Educational Leadership Academic Group

Commentary: Reflections and possibilities for school-university partnerships

David Gurr

Journal article  |  2026  |  Journal of Educational Administration

Attracting and Retaining Teachers in Rural Australia: How Principals Respond to Teacher Shortages

D Acquaro, L Baxter, S Murphy, K Murphy

Journal article  |  2026  |  Education Sciences

Open access

Persistent teacher shortages in rural schools continue to challenge the provision of equitable, high-quality education. While rese..

What factors mediate the relationship between leadership for learning and teacher professional development? Evidence from meta-analytic structural equation modelling

T Karakose, D Gurr, T Tülübaş, S Kanadlı

Journal article  |  2026  |  Educational Management Administration and Leadership

Open access

Leadership and teacher professional development are two of the most significant factors influencing student outcomes. This study a..

Impact of context-tailored rural teaching placements on preservice teachers’ commitment to teach in a rural area

S Murphy, L Baxter, K Murphy, D Acquaro

Journal article  |  2026  |  Australian Educational Researcher

Open access

A common strategy for jurisdictions confronting teacher shortages in rural schools is to support programs that encourage preservic..

An accidental guru: The making of an education warrior

P Sahlberg

Journal article  |  2026  |  International Journal of Educational Development

Open access

This reflective essay traces the author’s journey from a village school in northern Finland to international roles in educational ..

‘We Love Nature and Nature Loves Us’: Children’s Observations on their Relationship with the More-than-Human World

A Harper, T Gray, P Sahlberg

Journal article  |  2026  |  International Journal of Early Childhood

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Nature play is gaining momentum in primary schools. However, few studies have actively incorporated children’s voices. Even rarer ..

Educational Leaders Making Sense of and Leading Through Turbulent Times

D Gurr, C Hudson, N Jarni

Journal article  |  2026  |  Education Sciences

Open access

This essay describes a leadership domains and capabilities framework and a futures thinking framework that educational leaders can..

Evolving equity for better and fairer education systems

Caitlin Senior

Thesis / Dissertation  |  2026

Open access

Over the past three decades, education systems worldwide have increasingly positioned equity as a central policy objective, yet ed..

Equity in practice: school leaders’ perspectives in Scotland and South Australia

C Senior, P Sahlberg, GC Savage

Journal article  |  2026  |  School Leadership and Management

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Education systems worldwide position equity as a central policy objective, yet its advancement depends heavily on school-level int..

The role of middle leaders in shaping effective professional learning and development in curriculum departments in secondary schools

C Highfield, R Woods, P Thompson

Journal article  |  2026  |  Professional Development in Education

This paper describes the agentic leadership of professional learning and development described by curriculum middle leaders in sec..