Human resource management in education : contexts, themes, and impact / Justine Mercer, Bernard Barker, and Richard Bird.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mercer, Justine.

Contributor:

Barker, Bernard.

Bird, Richard.

Series:

Leadership for learning (Routledge (Firm))

Leadership for learning series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

School personnel management.

Educational leadership.

Physical Description:

xiv, 189 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2010.

Summary:

The study or educational leadership makes little sense unless it is in relation to who the leaders are, how they are leading, what is being led, and with what effect. Based on the premise that learning is at the heart of leadership and that leaders themselves should be learners, the Leadership for Learning series explores the connections between educational leadership, policy, curriculum, human resources and accountability. Each book in the series approaches its subject matter through a three-fold structure of process, themes and impact.

The effects of globalization are evident in education policy around the world. Governments from the United States to China are driving their education systems to produce more skilled, more flexible, more adaptable employees. The pressure to perform is all-pervasive, meaning present-day leaders have to go beyond the principles of humane and equitable management practice and look for a competitive advantage through strategies that enhance motivation, build capacity for organizational improvement, and produce better value-added performance.

Human Resource Management in Education debates the fundamental question of how far effective human resource management policies can enable schools and colleges to transcend the paradoxes of the global reform agenda. It analyses the relationship, between leadership, the classroom and results, and uses case studies to explore the extent to which performance is enhanced by distributed leadership and constrained by social, political and economic contexts.

The book is divided into three parts:

examining the current context of human resource management, by critically analysing globalization, human capital theory, and worldwide trends in government legislation, societal values, and teacher culture

exploring two pairs of contemporary themes in human resource management; by comparing the roles of leaders and followers, on the one hand, and contrasting learning and greedy organizations, on the other;

looking at how the context and the themes impact on particular contemporary practices in human resource management, by analysing the selection and development of professionals, the remodelling of school teams and the management of performance.

The authors carefully blend advocacy with evidence to ensure relevance for both practitioner and academic audiences across the globe. The book would be of particular use to students on masters courses in educational leadership. Book jacket.

Contents:

Introduction: globalization, human capital theory and human resource management

Government legislation and societal values

Teacher culture(s) and the crisis of confidence

Leading school and college improvement

Empowering groups and teams / with Dave Allman

Designing learning organizations

Greedy organizations

Selecting and developing professionals

Remodelling: new learning and teaching teams

Appraisal and performance

Conclusion: from micro-politics to sustained improvement.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [157]-181) and index.

ISBN:

9780415412803

0415412803

9780415412797

041541279X

9780203850817

0203850815

OCLC:

470820130