Leading the improving department : a handbook of staff development activities / Alma Harris ; with Anne Allsop and Nick Sparks.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Harris, Alma, 1958- author.

Allsop, Anne, author.

Sparks, Nick, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

School improvement programs--Great Britain.

School improvement programs.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (107 p.)

Place of Publication:

London : Routledge, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Departmental improvement is the key to whole school improvement. This book complements existing programs of professional development and training on both national and local levels. Heads of department and subject leaders in secondary schools will find this professional handbook essential for planning in-service training, improving the effectiveness of the department, and developing personal leadership abilities.This book combines well-founded professional development theory with practical suggestions. It has been written in an open and accessible way with photoco

Contents:

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Contributors; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 Effective departments; 3 Improving leadership; 4 Improving the team; 5 Improvement and change; 6 Improving learning; 7 Improving teaching; 8 Improving the department; 9 Departmental improvement in action: case studies; 10 The current context; References and further reading; Index

Notes:

First published in 2002 by David Fulton Publishers.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed June 9, 2014).

ISBN:

1-134-13813-X

1-315-06950-4

1-134-13806-7

9781315069500

OCLC:

897455156