Educational Leadership Learning - Hardcover

Law/Glover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0335197531 ISBN 13: 9780335197538

Publisher: Open University Pres, 2000

Synopsis

Educational leaders - whether in schools, colleges or higher education - are challenged with steering unprecedented educational management has never been more demanding. Within the context of a new 'Learning Age' and the Teacher Training Agency's National Standards, this book explores many of the key issues facing those both aspiring to and already involved in leadership and management - whether at middle or senior levels.While focusing particularly on schools and colleges, this book evaluates issues increasingly central to leadership in a variety of professional educational e.g. school improvement, innovation, teamwork, organizational culture, professional development, motivation and the nature of leadership. In identifying key concepts, it scrutinises possible management strategies within a changing policy context which is increasingly focused around standards, accountability and reputation.The book utilises research evidence to illuminate the practices, challenges and problems facing educationists and endeavours to overcome the perceived gap between practice and research to create an integrated approach to leadership and management one which both supports and stimulates managers' professional development aspirations.

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About the Author

Sue Law is Professor of Education and Head of the Department of Secondary and Tertiary Education at Nottingham Trent University. After teaching in schools and colleges for 20 years, she became Director of Continuing Professional Development at Keele University, where she established innovative distance-learning MBA and MA educational management programmes. She now balances the leadership responsibilities of a large University department with researching and publishing on teachers' professional development, education management and educational policymaking.Derek Glover is a Visiting Professor of Education at Nottingham Trent University. After 18 years' experience as the head of a large community school in Oxfordshire, he completed his PhD with the Open University and has now gone on to his 'second career' - teaching, researching and publishing extensively, particularly in the fields of school organization, financial management and the management of school reputation. He and Sue Law have previously co-written Managing Professional Development in Education.

Review

"This nifty book is aimed at school leaders and provides guidance through difficult times...particularly helpful in the area of school education and curriculum leadership." - International School of Cape Town's Newsletter

Edition details

• Publisher: Open University Pres
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0335197531
• ISBN 13: 9780335197538
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256