Educational leadership and learning : practice, policy and research /
Sue Law and Derek Glover.
- Buckingham [England] ; Philadelphia : Open University Press, 2000.
- xii, 305 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [265]-290) and indexes.
Leading and managing Context for educational leadership Exploring the context Leading professionals and chief executives? Gender agenda: change yet ... no change? People and systems Strategies and styles Developing leadership and management effectiveness Leadership and management 'Teaching' educational leadership What do managers do? What do leaders do? An alternative view Gender and educational leadership Leadership and 'effectiveness' Organizational power and influence Power and organizational groups Teachers as leaders and managers Managing ourselves and leading others Focusing on individuals Art of delegation Defining and managing roles Making and taking decisions Managing time Managing stress Motivating and managing others Motivation and education Motivation at work Motivation theories Developing motivational strategies Implications for education managers Leading effective teams Rhetoric or reality? Defining differences Teams and team development Team-building issues Conformity and group norms Teams, roles and performance Leadership, teams and effectiveness Changing and learning Effective communication Mechanisms and complexities Communication, information and technology Group-based communications Beyond mere words: transactional analysis Resistance, conflict and communication Negotiation and conflict resolution Meetings and interviews Learning to listen Organizational cultures People and structures Organizational models Culture: exploring the concept Vision, mission and culture 'Moving cultures' Consultation and collaboration Managing change and creating opportunities Changing context Models of change 'Realities' of change Initiating, implementing and institutionalizing change Change and leadership Choices for change Change and corporate culture Educational improvement, inspection and effectiveness Pressure and support School effectiveness issues School improvement Improvement through inspection? Performance indicators: measures and markers Towards school self-evaluation Leading and managing in learning organizations Learning context Towards organizational learning Creative thinking Leadership, teaching and learning A focus on teaching Experiential learning Learning styles Learning process Multiple and corporate intelligence Managing curriculum issues Curriculum policy decision making Curriculum planning and development Reviewing progress Evaluating teaching and learning Tasks and responsibilities Managing staff and promoting quality Institutional context Recruitment and selection Redundancy, redeployment and retirement Appraisal Mentoring Quality assurance Managing resources and finance Context for resource management Financial decision making Resource allocation: issues and judgements Costs, benefits and value for money Budgetary process Budgetary cycle Budget functions Entrepreneurial schools and colleges Financial monitoring and evaluation Managing stakeholder relationships and partnerships New governance Autonomy and accountability Governing body roles and responsibilities Changing LEA roles Parents and markets: partners or consumers? Stakeholders in the wider community Leading and managing for professional development Policy framework Changing teacher development Managing school-based professional development Assessing and meeting needs Adult learning Reflection and reflexivity Professionals and professionalism Life and career cycles Skills, competence and capability Evaluation issues Towards a culture of professional development Part I 1 -- 1 3 -- 3 -- 5 -- 7 -- 7 -- 8 -- 2 13 -- 13 -- 14 -- 16 -- 20 -- 26 -- 30 -- 31 -- 32 -- 36 -- 37 -- 3 39 -- 39 -- 41 -- 43 -- 46 -- 47 -- 50 -- 4 55 -- 55 -- 56 -- 59 -- 64 -- 66 -- 5 71 -- 71 -- 72 -- 73 -- 76 -- 77 -- 79 -- 83 -- Part II 87 -- 6 89 -- 89 -- 91 -- 94 -- 98 -- 99 -- 102 -- 103 -- 106 -- 7 108 -- 108 -- 113 -- 115 -- 119 -- 121 -- 125 -- 8 127 -- 127 -- 129 -- 132 -- 133 -- 137 -- 138 -- 141 -- 9 144 -- 144 -- 146 -- 150 -- 153 -- 157 -- 158 -- 10 161 -- 161 -- 162 -- 163 -- 166 -- 168 -- 169 -- 170 -- 172 -- 174 -- 177 -- 178 -- 180 -- 184 -- 185 -- Part III 187 -- 11 189 -- 189 -- 191 -- 194 -- 197 -- 200 -- 202 -- 12 207 -- 207 -- 209 -- 211 -- 213 -- 215 -- 216 -- 217 -- 219 -- 220 -- 13 222 -- 222 -- 223 -- 225 -- 228 -- 230 -- 235 -- 14 238 -- 238 -- 241 -- 243 -- 245 -- 248 -- 249 -- 250 -- 253 -- 255 -- 258 -- 260.
"While focusing particularly on schools and colleges, this book evaluates issues increasingly central to leadership in a variety of professional educational settings, for example, school improvement, innovation, teamwork, organizational culture, professional development, motivation and the nature of leadership. In identifying key concepts, it scrutinizes possible management strategies within a changing policy context that is increasingly focused around standards, accountability and reputation.". "The book utilizes 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 development: one which both supports and stimulates managers' professional development aspirations."--BOOK JACKET.