Shaping School Success

Ian Hardy is Associate Professor of Education at the School of Education, The University of Queensland, Australia.Shiralee Poed is Associate Professor at the School of Education, The University of Queensland.Christina Gowlett is Senior Lecturer at the School of Education, The University of Queensland.Stephen Heimans is Senior Lecturer at the School of Education, The University of Queensland.Elizabeth J Edwards is Associate Professor at the School of Education, The University of Queensland.Danielle Armour is Senior Lecturer, The University of Queensland.Katherine McLay is Lecturer at the School of Education, The University of Queensland.Suraiya Abdul Hameed is Lecturer and Program Director of Master Educational Studies in the School of Education, The University of Queensland.Andrew Beencke recently completed his doctoral thesis at The University of Queensland, focusing on critical thinking education, classroom culture, and virtue epistemology.Richard Lee is a Global Change Scholar pursuing a doctor of philosophy at the School of Education, The University of Queensland.Laura Rueda Balaguera is an experienced teaching professional and is currently undertaking her doctoral study at The University of Queensland.Michelle Ocriciano is a PhD candidate at the School of Education, The University of Queensland.

• 1. Introduction: About This Book 2. A System-Wide Approach to Enhancing Education 3. Teacher Expertise: Building Teacher Capability for Impactful Student Learning 4. Educational Leadership: Leading for Learning 5. Infrastructures for Education: Equity, Community, and Place 6. Conclusion: Shaping School Success

This book provides an accessible and nuanced account of school success, distilling significant research and raising important questions about what ‘high performance’, ‘quality teaching’ and ‘leadership for learning’ look like in contemporary times. Essential reading for school and system leaders and those who support them, the book will break open important and generative conversations about teachers’ work, student learning, and educational leadership.Professor Nicole Mockler, School of Education and Social Work, The University of Sydney, AustraliaThis ambitious international volume brings together a range of views and perspectives to challenge school leaders to think again about educational success. It is wide-ranging in scope, covering teaching expertise, leadership, infrastructure, community and equity. It will be a fascinating read for anyone interested in thought-provoking, fresh insights into school reform grounded in research.Professor Alice Bradbury, Institute of Education, University College London, UK