Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/18996
Title: 'Working from the boot of a red falcon': The impact of major fires in four Australian schools
Contributor(s): Nye, Adele  (author)orcid 
Publication Date: 2016
Open Access: Yes
Handle Link: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/18996
Open Access Link: http://jtlge.curtin.edu.au/index.php/aijre/article/view/184Open Access Link
Abstract: When a major fire occurs in a school, the impact can be felt for years to come. How the school community rebuilds depends on strong leadership and the resilience of the members of that community. This article explores the stories of four Australian schools, two rural NSW schools, Kelso High School and Oxley High School and two urban schools; Lyneham Public School, in Canberra, ACT and St Clair High School in Sydney. The research draws from qualitative interviews with school leaders as well as textual sources such as newspapers, social media and departmental documents. Through a comparative lens, the story of determined principals, teachers, students and parents is revealed. In each case the school emerges from significant misfortune to become a stronger school driven by a shared determination.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Source of Publication: Australian and International Journal of Rural Education, 26(1), p. 83-98
Publisher: Society for the Provision of Education in Rural Australia (SPERA)
Place of Publication: Australia
ISSN: 1839-7387
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: 130106 Secondary Education
130399 Specialist Studies in Education not elsewhere classified
130304 Educational Administration, Management and Leadership
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: 390306 Secondary education
390403 Educational administration, management and leadership
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: 930502 Management of Education and Training Systems
939999 Education and Training not elsewhere classified
9304 School/Institution
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: 160204 Management, resources and leadership
Peer Reviewed: Yes
HERDC Category Description: C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal
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