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Open Library · Theme 15

Leadership, Governance & School Improvement

instructional leadership; distributed and middle leadership; strategy; organisational culture and trust; change management; improvement planning; quality assurance and inspection; governing boards and accountability; ethical and equity-centred leadership; talent and succession; conflict and crisis leadership.

Global / Professional Evidence

Turning Around Chronically Low-Performing Schools

IES/What Works Clearinghouse · 2008 · DRIVE PDF

Signal urgent change, focus on instruction, secure early wins, and build a committed staff.

Global Education Monitoring Report 2024/5: Leadership in Education

UNESCO GEM · 2024 · OFFICIAL LINK

Examine political, system, school, teacher, and student leadership centred on learning and equity.

Improving School Leadership, Volume 1

OECD · 2008 · OFFICIAL LINK

Redefine responsibilities, distribute leadership, develop skills, and improve leadership careers.

How Principals Affect Students and Schools

Wallace Foundation · 2021 · OFFICIAL LINK

Use a rigorous synthesis of principal effects, effective practices, preparation, and equity-focused leadership.

A School’s Guide to Implementation

EEF · 2024 · OFFICIAL LINK

Identify priorities, prepare, deliver, sustain, and adapt evidence-informed change.

Evidence-Based School Development in Changing Demographic Contexts

Rose M. Ylimaki and Lynnette A. Brunderman, eds. · 2022 · DRIVE OPEN BOOK

Evidence-based school improvement responsive to demographic change, equity, professional learning, capacity-building, and local context.

Bridging Educational Leadership, Curriculum Theory and Didaktik

Michael Uljens and Rose M. Ylimaki, eds. · 2017 · DRIVE OPEN BOOK

Connects leadership, governance, curriculum theory, democratic values, evaluation, and classroom practice for coherent development.

Ghana / Contextual Research

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Distributed Leadership School Improvement

Dampson · 2018 · Ghana / Contextual Research

Direct Supervision Teacher Performance

Ampofo · 2019 · Ghana / Contextual Research

Mid Level Bureaucracy Performance

Boakye-Yiadom · 2023 · Ghana / Contextual Research

Leadership Practices Learning Outcomes

Nsoh · 2023 · Ghana / Contextual Research

Decoding Instructional Leadership

Ennin · 2026 · Ghana / Contextual Research

Resource Access

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