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Formation for Leadership in Catholic Schools

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In a changing cultural context where modes of religious affiliation are increasingly diversified, the challenge to preserve and nurture distinctively Catholic schools is ever present. The role of school-based leaders in nurturing and sustaining this identity is critical. Future leaders will need to rediscover the vision that animates Catholic education and create and steward organisational cultures that are responsive to a call to service and to provide academic excellence. The approach to leadership formation in one particular context is given in this chapter as a departure point for further discussion on how best to form leaders in cultural contest, where the place and value of religious institutions are questioned. Several key documents and processes are highlighted as these give one framework for leadership formation in Catholic schools.

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Avenell, K. (2022). Formation for Leadership in Catholic Schools. In: Franchi, L., Rymarz, R. (eds) Formation of Teachers for Catholic Schools. Catholic Education Globally: Challenges and Opportunities, vol 1. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-4727-8_7

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