Dr Sophie Ward's Outputs (3)

Uncovering Policy Response: Primary School Principals in the Netherlands and the Professions in Education Act (2014)
Journal Article
Smit, J., Bagley, C., & Ward, S. (2014). Uncovering Policy Response: Primary School Principals in the Netherlands and the Professions in Education Act. Sodobna pedagogika, 65/131(4), 30-47

Summary: The Netherlands currently has one of the most decentralised education systems in Europe, with a high level of school autonomy and no formal governance levels between the national government and the school. Consequently, school principals hav... Read More about Uncovering Policy Response: Primary School Principals in the Netherlands and the Professions in Education Act.

The role of the Arts in the Society (2014)
Book Chapter
Ward, S. (2015). The role of the Arts in the Society. In M. Fleming, L. Bresler, & J. O'Toole (Eds.), The Routledge International Handbook of Arts and Education (106-121). Routledge

School Leadership for Equity: Lessons from the Literature (2014)
Journal Article
Ward, S., Bagley, C., Lumby, J., Woods, P., Hamilton, T., & Roberts, A. (2015). School Leadership for Equity: Lessons from the Literature. International Journal of Inclusive Education, 19(4), 333-346. https://doi.org/10.1080/13603116.2014.930520

Responding to Thrupp's [2003. “The School Leadership Literature in Managerialist Times: Exploring the Problem of Textual Apologism.” School Leadership & Management: Formerly School Organisation 23 (2): 169] call for writers on school leadership to of... Read More about School Leadership for Equity: Lessons from the Literature.