... of this licence may be seen at http://creativecommons.org/licences/by/4.0/legalcode Successful schools Rural schools School development School leadership Educational leadership Successful leadership Striving to help each student achieve as much as possible is the ultimate objective of public...

... are elaborated as “dialogic,” “directive” and “defensive” in nature. Originality/value The study reveals senior educators’ interpretations of governance as multifaceted, and argues that these complex modes of deliberation need to be taken into account to better understand how school development is understood...

... development Top-down and bottom-up implementation strategy Curriculum reform is a central tool for school development (Vitikka et al., 2012). However, reforming the curriculum does not automatically result in sustainable changes in the everyday practices of schools (Fullan and Miles, 1992...