Strategic Leadership and Educational Improvement

Häftad, Engelska, 2002

Del i serien Published in association with The Open University

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Beskrivning

`Strategic Leadership and Educational Improvement contains essays that will be invaluable to those seeking succinct guides to the subtle elements of school improvement' - Tim Brighouse, Times Educational Supplement

`This is a wonderful book. The editors have managed to balance powerful authors in an impressive survey in current thinking about education. It should certainly rate multiple copies in most libraries' - School Leadership & Management

This volume focuses on strategic leadership, the impact of external and internal factors on organizational leadership, and how effective educational leaders manage the competing demands of autonomy and accountability. The book deals with the challenges of managing the boundaries between educational organizations and their external contexts, and reconciling environmental expectations and internal priorities.

The editors believe that strategic understanding and involvement should be a central concern for all organization members and that, in order to be effective, strategic planning needs the commitment and ownership of all staff, not just senior managers. The book covers:

- political, social and ideological contexts

- governance and links with external stakeholders

- marketing

- organizational collaboration, competition, partnership

- external/internal culture,

and internal structures

- strategic leadership and managing change

· organizational effectiveness, accountability and evaluation

This book is suitable for providers and students in higher educational institutions postgraduate level courses in educational management and leadership development provision for Headteachers induction programmes, NPQH and LPSH. It is also suitable for use on short courses and for practitioners occupying or aspiring to leadership roles in schools, colleges and other educational organizations.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2002-11-15
Mått:170 x 242 x 19 mm
Vikt:490 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Published in association with The Open University
Antal sidor:310
Upplaga:1
Förlag:SAGE Publications
ISBN:9780761940586

Utforska kategorier

Utbildningsstrategier och utbildningspolitik inom Psykologi och pedagogik

Recensioner i media

`Strategic Leadership and Educational Improvement contains essays that will be invaluable to those seeking succinct guides to the subtle elements of school improvement′ - Tim Brighouse, Times Educational Supplement′Severely practical, in that they are directed towards practitioners who are serious about their careers and are seeking structured professional development, yet grounded in cutting-edge theory and research, these ′readers′ or collections of articles, represent excellent value-for-money and can be recommended to those who with to have an authoritative source from which to update their knowledge in a particular filed yet have not the time to cover the complete corpus of core literature.′ - Educational Research

Innehållsförteckning

Strategic Leadership Challenges - Margaret Preedy, Ron Glatter and Christine WisePART ONE: EXTERNAL INFLUENCESFuture Schools and Leaders′ Values - Kenneth Leithwood, Doris Jantzi and Rosanne SteinbackConceptualizing Educational Reform - Benjamin LevinGovernance, Autonomy and Accountability in Education - Ron GlatterUses and Abuses of Quality - Mike BotteryThe Need for a Civic VersionPART TWO: SOCIETAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURESDeveloping Comparative and International Educational Leadership and Management - Clive Dimmock and Allan WalkerA Cross-Cultural ModelSchool Culture and Improvement - Louise StollHelping Practitioners Explore Their School′s Culture - David HargreavesPART THREE: STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP AND MANAGING CHANGEStrategy, External Relations and Marketing - Nick FoskettUnderstanding Strategy Development - Gerry Johnson and Kevan ScholesStrategic Analysis - Brent Davies and Linda EllisonObtaining the Data and Building a Strategic ViewPlanning, Doing and Coping with Change - Michael FullanFair Furlong Primary School - Agnes McMahonFive Years OnPART FOUR: EDUCATIONAL IMPROVEMENTReform, Accountability and Strategic Choice in Education - Tim SimkinsSchools Effectiveness and Improvement - Peter Mortimore and John MacBeathThe Story So FarSchool Effectiveness and School Improvement - Janet OustonCritique of a MovementEffectiveness and Improvement - Paul MartinezSchool and College Research ComparedSelf-Evaluation in European Schools - John MacBeath with Michael Schratz, Denis Meuret and Lars JakobsenCase Examples