Professional Development for Educational Management (Leadership and Management in Education) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0335198120 ISBN 13: 9780335198122

Publisher: Open Univ Pr

Synopsis

A collection of 15 reprinted articles and book excerpts offering theoretical and practical perspectives on the keys to successful professional development. Educational managers will benefit from the contributors' lucid analyses of the systems and tasks necessary to manage professional development from the personal and moral dimension to practical considerations of how to select candidates, identify needs and priorities, and assess systems. Includes flow charts. Distributed by Taylor & Francis. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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About the Author

Lesley Kydd is a staff tutor with the Open University in Scotland. She formerly taught history and guidance in secondary schools. Her particular interest is in professionalism and managerialism.Megan Crawford is a lecturer in educational management at the Open University. She formerly taught in primary schools in London and the Home Counties. Her special interest is in Human Resource Management.Colin Riches is a lecturer in educational management at the Open University. He has taught in a variety of educational settings. His current interests are in leadership and team building.

Review

"an up-to-date collection of the latest thinking in the field of educational management." - Education in the North. "There is certainly plenty of meat between its covers. The authors have succeeded in including some thought provoking articles." - Education Today.

Edition details

• Publisher: Open Univ Pr
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0335198120
• ISBN 13: 9780335198122
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 195
• Editor: Kydd Lesley, Crawford Megan, Riches Colin