- Title
- Addressing the challenge of equity
- Creator
- Ainscow, Mel; Harris, Jess; Carrington, Suzanne
- Relation
- Promoting Equity in Schools: Collaboration, Inquiry and Ethical Leadership p. 1-16
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781315105659
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Resource Type
- book chapter
- Date
- 2018
- Description
- This introductory chapter sets out the agenda for the book, that of finding ways of promoting equity in schools. It also explains the background to the research upon which the book is based. This took the form of a programme of collaborative inquiry, carried out by a network of Australian schools and supported by a team of university researchers, and underpinned by the concept of ethical leadership. The research took place within a policy context that is increasingly based on market forces, which are intended to improve standards. This policy context reflects a growing trend in many countries, which has led to an emphasis on school autonomy, competition between schools, and parental choice informed by data derived from high-stakes testing regimes. The book begins the process of identifying the ethical challenges, decisions and dilemmas that are created for school leaders as they seek to develop learning contexts based on the principle of equity within this policy environment. This theme is seen as being one of the most significant contributions of the book.
- Subject
- equity; schools; teaching; children; leadership
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1390390
- Identifier
- uon:33038
- Identifier
- ISBN:9781138095519
- Language
- eng
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