a call for courage, commitment and collaboration Duignan, Patrick creator author. text bibliography enk 2020 2020 monographic eng 1 online resource (192 pages) ; cm Schools and school systems are increasingly impacted by global disruptions and rapid changes that create unprecedented challenges and opportunities for their leaders and educators. School leaders need to prepare students for faster changes than ever before, to learn for jobs that have not yet been created and use pedagogically-informed technologies to transform the ways in which teachers, students. and parents relate and collaborate. Current and future technological transformations provide opportunities for transformative change through the potential for connectivity and networking for educators locally, nationally and internationally. This book provides an analysis of the impact of disruptive environments on education. It closely examines and synthesizes international literature on how educational systems in a number of countries are successfully transforming educational delivery processes to better prepare students for an increasingly disrupted world. This invaluable text will prove indispensable for educational professionals and researchers engaged in informing and transforming policy making, leadership training and development, and quality learning and pedagogy in schools. Chapter 1: Disruptive environments: leadership challenges and opportunities -- Chapter 2: Disruptive environments impact people's lives and works -- Chapter 3: Traditional leadership approaches can be a liability in times of disruption. -- Chapter 4: Societal support for ethical, moral and authentic leadership -- Chapter 5: Successful Leadership within Technologically Smart Environments -- Chapter 6: Schools as vital communities of learning -- Chapter 7: Shaping the future of education -- Chapter 8: Re-energising education: re-energising teachers' professional judgements -- Chapter 9: Lessons from successful international educational transformations -- Chapter 10: Preparing today's students for tomorrow's world -- Chapter 11: Navigating the future of learning: the role of smart technologies -- Chapter 12: Transforming education and schooling: where to from here? authored by Patrick Duignan (Professor Emeritus, Australian Catholic University, Australia). Includes index. Includes bibliographical references. Educational leadership Educational change Education Leadership Organization & management of education LB2806 .D86 2020 37.07 9781839098529 9781839098505 https://doi.org/10.1108/9781839098505 https://doi.org/10.1108/9781839098505 UtOrBLW 200416 20251029120122.0 9781839098529 eng