Working with complexity
Leading school networks in Aotearoa New Zealand and England
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21784250 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Toby Greany (0000-0003-3045-7047, University of Nottingham, corresponding author), Annelies Kamp (0000-0002-9442-0908, University of Nottingham) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 52 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 1047-1061 |
| Publication date | 2024-09-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Educational Management Administration & Leadership (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1741-1432 • E-ISSN: 1741-1440 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/17411432221124746 |
| OpenAlex | W4295993529 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 33 |
Inter-school networks have been promoted in many school systems globally to facilitate: knowledge generation and dissemination; responsiveness to increasingly diverse student and societal needs; and emotional and practical peer support for educational professionals. In understanding contemporary education as a ‘wicked’ problem, this paper explores case studies of inter-school networks in Aotearoa New Zealand (New Zealand) and England through the lens of complexity theory. We focus on how the conditions necessary for complex emergence identified by Davis and Sumara operate and how these conditions, along with their ‘enabling constraints’, facilitate the emergence of new perspectives and practices that enable the achievement of network objectives. This analysis indicates that where particular forms of leadership are in place, challenges – such as fragmentation, competition and the absence of social capital – can be overcome. We argue that network leaders need to balance and bridge three overlapping leadership approaches: operational leadership, entrepreneurial leadership and enabling leadership. We conclude by exploring the implications and insights for school, network and system leaders
Aotearoa · Educational leadership · Pedagogy · Political science · Public relations · Social capital · Social science · Sociology · Educational and Psychological Assessments · Parental Involvement in Education · Teacher Education and Leadership Studies
Living in Networks
Taking a distributed perspective on leading professional learning networks
Structural integration and knowledge exchange in multi-academy trusts
Masking Attendance
Autopoiesis and Cognition
Addressing the wicked problem of behaviour in schools
Place-based governance and leadership in decentralised school systems
Education as a Complex System
What Is Complexity Theory and What Are Its Implications for Educational Change
Structuration theory, habitus and complexity theory
The Tangled Web
Modes of Network Governance
A Public Management for All Seasons
Dilemmas in a general theory of planning
The Strength of Weak Ties
| Citations per year | 1.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |