Full Description
Place, Belonging and School Leadership offers research findings, analysis and accessible tools for further research inquiry that are designed to contribute to the development of professional learning communities. Researching about place and belonging, Kathryn Riley argues, gives new teachers powerful insights into children's experiences in the classroom and playground, and encourages them to review and change their professional practices. It provides young people with a vehicle to voice their experiences, grow their skill and talents, and develop a sense of agency.
Place, Belonging and School Leadership helps school leaders to be 'place-makers' who make 'belonging' work for pupils from many different backgrounds. It builds trust, develops the knowledge and capacities of staff, and harnesses the creative potential of young people to explore, reflect and act. Riley offers an invaluable leadership tool that strengthens school cultures and nourishes leadership throughout the school.
Contents
Foreword, Karen Seashore Louis, University of Minnesota, USA
Prologue
About the Author
Acknowledgements
Part I: Place and Belonging in our Volatile World
1. Putting Belonging into the Frame
2. A World in the Classroom
Part II: Framing the Study: School - A Place Where I Belong?
3. Themes Concepts and Agency
4. Designing the Study
Part III: Research in Action
5. How School Leaders See It
6. Teacher-Researchers
7. Student-Researchers
Part IV: Leading Research to Make a Difference
8. A Step-change in Thinking
9. A New Way of Belonging?
Appendix I: Further Research Material
Appendix II: Materials for Student-researchers
Appendix III: Videos
Appendix IV: A Framework for an Intervention Strategy
References
Index
