Paradox and the School Leader: The Struggle for the Soul of the Principal in Neoliberal Times (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9789811530852)

Dr Chris Dolan has significant experience as a teacher, principal and system leader, having worked in a wide variety of roles and educational settings during a long and successful career with the South Australian Department for Education. With an ongoing interest in school leadership and a broad professional network, he moved into consultancy work from 2013-2016, with an emphasis on improving curriculum and instructional leadership by providing professional learning for leaders and supporting a range of regional and whole-of-school processes and strategies. He has recently completed a PhD at the University of South Australia, with research focused on the constitutive forces that are shaping school principals in the current policy environment.