Venesser Fernandes

Venesser Fernandes is an internationally recognised expert in research on educational leadership studies, especially in the areas of Continuous Improvement Systems, Data-Improved Decision-making Processes, Evidence-based Educational Improvement Systems, Equitable School Systems and Educational Policy Analysis and Development. She teaches Masters courses in Education and Educational Leadership at Monash University. She is an international consultant on school effectiveness and improvement working with system leaders, school leaders and teachers on sustaining and improving educational quality.

Publications

Transforming School Organisational Culture Through a Contextually Relevant Change Leadership Approach Within a Pakistani Urban Private School
Transforming School Organisational Culture Through a Contextually Relevant Change Leadership Approach Within a Pakistani Urban Private School
Venesser Fernandes. © 2024. 25 pages.
This chapter focuses on the transformative journey of a K-12 Pakistani urban private school in moving from autocratic-charismatic leadership practices to distributed-strategic...
Making Sense of Data-Informed Decision Making in Educational Contexts
Making Sense of Data-Informed Decision Making in Educational Contexts
Venesser Fernandes. © 2021. 19 pages.
Educational change is a constant reality that is faced by school leaders today. These leaders are held more accountable than ever before for decisions being made. This chapter...
The Case for Effectively Using Existing Business Improvement Models in Australian Schools
The Case for Effectively Using Existing Business Improvement Models in Australian Schools
Venesser Fernandes. © 2021. 28 pages.
There is a significant lack of documented research on Australian school improvement that is contextualized within business improvement model settings. This is the case even...
Investigating the Role of Data-Driven Decision-Making Within School Improvement Processes
Investigating the Role of Data-Driven Decision-Making Within School Improvement Processes
Venesser Fernandes. © 2021. 19 pages.
This chapter provides a detailed literature review exploring the importance of data-driven decision-making processes in current Australian school improvement processes within a...
Investigating the Role of Data-Driven Decision-Making Within School Improvement Processes
Investigating the Role of Data-Driven Decision-Making Within School Improvement Processes
Venesser Fernandes. © 2019. 19 pages.
This chapter provides a detailed literature review exploring the importance of data-driven decision-making processes in current Australian school improvement processes within a...
The Case for Effectively Using Existing Business Improvement Models in Australian Schools
The Case for Effectively Using Existing Business Improvement Models in Australian Schools
Venesser Fernandes. © 2019. 28 pages.
There is a significant lack of documented research on Australian school improvement that is contextualized within business improvement model settings. This is the case even...
Reframing Continuous School Improvement in Australian Schools
Reframing Continuous School Improvement in Australian Schools
Venesser Fernandes. © 2016. 27 pages.
There is a significant lack of documented research on Australian school improvement contextualised within business improvement model settings. This is the case, even though...