Leading Professional Practice in Education
1st Edition
Published on 5. September 2012
Book
Hardback
304 pages
978-1-4462-5333-5 (ISBN)
Description
This volume provides an overview of key contemporary themes in educational leadership. It focuses on developing professional capacity, organisation improvement and the implementation of change, looking at theoretical frameworks and concepts, recent research studies and case examples of effective practice.
The book covers:
- leading learning and learner leadership
- change processes and distributed leadership
- leading professional development for educational contexts.
Designed to encourage critical analysis and debate, this volume will be a useful resource for postgraduate and professional development courses in educational leadership and for practitioners. It is a companion to Educational Leadership: Context, Strategy and Collaboration, also published by Sage.
The book covers:
- leading learning and learner leadership
- change processes and distributed leadership
- leading professional development for educational contexts.
Designed to encourage critical analysis and debate, this volume will be a useful resource for postgraduate and professional development courses in educational leadership and for practitioners. It is a companion to Educational Leadership: Context, Strategy and Collaboration, also published by Sage.
Reviews / Votes
'This excellent compilation provides a valuable overview of key themes and issues, enabling the reader to engage critically with emerging ideas and debates'-Professor Tim Simkins, Sheffield Hallam University'This timely collection brings together important writings to critically examine the complex issue of leadership for learning and how pupil, professional and institutional learning are inextricably linked. Highly recommended'
- Professor Peter Earley, London Centre for Leadership in Learning
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 242 mm
Width: 170 mm
Weight
658 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4462-5333-5 (9781446253335)
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Content
Introduction - Margaret Preedy
PART ONE: LEADING LEARNERS AND LEARNER LEADERSHIP
Introduction - Pete Bradshaw
Leadership for Learning - Sue Swaffield and John MacBeath
Leadership and Student Learning: What Works and How - Kenneth Leithwood
Teacher Leadership and Organisational Development - Alma Harris
The Impact of Leadership on Student Outcomes: An Analysis of the Differential Effects of Leadership Types - Viviane M. J. Robinson, Claire A. Lloyd and Kenneth J. Rowe
Trust and Educational Leadership: Comparing the Development and Role of Trust between U S and Ugandan School Administrators - Pamela R. Hallam et al
Coming to Terms with 'Voice' - Pat Thomson
Schools, Teachers and Curriculum Change: A Balancing Act? - Mark Priestley
PART TWO: WORKING AS A CHANGE AGENT
Introduction - Margaret Preedy
Educational Change: Implementation and Continuation - Michael Fullan
Teaching and the Change Wars: The Professionalism Hypothesis - Linda Darling-Hammond
School Leadership in an Age of Accountability: Tensions between Managerial and Professional Accountability - Jorunn Moller
Distributing Leadership to Improve Outcomes for Students - Helen S. Timperley
Change from the Middle? Exploring Middle Manager Strategic and Sense-Making Agency in Public Services - Raymond Caldwell
Managing Resources to Support Learning - Rosalind Levacic
PART THREE: LEADING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Introduction - Marion Cartwright
From Simplicism to Complexity in Leadership Identity and Preparation: Exploring the Lineage and Dark Secrets - Jacky Lumby and Fenwick English
Revisiting Informal and Incidental Learning as a Vehicle for Professional Learning and Development - Victoria J. Marsick, Karen E. Watkins, and Barbara Lovin
Leading Professional Learning Communities - Louise Stoll
Leadership Development - Tony Bush
Mentoring and Coaching Programmes for the Professional Development of School Leaders - Bruce G. Barnett and Gary R. O'Mahony
Myriad Professional Identities: The Challenge for Leading Professional Development in the Further Education Context? - Marion Cartwright
Conclusion - Margaret Preedy
Index
PART ONE: LEADING LEARNERS AND LEARNER LEADERSHIP
Introduction - Pete Bradshaw
Leadership for Learning - Sue Swaffield and John MacBeath
Leadership and Student Learning: What Works and How - Kenneth Leithwood
Teacher Leadership and Organisational Development - Alma Harris
The Impact of Leadership on Student Outcomes: An Analysis of the Differential Effects of Leadership Types - Viviane M. J. Robinson, Claire A. Lloyd and Kenneth J. Rowe
Trust and Educational Leadership: Comparing the Development and Role of Trust between U S and Ugandan School Administrators - Pamela R. Hallam et al
Coming to Terms with 'Voice' - Pat Thomson
Schools, Teachers and Curriculum Change: A Balancing Act? - Mark Priestley
PART TWO: WORKING AS A CHANGE AGENT
Introduction - Margaret Preedy
Educational Change: Implementation and Continuation - Michael Fullan
Teaching and the Change Wars: The Professionalism Hypothesis - Linda Darling-Hammond
School Leadership in an Age of Accountability: Tensions between Managerial and Professional Accountability - Jorunn Moller
Distributing Leadership to Improve Outcomes for Students - Helen S. Timperley
Change from the Middle? Exploring Middle Manager Strategic and Sense-Making Agency in Public Services - Raymond Caldwell
Managing Resources to Support Learning - Rosalind Levacic
PART THREE: LEADING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Introduction - Marion Cartwright
From Simplicism to Complexity in Leadership Identity and Preparation: Exploring the Lineage and Dark Secrets - Jacky Lumby and Fenwick English
Revisiting Informal and Incidental Learning as a Vehicle for Professional Learning and Development - Victoria J. Marsick, Karen E. Watkins, and Barbara Lovin
Leading Professional Learning Communities - Louise Stoll
Leadership Development - Tony Bush
Mentoring and Coaching Programmes for the Professional Development of School Leaders - Bruce G. Barnett and Gary R. O'Mahony
Myriad Professional Identities: The Challenge for Leading Professional Development in the Further Education Context? - Marion Cartwright
Conclusion - Margaret Preedy
Index