Distributed Leadership in Practice

Rowland Speller

ISBN 10: 3845424206 / ISBN 13: 9783845424200

Published by LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing Jul 2011, 2011

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This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -Traditionally leadership in schools was characterised as being based around heroic and charismatic leaders. Yet this form of leadership has come under increasing criticism and instead 'distributed leadership' is now being argued to be a more effective route for school improvement both in the UK and North America. This text explores the notion of distributed leadership in relation to the social, political and economic environment within which schools are operating in South East England. The research discussed is based around three contrasting secondary schools and examines how these differing school contexts give rise to differing responses to the distributed leadership agenda. The author proposes a new model for understanding how this form of leadership is enacted and offers new insights into the challenges facing schools that wish to put in place this whole school change.VDM Verlag, Dudweiler Landstraße 99, 66123 Saarbrücken 244 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Distributed Leadership in Practice
• Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing Jul 2011
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3845424206
• ISBN 13: 9783845424200
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 220W x 150H x 15D millimeters 220 millimeters width by 150 millimeters height by 15 millimeters depth
• Weight: 381 grams

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Synopsis

Traditionally leadership in schools was characterised as being based around heroic and charismatic leaders. Yet this form of leadership has come under increasing criticism and instead "distributed leadership" is now being argued to be a more effective route for school improvement both in the UK and North America. This text explores the notion of distributed leadership in relation to the social, political and economic environment within which schools are operating in South East England. The research discussed is based around three contrasting secondary schools and examines how these differing school contexts give rise to differing responses to the distributed leadership agenda. The author proposes a new model for understanding how this form of leadership is enacted and offers new insights into the challenges facing schools that wish to put in place this whole school change.

About the Author

Dr Rowland Speller has been writing in the field of education for over eight years and is a member of Kellogg College Oxford. He is an Assistant Headteacher at Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys in Canterbury and has conducted commissioned research for the Kent Local Authority on effective models of leadership across the region's schools.