Principles of School Leadership
eBook - ePub

Principles of School Leadership

  1. 264 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Principles of School Leadership

About this book

?This book is an excellent resource for graduate students in educational leadership programmes. Clearly written chapters and sections are contributed by an array of internationally recognized senior scholars of educational leadership. Connections between leadership concepts and practices are presented clearly and thoroughly, with particular attention to the development of leaders?
-Ken Brien, Ed.D., Associate Professor, University of New Brunswick

?This book skilfully integrates both theory and research with practical ideas and approaches around effective school leadership practice?
-Graham Thomson, Director, Scottish Centre for Studies in School Administration, University of Edinburgh

?This book enables the reader to relate the theoretical underpinning of research to their own practice, present and future?
-David Middlewood, Warwich University, Institute of Education

This comprehensive book offers a unique mix of theory and practical guidance, showing you how to apply leadership techniques and approaches.

This revised edition includes sections on:

- key concepts in theory

- the practice of educational leadership and management

- developing educational leaders

Focused and accessible, the book contains:

- an overview and key learning aims at the start of each chapter

- figures

- discussion and summaries of key research issues

Written by leading academics in the field, chapters cover key topics such as strategy, leading teaching and learning, leading and managing staff, deployment of resources, and working with the community. This book is essential reading for acting or aspiring school leaders on CPD programmes and Masters courses.

Mark Brundrett is Co-Director of the Centre for Educational Research (CERS) at Liverpool John Moores University.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Publisher Note
  4. Title Page
  5. Copyright Page
  6. Contents
  7. Illustration List
  8. Illustration List
  9. Illustration List
  10. Notes on the Editor and Contributors
  11. 1 Introduction
  12. Part I Key Concepts in the Theory of Educational Leadership and Management
  13. 2 Contemporary Issues in Educational Leadership
  14. 3 Leading and Managing Change
  15. 4 Leadership for Learning: Does Collaborative Leadership Make a Difference in School Improvement?
  16. 5 School Effectiveness and Improvement: Using a Dynamic Approach to Improve Quality in Education
  17. Part II The Practice of Educational Leadership and Management
  18. 6 The Nature and Dimensions of Strategic Leadership
  19. 7 Pursuing Leadership for Learning in the School: Form must follow Function
  20. 8 Leading and Managing People
  21. 9 The Effective Deployment of Resources
  22. 10 Leading for Quality and Accountability
  23. 11 Overlapping Social Spheres: The Social Domain of Schools, Parents and the Community
  24. Part III Developing Educational Leaders
  25. 12 Educating Twenty-first-century School Leaders: Learning from MBA Programmes
  26. 13 Developing Middle Leaders: The Problematic Nature of Socialization Theory and Leadership Learning
  27. 14 The Transition to Headship/Principalship
  28. 15 The Impact of International, National and Local Forces on the Enactment of Quality Leadership Preparation Programmes
  29. Index