This book addresses the critical need for sustainable, effective leadership support in Catholic education through the practice of accompaniment. It presents a research-informed framework of four key capabilities: Presence, Relationships, Awareness, and Contemplation (PRAC), that support leaders' wellbeing and effectiveness while enhancing their capacity to advance mission in Catholic schools. Drawing from empirical research on educational leadership and integrating Catholic theological perspectives, the book provides a developmental pathway for both leaders and those who accompany them in their professional journey.
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1. Sharing the journey to wholeness and connection.
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Presence and Its Practices.
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3. Relationship and Its Practices.-
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4. Awareness and Its Practices.
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5. Contemplation and Its
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6. The Accompanied Life.
Professor William (Bill) Sultmann is a Teacher, Psychologist, Theologian, and Administrator with executive and governance roles in education, health, and welfare sectors across 40 years. His qualifications span the arts, education, psychology, and leadership, with research doctorates in educational psychology and pastoral theology. His current position is Professor, with responsibilities as Deputy Dean, La Salle Academy within the Faculty of Theology and Philosophy in Australian Catholic University (ACU). His continuing interests are with research and teaching in Catholic school mission, leadership, formation, and religious education alongside governance in not-for-profit boards, nationally and internationally.
Associate Professor Janeen Lamb, Ph.D., is Researcher in La Salle Academy at the Australian Catholic University (ACU). She has expertise in educational leadership, curriculum and pedagogy, statistical applications, and research methods. Her professional experience and expertise have been evidenced in her position as Director, Higher Degree Research in Education, and in instructional leadership in teaching doctoral courses. Her work on leadership and the development of leaders within faith-based cultures has been across several national projects as well as provincial research in support of specific Arch/Dioceses.
Professor Brother David Hall FMS is Foundation Dean of the La Salle Academy at the Australian Catholic University (ACU). David came to this position after thirty years in Catholic education, where he held positions as Teacher, Head of mission and religious education, Principal, and Systems Administrator. In addition to his duties as Dean of La Salle Academy, he teaches in Masters of Educational Leadership and is involved in the governance of Australian Catholic schools. Among his range of international engagements, David designed and led a Catholic school leaders program across 22 countries in Africa.
