International Handbook on the Preparation and Development of School Leaders

ISBN-13: 9780805863871 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 510 str.

Lumby Jacky

Opis

Gives a comparative review of what is known about the preparation and development of primary and secondary schools leaders across the globe. This work describes issues and debates and an assessment of where the field of leadership development is headed.

Spis treści

Concepts of Leadership and its Development  1. The Nature and Specialized Purposes of Educational Leadership  2. Leadership and Culture  3.  A Life and Career Based Framework for the Study of Leaders in Education: Problems, Possibilities and Prescriptions  4.  Effects of Leadership on Student Academic Affective Achievement 5. Race and Racism in Leadership Development  6. Gender and Leadership Development 7.  Theories of Learning  The Practice of Leadership Development  8. School Development and School Leader Development - New Learning Opportunities for School Leaders and their Schools  9. The Recruitment and Selection of School Leaders  10. Curriculum and Pedagogy  11. Mentoring and Coaching Programs for the Professional Development of School Leaders  12. Evaluation of School Principals 13. Understanding and Assessing the Impact of Leadership Development  International Reflections  14.  Leadership Preparation and Development in North America  15. Leadership Development in Latin America  16. Leadership Development in Europe  17.  School Leadership Development in Africa  18. Preparing and Developing School Leaders in the Middle East  19. Leader Development across Three Chinese Societies  20. Professional Learning of School Leaders in Australia  21. Leadership Development in Small Island States  22. Epilogue

O autorze

Jacky Lumby, Gary Crow, Petros Pashiardis