Here are the co-author Principal Wendy Cave, Dep-Principal Sophie Bissell, and me, talking with South Aussie Principal, Adam Wilson about the Research. It’s a snappy summary and Adam has been an enthusiastic and discerning peer throughout the research. Love his work 😉
“Check out this episode where Mel Edwards, Wendy Cave and Sophie Bissell speak to Adam regarding a fantastic research paper that breaks up the role of a Primary Principal into 3 manageable chunks. The paper is called “Supporting Primary School Principals to Manage complexity in Contemporary Education Settings”
Highlights:
- 3.00mins Wendy talks about where the research came from, and how service design played a role in her Principalship.
- 5.30mins – Sophie talks about the participants involved in the research
- 7.33-16.33mins – I talk about the 3 findings and Adam shares his experiences, in particular with role of organisational management and what it’s really like being a contemporary principal.
- 16.33-18.58mins – I share my surprises as an industry outsider.
- 18.58mins – Adam shares how he’s used the paper in mentoring aspiring and new principals, and how he can see the research insights being applied wider.
- 20.40mins – Wendy shares what’s next.
Previous Posts on The Topic
- ”The best ideas emerge when very different perspectives meet.” – Applying a service lens to Primary School Principals in Australia and NZ – 30 March 23
- “We know it’s complex, but I haven’t read something that describes the complexity in such detail” The value of Service Design Research – 12 April 23
- Invited to share the research at the International Confederation of Principals Emerging Leaders Conference – 15 May 23