Kategoria BISAC: Education >> Leadership

Have you ever wanted some simple, down-to-earth comments on necessary leadership principles? Ones that you could use and maybe apply to yourself? This book gives you bite-sized chunks of leadership wisdom that will make you think, make you change some ways of doing things, and make you one who is identified as being on the road to developing leadership instincts and traits that others will want to copy.

From knowing when to step back from leadership, to listening to that inner voice, "Leadership to the Max" will take you from the world of the insignificant to the universe of the...

How do different contexts influence the nature and character of school leadership?

This book is predicated on the simple, yet profound, observation that school leadership can only be understood within the context in which it is exercised. The observation is particularly valid in relation to post-conflict societies especially when they have eventuated from new-wars. Schools in these contexts face highly complex circumstances and a level of environmental turbulence requiring different kinds of leadership from those operating in less complicated and relatively stable situations.

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This key text examines the impact of teaching assistants on pupils learning, and provides a conceptually and empirically strong explanatory framework that shows teachers and student teachers how teaching assistants can be better deployed.

Educational administrators know that leadership requires hundreds of judgments each day that require a sensitivity and understanding of various leadership strategies. Bridging the gap between the academic and practical world, A Guide to Effective School Leadership Theories provides an exploration of ten dominant leadership strategies to give school leaders a solid basis in theory and practical application. Demonstrating the advantages and drawbacks of each theory, readers are encouraged to discover the most appropriate strategy, or combination of strategies, that will best enable...