eprintid: 1475880
rev_number: 30
eprint_status: archive
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dir: disk0/01/47/58/80
datestamp: 2016-04-20 13:17:28
lastmod: 2021-10-06 22:50:40
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type: article
metadata_visibility: show
creators_name: Godfrey, D
title: Leadership of schools as research-led organisations in the English educational environment: Cultivating a research-engaged school culture
ispublished: pub
divisions: UCL
divisions: B16
divisions: B14
divisions: J82
keywords: National Teaching Schools, school leadership, learning organisation, teacher-researcher, research-engaged schools, research-informed practice
note: Copyright © The Author(s) 2014. All rights reserved.
abstract: This article examines the conditions for the growth and expansion of research-engaged schools in England. The current policy climate is seeing a rapid growth of autonomous schools coupled with the continuing tendency to hold schools to account for overall student educational attainment indicators. Within this context, the article begins by considering some of the benefits of developing a research-led school culture and gives a brief account of the research-engaged school movement. Using a biological analogy, the article argues for an understanding of the growth of a school research culture as occurring within an interconnected ecosystem. Four ‘nourishing’ factors are explained in detail: systemic connectedness; leadership for knowledge creation; teaching as a research-informed practice; and the school as a learning organisation. School leaders are urged to consider developing a culture of research engagement as a long-term, sustainable improvement strategy.
date: 2016-03
official_url: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1741143213508294
oa_status: green
full_text_type: other
language: eng
primo: open
primo_central: open_green
article_type_text: Journal Article
verified: verified_manual
elements_id: 1115084
doi: 10.1177/1741143213508294
lyricists_name: Godfrey, David
lyricists_id: DGODF87
actors_name: Godfrey, David
actors_id: DGODF87
actors_role: owner
full_text_status: public
publication: Educational Management Administration & Leadership
volume: 44
number: 2
pagerange: 301-321
issn: 1741-1440
citation:        Godfrey, D;      (2016)    Leadership of schools as research-led organisations in the English educational environment: Cultivating a research-engaged school culture.                   Educational Management Administration & Leadership , 44  (2)   pp. 301-321.    10.1177/1741143213508294 <https://doi.org/10.1177/1741143213508294>.       Green open access   
 
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