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At BTI, you will learn from staff who are experienced teachers and educators, researchers, practitioners, health workers and graduates themselves. Many have worked in private practice, for public institutions and for universities in Aotearoa New Zealand and overseas.
Biography
Howard rejoined BTI in 2024 as a part-time staff member after initially working at BTI as an educator in the early 2000s. In the 20 years since that time, Howard has worked in postgraduate teaching and research supervision, focusing on leadership in education, employed at both Unitec Institute of Technology and then Auckland University of Technology (AUT). As part of his AUT role he also was involved in international development and relations with a focus on ASEAN nations. He continues to facilitate leadership development workshops, has published numerous articles on leadership and was one of the editors for the Handbook of Leadership in Education, published by Edward Elgar in 2023.
Research
Youngs, H. & Ogram, M. (2024). Multi-level leadership development using co-constructed spaces with schools: A ten-year journey. Education Sciences, 14(6), 599. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci14060599
Roberts, A., Tian, M., Woods, P., & Youngs, H. (2023). Conceptual issues concerning leadership in education. In P. Woods, A. Roberts, M. Tian, & H. Youngs (Eds.), Handbook on leadership in education (pp.13-15). Edward Elgar Publishing.
Tian, M., Roberts, A., Woods, P., & Youngs, H. (2023). Social justice and leadership in education. In P. Woods, A. Roberts, M. Tian, & H. Youngs (Eds.), Handbook on leadership in education (pp.186-189). Edward Elgar Publishing.
Woods, P., Roberts, A., Tian, M., & Youngs, H. (Eds.) (2023). Handbook on leadership in education. Edward Elgar Publishing.
Woods, P., Roberts, A., Tian, M., & Youngs, H. (2023). Introduction: Leadership in education – An inherently fractured field? In P. Woods, A. Roberts, M. Tian, & H. Youngs (Eds.), Handbook on leadership in education (pp.1-12). Edward Elgar Publishing.
Youngs, H., Roberts, A., Tian, M., & Woods, P. (2023). Disrupted leadership. In P. Woods, A. Roberts, M. Tian, & H. Youngs (Eds.), Handbook on leadership in education (pp.517-535). Edward Elgar Publishing.
Youngs, H., Roberts, A., Tian, M., & Woods, P. (2023). Researching and developing leadership in education. In P. Woods, A. Roberts, M. Tian, & H. Youngs (Eds.), Handbook on leadership in education (pp.375-378). Edward Elgar Publishing.
Dibben, M. & Youngs, H. (2022). New Zealand cases of collaboration within and between schools: The coexistence of cohesion and regulation. In P. Armstrong, C. Brown, & C. Azorín (Eds.), School to school collaboration (pp.11-25). Emerald Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-80043-668-820221002
Youngs, H. (2022). Variegated perspectives within distributed leadership: A mix(up) of ontologies and positions in construct development. In F. W. English (Ed.), The Palgrave handbook of educational leadership and management discourse. Palgrave.
Youngs, H. (2022). Inclusive leadership and inclusive education require courage. Pedagogical Dialogue, 40(2), 17-21.
Youngs, H. (2021). Justice for leadership: (Re)versing the lyrics of ‘leadership for’ in education. ACCESS: Contemporary Issues in Education, 41(2). https://doi.org/10.46786/ac21.5633
Youngs, H. (2021). Great education reformers who changed the views of generations: Values and pioneers. Pedagogical Dialogue, 36(2), 24-27.
Youngs, H. (2021). Educational leadership: “Learning for all”. Pedagogical Dialogue, 40(2), 17-21.
Youngs, H., & Evans, L. (2021). Distributed leadership. In S. J. Courtney, H. M. Gunter, R. Niesche, & T. Trujillo (Eds.), Understanding educational leadership: Critical perspectives and approaches (pp. 203-219). Bloomsbury.
Research Projects
Conference Presentations
Youngs, H. (2023, July 17). Going beyond innovation and resilience: Re-charting education and leadership in post-pandemic times of opportunity and emerging complex issues [Keynote address and paper]. 10th International Conference on Education, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand.
Youngs, H. (2022, May). Alignment, flexibility, and equity – Inclusive system leadership and local leadership practices: New Zealand and Southeast Asian perspectives [Associate Member Country (New Zealand) Keynote address]. South-East Asian Ministers of Education Organisation (SEAMEO), Online.
Youngs, H. (2021, November 12). Serving for the greater good: Enhancing the mix of pioneering, well-being, and learning for all [Invited speaker address]. XII Research-to-Practice Conference, Kazakhstan. Online.
Youngs, H. (2021, November 4). Reinventing leadership processes in the new era of (post)pandemic challenges [Keynote panellist]. 2021 Silpakorn International Conference on Total Art and Science, Thailand.
Youngs, H. (2021, October18). Social and emotional leadership for today and the future (a New Zealand lens): Care, learning, well-being, and digital technology (ทอเส้นด้ายเข้าด้วยกัน) [paper presentation] Education New Zealand (Thailand) presenter for the EDUCA 2021 Online Festival – Social Emotional Learning.
Youngs, H. (2021, July 30). The importance of engagement, transparency, and critical thinking in unknown times: Leadership practices for journeying through paradox and crisis [Paper presentation]. 2021 International Conference – Global Leadership and Management in Higher Education – Innovations and Best Practices, SEAMEO Retrac and BC Council for International Education, Vietnam.
At BTI, you will learn from staff who are experienced teachers and educators, researchers, practitioners, health workers and graduates themselves. Many have worked in private practice, for public institutions and for universities in Aotearoa New Zealand and overseas.
Biography
Howard rejoined BTI in 2024 as a part-time staff member after initially working at BTI as an educator in the early 2000s. In the 20 years since that time, Howard has worked in postgraduate teaching and research supervision, focusing on leadership in education, employed at both Unitec Institute of Technology and then Auckland University of Technology (AUT). As part of his AUT role he also was involved in international development and relations with a focus on ASEAN nations. He continues to facilitate leadership development workshops, has published numerous articles on leadership and was one of the editors for the Handbook of Leadership in Education, published by Edward Elgar in 2023.
Research
Youngs, H. & Ogram, M. (2024). Multi-level leadership development using co-constructed spaces with schools: A ten-year journey. Education Sciences, 14(6), 599. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci14060599
Roberts, A., Tian, M., Woods, P., & Youngs, H. (2023). Conceptual issues concerning leadership in education. In P. Woods, A. Roberts, M. Tian, & H. Youngs (Eds.), Handbook on leadership in education (pp.13-15). Edward Elgar Publishing.
Tian, M., Roberts, A., Woods, P., & Youngs, H. (2023). Social justice and leadership in education. In P. Woods, A. Roberts, M. Tian, & H. Youngs (Eds.), Handbook on leadership in education (pp.186-189). Edward Elgar Publishing.
Woods, P., Roberts, A., Tian, M., & Youngs, H. (Eds.) (2023). Handbook on leadership in education. Edward Elgar Publishing.
Woods, P., Roberts, A., Tian, M., & Youngs, H. (2023). Introduction: Leadership in education – An inherently fractured field? In P. Woods, A. Roberts, M. Tian, & H. Youngs (Eds.), Handbook on leadership in education (pp.1-12). Edward Elgar Publishing.
Youngs, H., Roberts, A., Tian, M., & Woods, P. (2023). Disrupted leadership. In P. Woods, A. Roberts, M. Tian, & H. Youngs (Eds.), Handbook on leadership in education (pp.517-535). Edward Elgar Publishing.
Youngs, H., Roberts, A., Tian, M., & Woods, P. (2023). Researching and developing leadership in education. In P. Woods, A. Roberts, M. Tian, & H. Youngs (Eds.), Handbook on leadership in education (pp.375-378). Edward Elgar Publishing.
Dibben, M. & Youngs, H. (2022). New Zealand cases of collaboration within and between schools: The coexistence of cohesion and regulation. In P. Armstrong, C. Brown, & C. Azorín (Eds.), School to school collaboration (pp.11-25). Emerald Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-80043-668-820221002
Youngs, H. (2022). Variegated perspectives within distributed leadership: A mix(up) of ontologies and positions in construct development. In F. W. English (Ed.), The Palgrave handbook of educational leadership and management discourse. Palgrave.
Youngs, H. (2022). Inclusive leadership and inclusive education require courage. Pedagogical Dialogue, 40(2), 17-21.
Youngs, H. (2021). Justice for leadership: (Re)versing the lyrics of ‘leadership for’ in education. ACCESS: Contemporary Issues in Education, 41(2). https://doi.org/10.46786/ac21.5633
Youngs, H. (2021). Great education reformers who changed the views of generations: Values and pioneers. Pedagogical Dialogue, 36(2), 24-27.
Youngs, H. (2021). Educational leadership: “Learning for all”. Pedagogical Dialogue, 40(2), 17-21.
Youngs, H., & Evans, L. (2021). Distributed leadership. In S. J. Courtney, H. M. Gunter, R. Niesche, & T. Trujillo (Eds.), Understanding educational leadership: Critical perspectives and approaches (pp. 203-219). Bloomsbury.
Research Projects
Conference Presentations
Youngs, H. (2023, July 17). Going beyond innovation and resilience: Re-charting education and leadership in post-pandemic times of opportunity and emerging complex issues [Keynote address and paper]. 10th International Conference on Education, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand.
Youngs, H. (2022, May). Alignment, flexibility, and equity – Inclusive system leadership and local leadership practices: New Zealand and Southeast Asian perspectives [Associate Member Country (New Zealand) Keynote address]. South-East Asian Ministers of Education Organisation (SEAMEO), Online.
Youngs, H. (2021, November 12). Serving for the greater good: Enhancing the mix of pioneering, well-being, and learning for all [Invited speaker address]. XII Research-to-Practice Conference, Kazakhstan. Online.
Youngs, H. (2021, November 4). Reinventing leadership processes in the new era of (post)pandemic challenges [Keynote panellist]. 2021 Silpakorn International Conference on Total Art and Science, Thailand.
Youngs, H. (2021, October18). Social and emotional leadership for today and the future (a New Zealand lens): Care, learning, well-being, and digital technology (ทอเส้นด้ายเข้าด้วยกัน) [paper presentation] Education New Zealand (Thailand) presenter for the EDUCA 2021 Online Festival – Social Emotional Learning.
Youngs, H. (2021, July 30). The importance of engagement, transparency, and critical thinking in unknown times: Leadership practices for journeying through paradox and crisis [Paper presentation]. 2021 International Conference – Global Leadership and Management in Higher Education – Innovations and Best Practices, SEAMEO Retrac and BC Council for International Education, Vietnam.
Howard rejoined BTI in 2024 as a part-time staff member after initially working at BTI as an educator in the early 2000s. In the 20 years since that time, Howard has worked in postgraduate teaching and research supervision, focusing on leadership in education, employed at both Unitec Institute of Technology and then Auckland University of Technology (AUT). As part of his AUT role he also was involved in international development and relations with a focus on ASEAN nations. He continues to facilitate leadership development workshops, has published numerous articles on leadership and was one of the editors for the Handbook of Leadership in Education, published by Edward Elgar in 2023.
Youngs, H. & Ogram, M. (2024). Multi-level leadership development using co-constructed spaces with schools: A ten-year journey. Education Sciences, 14(6), 599. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci14060599
Roberts, A., Tian, M., Woods, P., & Youngs, H. (2023). Conceptual issues concerning leadership in education. In P. Woods, A. Roberts, M. Tian, & H. Youngs (Eds.), Handbook on leadership in education (pp.13-15). Edward Elgar Publishing.
Tian, M., Roberts, A., Woods, P., & Youngs, H. (2023). Social justice and leadership in education. In P. Woods, A. Roberts, M. Tian, & H. Youngs (Eds.), Handbook on leadership in education (pp.186-189). Edward Elgar Publishing.
Woods, P., Roberts, A., Tian, M., & Youngs, H. (Eds.) (2023). Handbook on leadership in education. Edward Elgar Publishing.
Woods, P., Roberts, A., Tian, M., & Youngs, H. (2023). Introduction: Leadership in education – An inherently fractured field? In P. Woods, A. Roberts, M. Tian, & H. Youngs (Eds.), Handbook on leadership in education (pp.1-12). Edward Elgar Publishing.
Youngs, H., Roberts, A., Tian, M., & Woods, P. (2023). Disrupted leadership. In P. Woods, A. Roberts, M. Tian, & H. Youngs (Eds.), Handbook on leadership in education (pp.517-535). Edward Elgar Publishing.
Youngs, H., Roberts, A., Tian, M., & Woods, P. (2023). Researching and developing leadership in education. In P. Woods, A. Roberts, M. Tian, & H. Youngs (Eds.), Handbook on leadership in education (pp.375-378). Edward Elgar Publishing.
Dibben, M. & Youngs, H. (2022). New Zealand cases of collaboration within and between schools: The coexistence of cohesion and regulation. In P. Armstrong, C. Brown, & C. Azorín (Eds.), School to school collaboration (pp.11-25). Emerald Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-80043-668-820221002
Youngs, H. (2022). Variegated perspectives within distributed leadership: A mix(up) of ontologies and positions in construct development. In F. W. English (Ed.), The Palgrave handbook of educational leadership and management discourse. Palgrave.
Youngs, H. (2022). Inclusive leadership and inclusive education require courage. Pedagogical Dialogue, 40(2), 17-21.
Youngs, H. (2021). Justice for leadership: (Re)versing the lyrics of ‘leadership for’ in education. ACCESS: Contemporary Issues in Education, 41(2). https://doi.org/10.46786/ac21.5633
Youngs, H. (2021). Great education reformers who changed the views of generations: Values and pioneers. Pedagogical Dialogue, 36(2), 24-27.
Youngs, H. (2021). Educational leadership: “Learning for all”. Pedagogical Dialogue, 40(2), 17-21.
Youngs, H., & Evans, L. (2021). Distributed leadership. In S. J. Courtney, H. M. Gunter, R. Niesche, & T. Trujillo (Eds.), Understanding educational leadership: Critical perspectives and approaches (pp. 203-219). Bloomsbury.
Youngs, H. (2023, July 17). Going beyond innovation and resilience: Re-charting education and leadership in post-pandemic times of opportunity and emerging complex issues [Keynote address and paper]. 10th International Conference on Education, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand.
Youngs, H. (2022, May). Alignment, flexibility, and equity – Inclusive system leadership and local leadership practices: New Zealand and Southeast Asian perspectives [Associate Member Country (New Zealand) Keynote address]. South-East Asian Ministers of Education Organisation (SEAMEO), Online.
Youngs, H. (2021, November 12). Serving for the greater good: Enhancing the mix of pioneering, well-being, and learning for all [Invited speaker address]. XII Research-to-Practice Conference, Kazakhstan. Online.
Youngs, H. (2021, November 4). Reinventing leadership processes in the new era of (post)pandemic challenges [Keynote panellist]. 2021 Silpakorn International Conference on Total Art and Science, Thailand.
Youngs, H. (2021, October18). Social and emotional leadership for today and the future (a New Zealand lens): Care, learning, well-being, and digital technology (ทอเส้นด้ายเข้าด้วยกัน) [paper presentation] Education New Zealand (Thailand) presenter for the EDUCA 2021 Online Festival – Social Emotional Learning.
Youngs, H. (2021, July 30). The importance of engagement, transparency, and critical thinking in unknown times: Leadership practices for journeying through paradox and crisis [Paper presentation]. 2021 International Conference – Global Leadership and Management in Higher Education – Innovations and Best Practices, SEAMEO Retrac and BC Council for International Education, Vietnam.