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Re-imagining educational leadership
Australian Council for Educational Research 2006; US$ 34.95The leader in education is engaged in work that is difficult, complicated and at times risky. It calls for purposeful and often daring activity. It is an undertaking that is coherent in intent and thrilling in execution. This is the experience of leaders at all levels who have achieved success in the transformation of schools. Drawing widely on... more...
Re-Imagining Educational Leadership
SAGE Publications 2006; US$ 50.00Drawing widely on evidence from around the world, this book provides recommendations for policy-makers and practitioners seeking a new image of the educational leader: one who secures high levels of achievement for all students in all settings. more...
The Future Of Schools
Taylor and Francis 2002; US$ 55.95This text provides an analysis of the efforts to establish systems of self- managing schools around the world. The core of this book is the description of the transformation of the education system in the state of Victoria, Australia. more...
Beyond the Self-Managing School
Taylor and Francis 1998; US$ 61.95The broad approach of local management of schools or self-managing schools is now widely accepted. In Britain, there is even consensus between the three major political parties that the approach should be continued and extended. A key issue, though, is what comes next for self- managing schools? Drawing on their work and experience in research consultancy,... more...
Raising the Stakes
Taylor and Francis 2007; US$ 40.95Raising the Stakes provides an understanding of the breadth of resources that are needed in order to provide a quality education to all students so that every individual, organisation and institution can become a stakeholder in the enterprise. This comprehensive book draws on best practice in several countries to show how resources can be allocated... more...
Why Not the Best Schools?
Australian Council for Educational Research 2008; US$ 39.95Expectations have been raised in Australia and comparable countries for an ?education revolution? that will secure success for all students in all settings. Such a revolution must ensure the alignment of educational outcomes, the skills required for a strong economy, and the needs of a harmonious society. Why not the Best Schools? offers a ten-point,... more...
Transforming Education Through the Arts
Taylor and Francis 2011; US$ 46.95This timely book takes up the challenge of maintaining programs in the arts in the face of unrelenting pressure from two directions; the increasing focus on literacy and numeracy in schools, teamed with the cut-backs in public funding that often affect the arts most severely. Drawing on the wealth of evidence already available on the impact of... more...
The Return Of The Mentor
Taylor and Francis 2003; US$ 59.95This is a book on the good practice of mentoring written by scholars and practitioners in education, health and industry. It considers the roles of the mentor-mentee in changing workplaces affected by external forces including technology, the economy and the dismantling of middle- management structures, and offers guidelines for those who seek good... more...
The Self-Managing School
Taylor and Francis 1988; US$ 61.95Offers a model for self-management based on research in effective schools. Guidelines and illustrations based on successful adoption are offered throughout. The aim is quality in education, with the beneficiary being the pupil. more...
Leading the Self-Managing School
Taylor and Francis 1992; US$ 61.95This work is a sequel to The Self-Managing School and deals with leadership responsibilities on two levels - as head of a school responsible for loca management and as a director in a Local Education Authority responsible more...









