Table of contents - Special Issue: A Journey of Organizational Theory and School Improvement: The Legacy of Karen Seashore Louis
Guest Editors: Moosung Lee
String theory and knots: a 50 year journey through organizational studies
Karen Seashore LouisThis paper explores the emergence and shift in critical theories and problems-of-practice over the last 50 years.
High school change: a reflective essay on three decades of frustration, struggle and progress
Andy HargreavesThe purpose of this essay is to honor, position and reflect on key themes related to high school reform within the careerlong scholarship of Karen Seashore Louis. It is presented…
A review of professional learning community (PLC) instruments
Moosung Lee, Jin Won Kim, Youngmin Mo, Allan David WalkerDespite the continuous growth of empirical studies exploring professional learning communities (PLCs) across different education systems, little is known about PLC instruments…
How strong principals succeed: improving student achievement in high-poverty urban schools
Molly F. Gordon, Holly HartThe purpose of this paper is to provide concrete examples of what leadership behaviors and strategies look like in high-poverty urban schools in Chicago that are successful at…
Using multiple leadership frames to understand how two school principals are influencing teachers' practices and achievement of Hispanic English learners
Jane Torres Clark, Janet H. ChrispeelsThis study explored principals’ leadership actions from three leadership frameworks, instructional, socio-cultural and cultural-psychological, to understand how each contributes…
Exploring trust: culturally responsive and positive school leadership
Bodunrin O. Banwo, Muhammad Khalifa, Karen Seashore LouisThis article explores the connection between Culturally Responsive School Leadership (CRSL) and Positive School Leadership (PSL) and how both engage with a concept that deeply…
Democratic governing ideals and the power of intervening spaces as prerequisite for student learning
Olof Johansson, Helene ÄrlestigIn the rational model of the democratic governing chain, intervening spaces at all levels are neglected in relation to the policy process. An intervening space is a group of…
Community, learning and leadership: reflections on the work of Karen Seashore Louis
Sharon D. Kruse, Jeff WallsSeashore Louis has enjoyed a long and productive career, contributing many key understandings to the field; among them, foundational theorizing regarding professional community…
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hybridEditors:
- Professor Chen Schechter
- Professor Jayson W. Richardson