EDPROFST 738: Module 1 Flashcards
From: "What difference does school leadership make to student outcomes?" and "Adapative Work"
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What is Student-Centred Leadership?
A leadership approach that prioritises student learning and well-being by aligning leadership decisions with improved student outcomes.
What are the five dimensions of Student-Centred Leadership?
- Setting Goals, 2. Strategic Resourcing, 3. Ensuring Quality Teaching, 4. Leading Teacher Learning, 5. Maintaining a Safe Environment.
What is Instructional Leadership?
A leadership approach focused on improving teaching quality through direct engagement with teachers and curriculum development.
What is Transformational Leadership?
A leadership style that inspires and motivates staff towards a shared vision but is less directly involved in classroom instruction.
How does Instructional Leadership differ from Transformational Leadership?
Instructional Leadership is hands-on in improving teaching; Transformational Leadership focuses on vision and motivation.
What is an adaptive challenge?
A problem that cannot be solved using existing expertise and requires new learning and behaviour change.
What is technical work?
Problem-solving that relies on existing knowledge, expertise, and standard procedures.
How does an adaptive challenge differ from a technical problem?
Technical problems have known solutions; adaptive challenges require learning and change in attitudes or behaviours.
What is adaptive work?
The process of mobilising people to address adaptive challenges by changing priorities, habits, and behaviours.
Why does adaptive work require learning?
Because solutions are not pre-existing and require people to develop new ways of thinking and acting.
Why must responsibility shift in adaptive work?
Stakeholders, not just authority figures, must take ownership of change to achieve lasting solutions.
What is the role of experimentation in adaptive work?
Adaptive work requires testing multiple approaches and learning from failures to find viable solutions.
What is work avoidance?
The tendency to resist adaptive work by seeking quick fixes, scapegoating, or avoiding difficult conversations.
What is the normative aspect of adaptive work?
It involves clarifying values and ensuring changes align with what a society or organisation seeks to preserve and improve.
What is the time frame of adaptive work?
It takes longer than technical work, often years, as people gradually adapt and shift their ways of thinking and acting.
What is the difference between authority and leadership?
Authority is a formal role; leadership is the act of mobilising people to face challenges and create change.
Why does leadership involve discomfort?
Because adaptive work requires people to make trade-offs, challenge assumptions, and face potential losses.
What is the role of conflict in adaptive leadership?
Conflict is necessary for innovation and change, helping to surface diverse perspectives and drive adaptation.
How can leaders help organisations thrive?
By balancing the need for stability with the necessity of change, fostering adaptability while preserving core values.
What is the role of trust in leadership?
Effective leaders build trust by being transparent, engaging stakeholders, and ensuring fairness in decision-making.
Why do people resist change?
Because they fear loss—whether of power, competence, identity, or relationships.
What is the key responsibility of leaders in adaptive work?
To help people navigate uncertainty, accept discomfort, and take ownership of their role in the change process.
