All Outputs (7)

What has sustained you during your career?: Exploring the perceptions of a sample of Further Education lecturers at a college in England (2020)
Thesis
Williams, K. (2020). What has sustained you during your career?: Exploring the perceptions of a sample of Further Education lecturers at a college in England. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4912400

The purpose of this study was to capture the perceptions of twenty lecturers based at one further education college in England in relation to factors that sustained them in their teaching career. Relatively unstructured and semi-structured Interviews... Read More about What has sustained you during your career?: Exploring the perceptions of a sample of Further Education lecturers at a college in England.

Passing on the reins of responsibility? Comparing school principals’ values and practices in a ‘wicked’ reality (2014)
Journal Article
Wright, N., & Bottery, M. (2014). Passing on the reins of responsibility? Comparing school principals’ values and practices in a ‘wicked’ reality. Contemporary educational leadership, 1(4), 68-89

This study stemmed from concerns about school leaders' responses to the current global environmental situation. The issue was tack- led by asking what priority they gave to envi- ronmental issues in their schools by examining their perceptions about... Read More about Passing on the reins of responsibility? Comparing school principals’ values and practices in a ‘wicked’ reality.

Passing on the reins of responsibility? An international comparison of school leaders’ values (2014)
Journal Article
Bottery, M., & Wright, N. (2014). Passing on the reins of responsibility? An international comparison of school leaders’ values. Contemporary educational leadership, 1(3), 51-70

This study stemmed from concerns about school leaders responses to the current global environmental situation. The issue was tackled by asking what priority they gave to environmental issues in their schools by examining their perceptions about a ra... Read More about Passing on the reins of responsibility? An international comparison of school leaders’ values.

Personality, moral purpose, and the leadership of an education for sustainable development (2012)
Journal Article
Bottery, M., Wright, N., & James, S. (2012). Personality, moral purpose, and the leadership of an education for sustainable development. Education 3-13, 40(3), 227-241. https://doi.org/10.1080/03004279.2010.512563

This paper describes how two primary head teachers, nationally recognised as role models for the development of an education for sustainable development (ESD) in their schools, manage the implementation of this area. In doing so, it shows how they ad... Read More about Personality, moral purpose, and the leadership of an education for sustainable development.

Between 'Bastard' and 'Wicked' leadership? School leadership and the emerging policies of the UK Coalition Government (2011)
Journal Article
Wright, N. (2011). Between 'Bastard' and 'Wicked' leadership? School leadership and the emerging policies of the UK Coalition Government. Journal of Educational Administration and History, 43(4), 345-362. https://doi.org/10.1080/00220620.2011.606893

Barker argues that in England under New Labour, school leaders and teachers have been 'bastardised' and suggests that the situation in 2010, with a general election afforded an opportunity in education policy for the 'pendulum to swing'. In this arti... Read More about Between 'Bastard' and 'Wicked' leadership? School leadership and the emerging policies of the UK Coalition Government.

Portrait methodology and educational leadership : putting the person first (2009)
Journal Article
Bottery, M., Wright, N., Ngai, S. K. G., & Wong, P. M. (2009). Portrait methodology and educational leadership : putting the person first. International studies in educational administration, 37(3), 82-96

This article describes a variant on a methodological approach which provides ways of developing educational leaders' understandings of themselves and their situation through the production of individually written 'portraits' which focus upon the indi... Read More about Portrait methodology and educational leadership : putting the person first.

The wicked and complex in education: developing a transdisciplinary perspective for policy formulation, implementation and professional practice (2009)
Journal Article
Bore, A., & Wright, N. (2009). The wicked and complex in education: developing a transdisciplinary perspective for policy formulation, implementation and professional practice. Journal of education for teaching : JET, 35(3), 241-256. https://doi.org/10.1080/02607470903091286

The concept of 'wicked issues', originally developed in the field of urban planning, has been taken up by design educators, architects and public health academics where the means for handling 'wicked issues' has been developed through 'reflective pra... Read More about The wicked and complex in education: developing a transdisciplinary perspective for policy formulation, implementation and professional practice.