Alma Harris on education leadership, networks and policy

Deborah Netolicky talks with Professor Alma Harris about leadership, networks, the teaching profession, and education policy. Alma is a Professor Emeritus at Swansea University, specialising in Education Policy and School Improvement. She has held Professorial posts at the University of Warwick, University College London, the University of Malaya, and the University of Bath. In 2009-2012, she was appointed to the Welsh Government as a senior policy adviser to assist with the process of system-wide reform. Since 2009, she has worked for the World Bank contributing to development and research programs aimed at supporting schools in challenging contexts in Russia. She is a Visiting Professor at the Moscow Higher School of Economics and the University of Southampton, and Past President of the International Congress for School Effectiveness and School Improvement. She is currently an international adviser to the First Minister of Scotland. Want to know more? - Alma’s Google Scholar profile: https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=aJMrEK0AAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao - School Leadership & Management journal: https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/cslm20 Join the conversation on social media. - Alma: @AlmaHarris1 on Twitter. - Deb: @debsnet on Twitter and @theeeduflaneuse on Instagram. - The Edu Salon: @theedusalon on Twitter and Instagram.