Although the concept of middle leadership has received some attention in the literature
since the late 1990s, it continues to be under-researched and under-theorised. A shift in …

While there has been considerable research activity in the area of middle
management/middle leadership since the late 1990s, the concept remains under-theorised …

More than two decades ago, empirical research into middle leadership roles in schools
tended to focus largely but not exclusively upon subject leaders and heads of department …

This paper is the result of a review of Australian and international literature that aimed to
identify key themes emerging from middle leadership research dating from the 1990s to …

There is a long and rich history of research, scholarship and publication on educational
leadership, albeit that most of this has centred on the important work of principals and school …

The purpose of this article is to explore the development of the knowledge base on middle
leadership in schools. Since the seminal reviews conducted by Bennett a contemporary …

In recent times middle leaders have become increasingly important to the success of
schools in many countries, including Australia. Correspondingly the volume of research into …

There is increasing recognition of the contribution of middle leadership to the improvement
of learning outcomes of diverse groups of learners. Consequently, middle leadership …

Middle leaders are 'recognised as a significant source in ensuring that quality education
reaches out to pupils'(Low and Lim 1997, p. 77) for they are 'the human link between …

In recent times there has been growing interest in the role of middle leaders in schools. As a
term describing roles of special responsibility,'middle leadership'is a recent change from the …