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Administrative Passages
Springer 2009; US$ 39.99Examines two areas which are core to educational leadership theory and practice: assistant principals and the passage from teaching to administration. This book describes the cognitive, social, and emotional challenges that new assistant principals encounter as they cross this administrative threshold. more...
The Headship Game
Taylor and Francis 2003; US$ 53.95Being an effective headteacher requires a combination of leadership skills. What does an aspiring head need to know to win the ?headship game?? Tessa Atton and Brian Fiddler focus on particular pressure points and key issues that can be particularly problematic and suggest ways of dealing with them. Comparisons are made between headships and chief... more...
School Leadership for Authentic Family and Community Partnerships
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 45.95School leaders are increasingly called upon to pursue meaningful partnerships with families and community groups, yet many leaders are unprepared to meet the challenges of partnerships, to cross cultural boundaries, or to be accountable to the community. Alliances are needed among educators, families, and community groups that value relationship building,... more...
Vertical Tutoring
Grosvenor House Publishing 2011; US$ 13.85This book is a major contribution to school improvement and explains what VT is and how it works to raise standards, re-invigorate the aspiration gene and so make schools more fun. It returns schools to a process of effective learning relationships and explains why VT is cultural transformation that raises standards and reinvigorates teaching and... more...
Surviving and Succeeding in Senior School Management
Taylor and Francis 2006; US$ 50.95This lively, practical account explores the vital aspects of the assistant or deputy headteacher?s role, which often means playing piggy-in-the-middle to a variety of school stakeholders, including the headteacher, other senior managers, the teaching staff, parents and local authority advisors, governors and pupils. The author gives practical tips... more...
Creating a Successful Leadership Style
R&L Education 2011; US$ 26.99Creating a Successful Leadership Style gives practical applications supported by real experiences. It presents the actual situations a principal or assistant principal faces on a day-to-day basis and provides strategies to address them. These strategies derive from a leadership style that is people oriented and designed to elicit positive outcomes... more...
School Leadership in the 21st Century
Taylor and Francis 2004; US$ 53.95Education reform continues to be a dominating feature of education in the UK and many other countries throughout the world. As a result of this, it is now more important than ever that headteachers and school managers develop the skills which enable them to manage their new responsibilities effectively. In School Leadership in the 21st Century... more...
Story Engineering
F+W Media 2011; US$ 17.99What makes a good story or a screenplay great? The vast majority of writers begin the storytelling process with only a partial understanding where to begin. Some labor their entire lives without ever learning that successful stories are as dependent upon good engineering as they are artistry. But the truth is, unless you are master of the form,... more...
Leadership Standards in Action
R&L Education 2011; US$ 23.99Leadership Standards for Action is a powerful resource for aspiring principals, practicing principals, district leadership, and university faculty. The book responsibly unpacks the metaphor of principal as servant leader to the school?s people and purpose. more...
DEVELOPING SCHOOL LEADERS
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 180.00Many countries face a crisis in recruitment to the most senior positions in schools at a time when arguments rage about the best way to develop our school leaders. Focusing on leadership development in ten diverse cultural contexts, this book brings together some of the most senior commentators in the field of educational leadership development... more...









