Interview with Michael Fullan: Change Agent
by Dennis Sparks
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Overview
In this interview Canadian educational researcher, Michael Fullan, explores the links between instructional leadership, school culture, and change. He describes features of professional learning communities that promote change and how to embed change in practice. He also discusses the effects of school culture on change and how to raise the quality of that culture. The importance of relationships to learning and the need to foster independence to be flexible in meeting problems are explained. He describes five key features of leaders and the importance of moral purpose
Fullan has written extensively on leadership and change and has worked in collaborative relationships to bring about change in schools.
Reflective questions
- According to Michael Fullan, what is needed for cultural change? What more does your school / department need to do in these areas to facilitate change?
- How do we develop professional learning communities within our schools / departments?
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"Informed professional judgment" seems to be the goal in NZ too. What might this look like? What do we need to do to get there?
References
Sparks, D. (2003). Interview with Michael Fullan: Change agent. Journal of Staff Development, 24 (8).
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