Managing external relations in schools and colleges / / edited by Jacky Lumby and Nick Foskett

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910813595903321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London, : Paul Chapman; Thousand Oaks, Calif., : SAGE Publications, 1999; London : , : Paul Chapman; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : , : SAGE Publications, , 1999
• ISBN: 9781446232002; 144623200X; 9781446265208; 144626520X; 9781853964602; 1853964603; 9781283881623; 1283881624
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xviii, 230 p.) : ill
• Collana: Educational management, research and practice
• Altri autori (Persone): LumbyJacky; FoskettNicholas <1955->
• Disciplina: 371.190941
• Soggetti: Community and school - Great Britain; Community and college - Great Britain; Schools - Public relations - Great Britain; Universities and colleges - Public relations - Great Britain
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; Series Editor's Foreword; Preface; Notes on Contributors; Glossary of Terms; Section I - Setting the Context; Chapter 1 - The Vanishing Boundaries: The Importance of Effective External Relations; Chapter 2 - Accountability in Education Systems: Centralising and Decentralising Pressures; Chapter 3 - Strategy, External Relations and Marketing; Chapter 4 - Partnerships, Alliances and Competition: Defining the Field; Section II - Relating to Stakeholders; Chapter 5 - Schools and the State; Chapter 6 - The State ; and Colleges; Chapter 7 - Working with Governors: A Bridge to the Community?Chapter 8 - Managing Relationships between Schools and Parents; Chapter 9 - Colleges and Customers; Chapter 10 - Collaboration between Schools; Chapter 11 - Working with Employers and Business; Section III - A Strategic Approach to External Relations; Chapter 12 - Finding Your Place: Sensing the External Environment; Chapter 13 - Achieving Responsiveness; Chapter 14 - Communicating the Organisation; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Based upon empirical research evidence, the contributors to this resource show how good management of external relations in schools and colleges, can produce productive and supportive relationships with the rest of the community.