Complexity Theory and Educational Leadership in Schools: Towards a Systems Transformation Heuristic

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Patrick McQuillan Laura Schall-Leckrone

Complexity Theory and Educational Leadership in Schools

Towards a Systems Transformation Heuristic

Patrick McQuillan, Laura Schall-Leckrone, Brad Kershner , Anna Noble Dunphy

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Routledge
20 February 2025

Moral & social purpose of education; Educational strategies & policy; Organisation & management of education

The research in this volume draws on aspects of complexity theory and its integral link to systems performance to propose a new method for combatting the longstanding opportunity gap and related underperformance of so many underserved students in the American educational system.

Through a longitudinal case study of the Lynch Leadership Academy at Boston College, this research considers the initial conditions and related disequilibrium principals experienced, the degree to which principals shared power and authority within their school context, and the extent to which they generated a shared school culture founded on collaboration and systematic reflection. From these data, the authors create a detailed picture of the Academy and its impact on the principals and their schools, using a new analytic tool called the “systems transformation heuristic,"" designed by the authors to quantify the qualitative dimensions of a school’s efforts to enact adaptive change consistent with the complex adaptive system metaphor.

As such, it offers a new foundation for conceptualizing ongoing systems change, as well as a fresh model for school personnel to consider their experience from concrete, intertwined, and unique points of view. It will appeal to scholars, researchers, and practitioners with interests in educational leadership, complexity theory, urban education, and social justice.

By: Patrick McQuillan, Laura Schall-Leckrone, Brad Kershner, Anna Noble Dunphy, Ksenia Filatov
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
Weight: 562g
ISBN: 9781032686080
ISBN 10: 1032686081
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 20 February 2025
Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , Undergraduate , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Patrick McQuillan was an Associate Professor (retired) in the Lynch School of Education and Human Development at Boston College, USA. Laura Schall-Leckrone is a Professor of TESOL and Bilingual Education in the Division of Language and Literacy at Lesley University, USA. Brad Kershner is the Head of Kimberton Waldorf School, USA. He obtained his PhD from the Lynch School of Education and Human Development at Boston College, USA. Anna Noble Dunphy is the Assistant Principal at Oak Ridge School, USA. She obtained her PhD in Curriculum and Instruction and Educational Leadership at Boston College, USA. Ksenia Filatov is a PhD candidate in the Lynch School of Education and Human Development at Boston College, USA.