School middle leadership is a complex and increasingly important school leadership
position, with research showing the significance of middle leadership to school improvement …

Purpose This paper aims to explore developments over the past 25 years in the knowledge
base on instruction-oriented middle leadership in schools. The authors document the trends …

Middle leaders in schools are increasingly recognised as playing pivotal roles in school
improvement. Although some school systems provide formal professional development for …

Based on an overview of the existing literature, this paper aims to provide a holistic and
coherent conceptualisation and understanding of the complexity of educators' professional …

Research has demonstrated that the professional development of staff is prioritised by
effective school leaders. A limited, but growing research base has noted the potential …

This paper describes findings related to the effectiveness of secondary school middle
leaders as a contributor to within-school variation in academic results for students at …

In Australia, there is a national education agenda for school improvement with an increasing
focus on how school leaders can fulfil this agenda. As school principals are arguably faced …

Middle leading refers to those teachers that both teach and have leadership roles, and thus
can bridge the gap between the practices of learning and the managemant of schooling …

Conclusion Middle leaders impact positively on teacher work and student outcomes; they
work to establish the conditions that lead to collective endeavor by teachers to improve …

Purpose The present study aimed to investigate whether the sub-dimensions of
transformational leadership are differently influenced by middle-leaders' personality traits …