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Record Nr.

UNINA9910811572603321

Autore

Earley Peter

Titolo

Understanding school leadership / / Peter Earley and Dick Weindling

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Paul Chapman, 2004

ISBN

0-7619-4371-4

1-280-36880-2

9786610368808

1-4129-3192-4

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xix, 203 p.) : ill

Collana

BELMAS

Altri autori (Persone)

WeindlingDick

Disciplina

371.2011

Soggetti

Educational leadership

Leadership

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Published in association with the British Educational Leadership, Management and Administration Society.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Series Editor's Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Biographical Details -- Dedication -- Introduction -- Part I: The Changing Role and Nature of Headship -- Chapter 1 - A changing Discourse: From Management to Leadership -- Chapter 2 - Stages of Headship -- Chapter 3 - Who Becomes a Head and How Long Do They Stay? -- Chapter 4 - The Changing Appeal and Reality of Headship -- Chapter 5 - Outstanding Leaders -- Chapter 6 - School Leadership in Action - a Case Study -- Chapter 7 - Accountability and Ethically Responsible School Leadership -- Chapter 8 - Images of Leadership -- Part II: Distributed Leadership for School Improvement -- Chapter 9 - Senior Management and Leadership Teams - Three Research Projects -- Chapter 10 - The Heart of the School? Middle Leaders -- Chapter 11 - Governors as Leaders -- Chapter 12 - Governors and School Improvement -- Chapter 13 - Effective Schools and Improvement Strategies -- Chapter 14 - Developing Leaders and Leadership Capacity -- References -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

By giving a detailed picture of the rapidly developing field of educational leadership, this text focuses on how to become a more effective manager and on understanding the vital importance of the



manager's role in school improvement.