Research of relevance to school leaders
This page contains links to a range of research information that will be of interest and is relevant to school leaders.
OECD programme for international student assessment (PISA)
Are students well prepared for future challenges? Can they analyse, reason and communicate effectively? Do they have the capacity to continue learning throughout life? PISA answers these questions and more, through its surveys of 15-year-olds in the principal industrialised countries. Every three years, it assesses how far students near the end of compulsory education have acquired some of the knowledge and skills essential for full participation in society.
School leadership and student outcomes: identifying what works and why best evidence synthesis
This synthesis of 134 New Zealand and overseas research studies or reviews was developed collaboratively using Ministry of Education guidelines. Professor Viviane Robinson and Dr Margie Hohepa at the University of Auckland were lead writers for this synthesis of effective leadership practices. The big finding of the "Leadership BES" is that when school leaders promote and/or participate in effective teacher professional learning this has twice the impact on student outcomes across a school than any other leadership activity. See also: A Friendly Guide to the Leadership BES.
Te Kōtahitanga
This link goes to the homepage for the Te Kōtahitanga publication series. The project sought to investigate how to improve the educational achievement of Māori students in mainstream secondary school classrooms, by talking with Māori students and other participants in their education. It was from these narratives that the rest of the Te Kōtahitanga project developed. See also: Results and Findings.
