Journal Article
Bush, T., Glover, D., Ng, A. Y. M., & Romero, M. (in press). Master teachers as teacher leaders: evidence from Malaysia and the Philippines

The career paths of teachers in most countries lead to talented practitioners progressively reducing their classroom work to take on leadership and management responsibilities culminating in headship. Some education systems seek to keep good teachers... Read More about Master teachers as teacher leaders: evidence from Malaysia and the Philippines.

Instructional leadership in Greek and English outstanding schools (2016)
Journal Article
Kaparou, M., & Bush, T. (2016). Instructional leadership in Greek and English outstanding schools. International Journal of Educational Management, 30(6), https://doi.org/10.1108/IJEM-03-2015-0025

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine instructional leadership (IL) in outstanding secondary schools within a centralised (Greece) and a partially decentralised (England) education context. Design/methodology/approach – Since the pur... Read More about Instructional leadership in Greek and English outstanding schools.

School improvement through government agencies: loose or tight coupling? (2016)
Journal Article
Bush, T. (in press). School improvement through government agencies: loose or tight coupling?. Improving Schools, https://doi.org/10.1177/1365480216650949

In seeking to improve student outcomes, governments may choose to exercise direct control over schools, as in many centralised systems, or to provide frameworks for intermediate bodies to engage in improvement activities. One such body is the Nationa... Read More about School improvement through government agencies: loose or tight coupling?.

School leadership and management in South Africa: findings from a systematic literature review (2016)
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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. Design/methodology/approach... Read More about School leadership and management in South Africa: findings from a systematic literature review.

Instructional leadership in centralised systems: evidence from Greek high-performing secondary schools (2015)
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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)
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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)
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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?.