ISEA-2009-37-No.2 View PDF Contents Editorial Note JACKY LUMBY AND NICK FOSKETT 1 When Is a Learning Community Just a Pseudo Community? Towards the Development of a Notion of an Authentic Learning Community GERALD FALLÓN AND JOHN BARNETT 3 Qualitative Descriptions of Pre-conditions for Capacity-building in Schools CONNY BJORKMAN AND ANDERS OLOFSSON 25 Developing and Implementing a Shared Vision of Teaching and Learning at the District Level BRUCE SHEPPARD AND JEAN BROWN 41 Centralised Control: A Barrier to Shared Decision-making in Egyptian Secondary Schools WAHEED HAMMAD AND NIGEL NORRIS 60 Factors Impacting on the Role of Middle level Managers at an Australian University LARRY SMITH AND MORNA WINTER-IRVING 74 A Study of US Academic Deans’ Involvement in College Students’ SuccessEUNSOOK HYAN 89 Financial Management in Greek State SchoolsELEFTHERIA ARGYROPOLOU 111