Browsing by Degree Name "Master of Educational Leadership (MEdLeadership)"
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A Changing Perspective: leading and learning in new ways
(University of Waikato, 2016)Schools are learning places, tasked with providing rich, meaningful and diverse learning experiences for all of its’ learners. Educational leaders are facing increasing challenges and demands to become more responsive to ... -
A reflective account of successful leadership: Māori special character secondary boarding schools.
(University of Waikato, 2016)This thesis explores the leadership and Māori student achievement in Māori boarding schools taking into account cultural contexts, environments and the leadership ideologies around educational leadership. What are the ... -
An appreciative view of year 9 student leadership in a New Zealand secondary school context
(University of Waikato, 2014)Engaging students in relevant and meaningful leadership activities in schools can prove to be a challenging task. Understanding the leadership experiences and skills that students have is an important beginning step to ... -
An exploration of Board of Trustees' perceptions of their impact on student learning
(University of Waikato, 2013)The radical changes within the Tomorrow’s Schools reforms came to fruition in 1989 amid much debate about the ideology that underpinned the change and the capability and roles of boards of trustees. The roles of boards ... -
An Exploration of Models for Collaborative Leadership of Virtual Learning Network e-Learning Clusters in New Zealand
(University of Waikato, 2013)Faced with the massive challenge of personalising learning for a digital generation, educators need to change. Collaboration and collaborative leadership, having been widely researched and implemented, are now considered ... -
An exploration of moral leadership: What are the personal attributes, dispositions and capacities of principals who lead with moral purpose within their school community?
(University of Waikato, 2013)Brundrett, Fitzgerald and Sommerfeldt (2006) argue that the role of a principal has been burdened by site based administrivia, and increasing accountability centred on teacher performance and student attainment. However, ... -
An exploration of ways in which Waikato primary school principals address the multiple learning requirements of children with special educational needs
(University of Waikato, 2014)Based on research evidence from New Zealand, England and the USA, it is likely that there could be an increasing number of students with special needs enrolling in New Zealand schools. This trend reinforces the need for ... -
'Being' an educational leader in Choiseul Province in the Solomon Islands: A case study of the context of leadership for principals and deputy principals.
(The University of Waikato, 2010)The recent decentralisation of authority to the community high schools highlights the changing nature and role of school leadership in the Solomon Islands. This study explores the context of school leadership for principals ... -
Case study: Applying coaching and mentoring methods to leading a secondary school science department
(The University of Waikato, 2010)Heads of subject departments in New Zealand secondary schools generally have recognised expertise in teaching their subject and this expertise together with a mixture of leadership and organisational skills are recognised ... -
Confidence and competence? The capacity of New Zealand Boards of Trustees to appoint highly effective school principals
(The University of Waikato, 2006)Academics and lay persons alike freely acknowledge that principals exert enormous influence over the creation, maintenance and enhancement of the learning environment in schools. They recognise that a turbulent educational ... -
Connecting School Culture to Boys' Learning: An investigation into how school culture affects boys' learning in one New Zealand primary school.
(The University of Waikato, 2007)Abstract Boys' underachievement has become a topical issue in recent years. In response, one New Zealand primary school created a Boys' Project. It encompassed a range of interventions designed to address boys' ... -
Creating an Effective Learning Culture in a New School
(University of Waikato, 2013)The purpose of this study was to describe the experiences of the Principal and staff during the establishment of a new school, to understand the development of a learning culture and to examine the tensions for leadership. ... -
Democratic Leadership - A local story
(University of Waikato, 2017)Leadership is traditionally viewed as an individual property and researched from the perspective of behaviours, traits or characteristics that these individuals possess. Notions of democratic leadership can offer early ... -
Developing middle leadership in a Vietnamese university- perceptions and practices : a case study from the Mekong Delta
(University of Waikato, 2012)The area of educational leadership in higher education is well documented in western literature. However, this area is largely under-researched in Vietnam, and this has inhibited the development of educational leadership ... -
Dialogue, dialogue – Talking our way into leadership: An exploration of the influence of extended professional dialogue on school leaders
(University of Waikato, 2012)The complex and multilayered world of the 21st century no longer appears to support the conventional idea of great leadership being the result of the efforts of a single individual. Indeed the idea of learning communities, ... -
Distributed leadership for innovative use of ICT in teaching and learning: Empowerment through culture, capacity and collaboration
(University of Waikato, 2014)The explosion and advancements of information and communication technology (ICT) are shaping the skills and competencies our children will need for their future. School leaders are confronted with the challenge to redesign ... -
The Educational Practice of Ethical Leaders: A Case Study of Chilean School Leaders
(University of Waikato, 2010)It is widely acknowledged that ethical leadership is of great importance to schools. Behaving ethically is indeed an imperative for school leaders. Being an ethical educational leader is something different. It is not only ... -
Effective School Leadership: An exploration of the issues inhibiting the effectiveness of school leadership in Solomon Islands' secondary schools
(The University of Waikato, 2007)This study investigates issues impeding effective school leadership in Solomon Islands' secondary schools. In particular, it examines principals' perceptions of those issues that impede their effective leadership of their ... -
Engaging the parent/whānau community: Methods, benefits, and challenges for senior leaders in small town and rural New Zealand secondary schools
(The University of Waikato, 2020)Engaging parents and whānau (family) in a respectful partnership that develops strong home-school connections and uses effective methods of engagement has the potential to positively affect student outcomes. However, there ... -
Enhancing Year Twelve students' academic engagement in boys' schools: Students provide their perspective.
(The University of Waikato, 2009)This study draws on the perspectives of Year Twelve students in boys' schools to examine school-wide factors that both enhance and hinder student academic engagement. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 15 boys ...
