ACEL's publication, The Australian Educational Leader, is recognised throughout Australia and in many parts of the world as the practical and research based journal that all educational leaders can use to inform their daily and future professional work. 

Published quarterly since 1979, The Australian Educational Leader is a practical vehicle for the exchange of current educational research, trends and innovations.   It is a valuable resource for accessing leading educational techniques, tools and thinking. AEL is a forum in which school leaders can share their expertise for the collective benefit.

AEL also provides an insight into the directions and achievements of The Australian Council for Educational Leaders. Each issue of AEL features the sections of ‘ACEL Annual Pillars’ which explores at least one of the four themes of each up and coming ACEL Annual Conference, and ‘ACEL in Focus’ which provides an update on current ACEL initiatives and planning.

The journal contains the following sections:

• Editorial

• ACEL in Focus

• Annual Pillars

• Feature Articles

• Research Update

• Keys to Leadership

• Mentoring and Coaching

• Nurturing New Leaders

• Leading with Technology

• Schools and the Law

• Marketing Today’s Schools

• Personal View
  
  
• Of Interest

Our readers are committed and hard working educational leaders who regularly utilise AEL as an invaluable resource for its inspiration and practical guidance. They are responsible for decisions and planning which affect the teaching and learning environments entrusted to them and which in turn influence the lives of current and future generations. AEL is an important link in this educational process and cycle.

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Dubravka Vukic-Presland

Executive Editor

Australian Educational Leader

B.A. Hons. and Dip. Ed. at Sydney University
 

Dubravka has worked in various teaching and leadership roles in schools for more than twenty years.  As an English and History teacher and experienced Faculty Head of English she has continually served the teaching and learning needs of teachers and students.  For the last five years Dubravka has built a new and parallel career in educational and creative consultancy.  She is a published author and creator of educational instructional literature and computer games for two government educational websites.  Dubravka continues to work in a High School where she works directly with school staff and executive on whole school literacy and numeracy programs.  In this role she is responsible for multiple aspects of staff development and resource development.    She is committed to the belief that literacy and numeracy are central life skills for all learners and integral components of all teaching.

Dubravka brings to AEL a passion for the creative process and an understanding of the power of the written word and the visual image.  She recognises the inherent and complex responsibility they posses to inspire, instruct and influence.  Her continued work in education, where her leadership skills and expertise give structure, direction and relevance to educational vision, affords her a unique and grounded perspective.  Above all, Dubravka believes in the collaborative power of the generosity and wisdom of individuals, who share thoughtfully to inspire, instruct and influence.

Catherine Joynes

Publishing Manager

Australian Educational Leader

Dip.Teach (Technical)

Bachelor of Education

Graduate Certificate in VET (Communication)

Diploma in Assessment and Training

Catherine has been involved in the TAFE training sector in the area of Business Administration and Information Technology for over 30 years fulfilling a variety of roles – teacher, Acting Head Teacher, Acting Head of Studies (Educational Programs) and Curriculum Studies lecturer at UTS.   Her teaching years have encompassed the breadth of change from the era of manual typewriters through to the transitions of the varied technologies of today.  ‘Change’ has been and is, a constant in her working life.  As part of her continued TAFE work, Catherine has been responsible for producing, as well as providing training, in a variety of business publications related to the TAFE sector.

Catherine believes that the core beliefs and values of education and teaching include what you believe about the nature of learners, the role of teachers and what is worth knowing.  For Catherine the essence of a quality educational learning experience rests on the quality of the relationship, its interactions and the type of learning environment created.  In her new role as Publishing Manager for AEL Catherine continues her commitment to providing quality education that is relevant and accessible.