Effective educational leadership / edited by Nigel Bennett, Megan Crawford and Marion Cartwright.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bennett, Nigel, 1949 June 20-

Crawford, Megan, 1957-

Cartwright, Marion.

Series:

Leading and managing for effective education ; reader 1.

Leading and managing for effective education ; reader 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

School management and organization--Great Britain.

School management and organization.

Great Britain.

Educational leadership--Great Britain.

Educational leadership.

Physical Description:

xvi, 304 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.

Place of Publication:

Milton Keynes, UK : Open University ; London ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : In association with Paul Chapman Pub., 2003.

Summary:

This important new three-volume series covers the major current themes, issues and debates relevant to the challenges of educational leadership today.

The series is suitable for: -- providers and students in higher educational institutions-- postgraduate level courses in educational management and leadership development-- headteachers induction programmes, NPQH and LPSH.

This book places current thinking in leadership studies in its organizational and historical context; explores its implications for leadership preparation, leadership theory in action; and examines some of the dilemmas and tensions facing educational leaders in practice. It draws on literature and research from both the private and public sectors. It is deliberately international in its content and examines a range of practices both within and outside education.

Contents:

Part 1 The current context of educational leadership: policy and values 1

1 Leadership in education: losing sight of our interests / Bill Mulford 3

2 The lifeworld at the center: values and action in educational leadership / T.J. Sergiovanni 14

Part 2 Understanding educational leadership 25

3 Leadership theory reviewed / Melissa Horner 27

4 Structure, culture and power in organisations / Nigel Bennett 44

5 Inventive management and wise leadership / Megan Crawford 62

6 Networks, cognition and management of tacit knowledge / Mie Augier, Morten Thanning Vendelo 74

7 The arts of leadership / K. Grint 89

Part 3 Preparation for leadership 109

8 Mission possible? An international analysis of headteacher/principal training / Brian Caldwell, Gerard Calnin, Wendy Cahill 111

9 Effective training for subject leaders / Alma Harris, Hugh Busher, Christine Wise 131

10 Conflict and change: daily challenges for school leaders / Michael F. DiPaola 143

11 Management development and a mismatch of objectives: the culture change process in the NHS / Graeme Currie 159

Part 4 Practising leadership 171

12 Effective leaders and effective schools / Kathryn Riley, John MacBeath 173

13 Fostering teacher leadership / Kenneth Leithwood, Doris Jantzi, Rosanne Steinbach 186

14 Critical studies on men, masculinities and management / David L. Collinson, Jeff Hearn 201

15 Cross-cultural perspectives on school leadership: themes from Native American interviews / Miles T. Bryant 216

16 Managing ambiguity in further education / Denis Gleeson, Farzana Shain 229

17 Between hierarchical control and collegiality: the academic middle manager in higher education / David Hellawell, Nick Hancock 247

Part 5 Dilemmas in leadership and management 265

18 The emotional side of leadership / Rick Ginsberg, Timothy Gray Davies 267

19 Leadership challenges and ethical dilemmas in front-line organisations / Patrick Duignan, Victoria Collins 281.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0761940553

0761940561

OCLC:

50614707