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Case Study: Promoting Indigenous School Leadership And Governance. Yirrkala School, Yirrkala Homelands School And Yambirrpa School Council East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory., Kathryn Moyle, Kevin P. Gillan Sep 2013

Case Study: Promoting Indigenous School Leadership And Governance. Yirrkala School, Yirrkala Homelands School And Yambirrpa School Council East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory., Kathryn Moyle, Kevin P. Gillan

Professor Kathryn Moyle (consultant)

Three schools provide education to the Clan groups that comprise the Yolnu cultural groups of the Layanhpuy region. This case study provides an overview of community demographics, language and culture, including bilingual education, school leadership and governance and community leadership. Professional learning strategies inlude working collaboratively with Senior Cultural Advisers. This case study funded through the More Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Teachers' Initiative (MATSITI) was developed from a review of documents prepared by the school, inclding the Annual Operational Plan, a review of literature, and structured conversations held with the principals of the schools.

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West Arnhem College – Gunbalanya School, West Arnhem Land, Northern Territory: Case Study – Co-Principalship, A Model For Indigenous Leadership And Governance., Kathryn Moyle, Kevin P. Gillan Sep 2013

West Arnhem College – Gunbalanya School, West Arnhem Land, Northern Territory: Case Study – Co-Principalship, A Model For Indigenous Leadership And Governance., Kathryn Moyle, Kevin P. Gillan

Professor Kathryn Moyle (consultant)

West Arnhem College - Gunbalanya School is a remote Aboriginal school located 320 kilometres east of Darwin NT. This case study has been developed from a review of documents prepared by the School including the Annual Operational Plan, a review of literature, and structured conversations held with the two principals of the School and the Director of School Performance. Gunbalanya School uses a co-principal model, which means an Indigenous school principal works collaboratively with a non-Indigenous school principal. The co-principalship model operates on the basis of equal and reciprocal relationships between the two principals. Initiatives at Gunbalanya School aimed at …

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Governance In Nigerian Universities: The Position Of The University Internal Auditor, Professor Ben C Osisioma Nov 2012

Governance In Nigerian Universities: The Position Of The University Internal Auditor, Professor Ben C Osisioma

Prof Ben Chuka Osisioma

The University system is committed to the principles of good governance which ensure that the Institution is ‚fit for its purpose‛ as an organization put in place for teaching, research and consultancy and professional services to the community. The principles demand a response to the challenge of operational dexterity, technical ingenuity, strategic relevance, African persona and political deftness as part of the task of modernization of the governance of higher education. The task of the Internal Auditor is five-fold – to provide transparency and act as an advisory body to senior management, to identify underperforming areas and opportunities for improvement …

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