Understanding School Leadership 1st edition by Peter Earley, Dick Weindling ISBN 0761943706 ‎ 978-0761943709

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ISBN 10: 0761943706
ISBN 13: ‎ 978-0761943709
Author: Peter Earley, Dick Weindling 

`This is a book packed with ideas and insights. It is informed by evidence from school leaders and provides a valuable overview of many important theories and research findings. A strength of the book is the way it pulls together empirical research the authors have conducted over the last 20 years. Such a long term view offers a new and needed long term perspective on school leadership and enables the authors to show how trends in leaders′ careers, thinking and practice have emerged and unfolded. Researchers and practitioners alike will find something of value in this book′ – Professor Geoff Southworth, Director of Research, National College for School Leadership

′[A]n excellent, well-written, extensively referenced, empirically based contribution to school leadership thinking… Earley and Weindling offer valuable insights for all of us: serving headteachers/principles, advisory and distinct-wide policy makers and aspiring headteachers′ – Journal of Educational Administration

By giving a detailed picture of the rapidly developing field of educational leadership, this book focuses on how to become a more effective manager and on understanding the vital importance of the manager′s role in school improvement.

Written in a clear and readable style, it contains an extensive exploration of leadership models and management strategies and is based on the latest research. The text is supplemented with case studies of leadership in action.

Understanding School Leadership is indispensable reading for those who have a managerial role within their school and for students of educational management.

Understanding School Leadership 1st Table of contents:

Part I: The Changing Role and Nature of Headship

Chapter 1 – A changing Discourse: From Management to Leadership

Chapter 2 – Stages of Headship

Chapter 3 – Who Becomes a Head and How Long Do They Stay?

Chapter 4 – The Changing Appeal and Reality of Headship

Chapter 5 – Outstanding Leaders

Chapter 6 – School Leadership in Action – a Case Study

Chapter 7 – Accountability and Ethically Responsible School Leadership

Chapter 8 – Images of Leadership

Part II: Distributed Leadership for School Improvement

Chapter 9 – Senior Management and Leadership Teams – Three Research Projects

Chapter 10 – The Heart of the School? Middle Leaders

Chapter 11 – Governors as Leaders

Chapter 12 – Governors and School Improvement

Chapter 13 – Effective Schools and Improvement Strategies

Chapter 14 – Developing Leaders and Leadership Capacity

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