Changing schools in changing times

Stabilising and sustaining whole school change in communities experiencing adverse conditions

Changing schools in changing times was a major three year research project to support schools serving high concentrations of students from low socio-economic status backgrounds. The project was funded by an Australian Research Council Linkage Grant, in partnership with the NSW Department of Education and Training, Griffith University, Queensland and the University of Technology, Sydney. Over 2005-2007 the research team worked with teachers and principals in four secondary Priority Schools to promote student learning throughout their schools.

Read the Project overview.

Read the paper - Telling stories: Sustaining improvement in schools operating under adverse conditions by Debra Hayes, Associate Professor, Griffith University, Queensland.

An earlier version of this paper was presented at the Australian Association for Research in Education Annual Conference, University of Western Sydney, 27th November - 1st December, 2005 within the symposium Changing Schools in Changing Times: the first year.

Read the Report on Field work 2006.

Read the paper presented by Deb Hayes as a Keynote Address at the Priority Actions Schools Program (PASP) conference in November 2006.