A Collective Act : Leading a Small School

Michelle Anderson, ACER
Michelle Davis, Wonga Beach State School, Queensland
Peter Douglas, Larmenier Catholic School, St Leonards, Tasmania
David Lloyd, Canowindra High School, Central West New South Wales
Barry Niven, Ramco Primary School, South Australia
Hilary Thiele, Murrayville Community college, Victoria

Abstract

A Collective Act: Leading a small school explores the characteristics of, the context for, and the challenges to successful leadership. The book includes practical and, at times, challenging images of leading learning in a small school. It identifies what the research says about small school leadership and then relates five compelling stories from across Australia. Together, the research and the cases present a strong argument for a better understanding of this distinct context of leadership.