LEADING LIGHTS Issue 1 | 2023
Table of Contents
Editorial
"Humanity has reached a bridge that can only be crossed in unity" (Human Reform Politics) Leadership matters! Leaders as human beings matter!
From the Co-presidents
Creating a platform for members and non-members to share their experiences and wonderings.
Watch this space!
We are excitedly preparing to offer NZEALS opportunities face to face here in the Manawatū
Introducing YOUR journal
Why have an academic journal? A fundamental aim of NZEALS is to link educational leadership with research
Leading in times of turmoil
The leaders shared what they thought was highly important having experienced ‘leading in a time of turmoil’.
Finding our way, Collaborative initiatives in our kura; a region comes together
By working together, schools have been able to share resources and expertise, resulting in a more comprehensive and well-rounded education for students.
Wayfinding: Navigating complexity for sustainable school leadership
“You can't use an old map to explore a new world”. Wayfinding as a metaphor positions leading as a mutlifaceted process which is not static and not a blueprint or a person. It is about leading not leader and the practice of leading.
A New Politics for Transforming Education Towards an Effective Way Forward
In the later part of 2022 and early part 2023 interviews with those who have been at the interface of politics and education for the last 20 years in elected ministerial or advisory capacity, were conducted (in N.Z. our former Minister of Education, Hekia Parata was included).