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Outcome 3:

Agency Project

Each Learning Alliance will complete a school-driven inquiry which aims to
‘make a positive difference’ in the school. This is called the Agency Project
and will be the key outcome of Links. it should target an area which is
relevant to leading and student learning.

successful leaders are regular and active inquirers - curiosity is an integral
component of their leadership. inquiry implies a ‘need to know’. it is not so
much seeking the right answer - because often there is no such thing - but rather
seeking appropriate resolutions to questions and issues about how to improve
school performance and student outcomes.

The focus of the inquiry will be negotiated with the principal and or the Links liaison.
Alliances will regularly update the principal on their progress. it will be built upon
a real issue / problem / intervention confronting the school. The importance
of the project must be justified and defended by each Alliance in terms of its
potential to make a noticeable difference.

inquiry as a process of leadership:

> is evidence-based – is grounded in data and information

> is collaborative – works with and through others

> is creative – seeks new and innovative solutions

> is about questioning – values, structures, traditions, purposes and vision

> is real - grounded in school context and actual experience

Through the inquiry process leaders construct much of their understanding of
‘what works’ in schools. Equally, through dealing with different facets of an
inquiry, they can often arrive at constructive and creative solutions.

more information will be provided in a separate booklet. You can find
previous Agency Projects at

www.ied.edu.hk/apclc/links/agency_inquiry_project.html

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