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Principal Leadership for Parent Engagement in Disadvantaged Schools

Part of the SpringerBriefs in Education Book Series

DOI: 10.1007/978-981-16-1264-0

ISBN: 978-981-16-1263-3

Publisher: Springer Singapore - Springer Journals

Apr 24, 2021

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Chapter 1Parent Engagement—The Imperative!

Willis, Linda-Dianne; Povey, Jenny; Hodges, Julie; Carroll, Annemaree

Pages: 1 –11

[This chapter describes the international and Australian contexts for the Principal Leadership for Parent Engagement research featured in this book. We shine a light on the imperative of parent engagement and define the key terms: “parent”, “wellbeing”, and “parent engagement”. Next we introduce...
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Chapter 2Reviewing the Literature on Principal Leadership for Parent Engagement

Willis, Linda-Dianne; Povey, Jenny; Hodges, Julie; Carroll, Annemaree

Pages: 13 –23

[In this chapter, we identify four different studies from the international literature which provide examples of principal leadership for parent engagement. Our analysis of these investigations provides a basis for the findings and discussion of our research in the Principal Leadership for Parent...
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Chapter 3Describing the Research Design and Methods and Introducing the School Sites and Principal Participants

Willis, Linda-Dianne; Povey, Jenny; Hodges, Julie; Carroll, Annemaree

Pages: 25 –43

[In this chapter, we describe the research design and methods used in the Principal Leadership for Parent Engagement project. We initially set the scene for our research by providing contextual information about the state of Queensland in Australia where the project took place. This is followed...
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Chapter 4Presenting Key Player Findings

Willis, Linda-Dianne; Povey, Jenny; Hodges, Julie; Carroll, Annemaree

Pages: 45 –54

[This chapter presents research findings on key players from the Principal Leadership for Parent Engagement project. Key players is an umbrella term that we use to refer to three of Schwab’s (1973) dimensions and/or milieus—students, parents, and teachers—which comprise his notion of commonplaces...
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Chapter 5Presenting School Learning Findings

Willis, Linda-Dianne; Povey, Jenny; Hodges, Julie; Carroll, Annemaree

Pages: 55 –65

[This chapter presents research findings on school learning arising from the Principal Leadership for Parent Engagement project. School learning encompasses Schwab’s (1973) dimensions/milieus of classrooms and curriculum (subject matter) as well as the additional commonplace of digital...
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Chapter 6Presenting School Culture Findings

Willis, Linda-Dianne; Povey, Jenny; Hodges, Julie; Carroll, Annemaree

Pages: 67 –78

[This third and final findings and discussion chapter presents aspects of school culture in the Principal Leadership for Parent Engagement project. In Chap. 2 we described a positive school culture for parent engagement as focusing on those practices by schools/principals which encourage parents...
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Chapter 7Responding to the Provocation: What Gives Some Principals the Edge on Parent Engagement?

Willis, Linda-Dianne; Povey, Jenny; Hodges, Julie; Carroll, Annemaree

Pages: 79 –88

[In this final chapter, we speak back to the original provocation for the Principal Leadership for Parent Engagement project—What gives some principals the edge on parent engagement? Our response draws final conclusions, describes contributions, and explores possible implications for practice and...

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