ABSTRACT This paper explores issues of social justice in relation to the practice of two principals from two Australian public schools. The stories of these principals are set against a policy backdrop in Australia that has seen renewed emphasis on school autonomy reform, on the one hand, and heightened external accountability and compliance, on the other. Drawing on interview data from a small-scale study, we highlight some of the tensions for redistributive justice arising within this context. We examine the ways in which the principals’ efforts for redistributive justice at the local school level compromise redistributive justice more broadly. We highlight the ongoing significance of examining how principals are framing their decision-making in relation to social justice. Within the freedoms of the present climate, the paper draws attention to the enduring imperative of centralised equity-focused accountabilities.

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学校自治，学校问责制和社会正义：两位澳大利亚学校校长的故事

摘要本文探讨了与澳大利亚两所公立学校的两名校长的实践有关的社会正义问题。这些校长的故事是在澳大利亚的政策背景下提出的，一方面，澳大利亚对学校自治的改革再次受到重视，另一方面，外部问责制和合规性也得到了加强。利用来自小型研究的访谈数据，我们强调了在这种情况下产生的重新分配正义的紧张关系。我们研究了校长在地方学校层面为重新分配正义所做的努力如何更广泛地损害了重新分配正义。我们强调研究校长如何制定与社会正义相关的决策的持续意义。在当今气候的自由中，