Promoting Equity in Schools: Collaboration, Inquiry and Ethical Leadership - Paperback

by Jess Harris (Author), Suzanne Carrington (Author), Mel Ainscow (Author)

This book explores how evidence from different perspectives can act as a catalyst for change that promotes learning and equity in schools. Drawing on action research carried out within schools in Queensland, Australia, where equity is a long-standing and seemingly intractable challenge, it illustrates how evidence from multiple perspectives can be used to reform existing practices and develop new approaches. Building on ideas from international research evidence, this book highlights how school systems throughout the developed world can harness untapped potential to break the link between disadvantage and educational failure.

Author Biography

Jess Harris is Senior Lecturer at the University of Newcastle. Her research interests include school change, educational leadership, teacher learning, and the study of talk and social interaction using Ethnomethodology and Conversation Analysis.

Suzanne Carrington is a Professor and Assistant Dean (Research) in the Faculty of Education, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Australia. Suzanne's areas of expertise are in inclusive education, disability and teacher preparation for inclusive schools. She has engaged in research to inform policy and practice in Australian and international education contexts, more recently extending this research to the South Pacific and Asia.

Mel Ainscow is Professor Emeritus of Education at the University of Manchester. Currently he leads Schools Challenge Cymru in Wales. He is a long-term consultant to UNESCO, working on international efforts to promote equity and inclusion globally. In the Queen's 2012 New Year honours list he was made a CBE for services to education.