School Leadership, Management & Administration

Provides insights into the educational practices that work to re-engage young people who have become disenchanted with traditional schooling practices...

Provides insights into the educational practices that work to re-engage young people who have become disenchanted with traditional schooling practices...

This textbook focuses on the application of the transactional theory of literature asserted by Louise Rosenblatt - on activating it in the classroom, with the theory being expressed as background...

Represents a study within a study of school reform: the core study looks at how teachers make sense of multiple subject matter reforms; the outer study explores the prospects for the current movement known as "systemic reform"...

Represents a study within a study of school reform: the core study looks at how teachers make sense of multiple subject matter reforms; the outer study explores the prospects for the current movement known as "systemic reform"...

First published in 1972, this book explores the nature of the British education service up until the early 1970s, looking at its complex administration and financial and legislative constraints. Derek Birley, an experienced educational administrator himself, explores radical methods of approach to t..

First published in 1970, this book tackles the topic of education and its structure and administration processes at the time of the early 1970s. This book broke new ground at the time, giving insight into an unfamiliar world, as Birley examines the system from nursery class to Polytechnic. _x005F_x0..

This book reports on the findings of a unique investigation into the impact of education reforms aimed at introducing more choice and competition into the school system...

Written for heads and teachers but also containing useful pointers for inspectors, this forward-thinking book examines exactly what the relationship between inspection and self-evaluation means for schools...

School leaders are increasingly called upon to pursue meaningful partnerships with families and community groups, yet many leaders are unprepared to meet the challenges of family and community partnerships, to cross cultural boundaries, or to be accountable to the community. This book brings togethe..

School leaders are increasingly called upon to pursue meaningful partnerships with families and community groups, yet many leaders are unprepared to meet the challenges of family and community partnerships, to cross cultural boundaries, or to be accountable to the community. This book brings togethe..

This book demonstrates the centrality of context to understanding school leadership, offering varied portrayals of leadership in a diverse range of distinct settings. Each chapter highlights the prominence of context in understanding the realities of school leadership, focusing on issues and influen..