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Revitalizing School Leadership in New South Wales
In this article, the authors share how they began using the Spirals of Inquiry in their leadership practice as Schools Principals to improve outcomes for learners. The impacts have rippled far beyond their schools in some surprising and far reaching ways to connect hundreds of school leaders in this transformative work. Read More
Spirals of Inquiry: Bringing Meaning to Work in Swedish Schools and Municipalities
See how a Swedish Network grew from a two day learning session about the Spirals of Inquiry which the authors of this paper see as a systematic mental model for disciplined collaboration and encourages the professional mindset and language necessary to bring about positive change throughout our school system at all levels. Read More
Developing a District Learning Organization
The importance of symmetry and emergence is increasingly evident in the Richmond School District as school leaders work with teachers to develop their plan for enhancing student learning using the Spiral of Inquiry as a theory of action. In this article, Lynn Archer takes us through what this complex work looks like and what it requires to thrive. Read More
School Networks for School Transformation in Catalonia
In a system marred by political instability, a small number of leaders created a network of schools in Catalonia and transform how teachers engage with their own learning. The impact? System-wide transformation has begun. Read how Begonya and her colleagues have used metaphor and relationships to begin to shift a system towards a focus on students. Read More
Six ways to Support the Implementation of the Spiral of Inquiry: Lessons from New Zealand
In this article, Rebbecca Sweeney shares the professional learning approach and related tools and resources she uses to support schools to re-design Teaching as Inquiry using the Spiral of Inquiry, an approach that avoids the numerous pitfalls collaborative inquiry can present. Read More
Empowering schools in England to change outcomes for learners
It is not always easy. But it is work that matters. And, as the stories in this paper highlight, the reasons why Spirals is so effective in changing outcomes for learners in England is that the process goes far beyond surface level inquiry and interventions. Read More

In British Columbia and the Yukon, transformative educational leaders do this work in classrooms, boardrooms, community forums, out on the land and across agencies. Perhaps most importantly, they do this together across roles. In this journal, transformative educational leaders share how using research in practice impacts learners.

All Transformative Educational Leadership Journal issues will feature contributions that address these goals – explicitly or implicitly:

Share stories of transformative educational practice within BC and the Yukon
Positively influence discourse amongst practitioners and scholars
Support and provoke educational transformation in the service of every student in BC and the Yukon walking the stage with dignity, purpose, options and curiosity

If you would like to get in touch with the Editorial Board, please write to tel.journal@ubc.ca.

Gratitude

We wish to thank the University of British Columbia’s Faculty of Education for the seed funding to launch this Journal.