Fua, Seu'ula J. and Sanga, Kabini and Fa'avae, David and Reynolds, Martyn and Robyns, Richard and Jim, Danny (2021) Appreciating Pacific understandings of school leadership. [Professional and Technical Reports]
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Abstract
This report is a summary of the DLP webinar ‘Appreciating Pacific understandings of school leadership’ that took place on 28 October 2021. There were four key takeaways from the discussion.
In the Pacific Islands, getting to grips with the ‘context behind the context’ is paramount. This means understanding the domain of indigenous cultures and kastom, the domain of religion, and the institutional domain.
Not only do these domains need to be understood, but the relationship between them – both in terms of commonalties and differences – needs to be properly appreciated. This requires deep listening to communities and building on local expertise.
Preliminary research findings provide helpful guidance for external actors looking to implement policy or developmental programmes – including how they might acknowledge the importance of flux and the changing demands on leaders.
An approach that privileges indigenous concepts to educational development and leadership will be more likely to succeed.
| Item Type: | Professional and Technical Reports |
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| Subjects: | L Education > L Education (General) |
| Divisions: | School of Pacific Arts, Communication and Education (SPACE) |
| Depositing User: | Tarai Tabore |
| Date Deposited: | 09 May 2022 23:32 |
| Last Modified: | 09 May 2022 23:32 |
| URI: | https://repository.usp.ac.fj/id/eprint/13414 |
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