Leadership Of Schools: Chief Executives In Education

Description: Series:Education Management
Based upon an observer's view of the daily activities of senior leaders in education, this volume is an account of strategic management in action,highlighting issues of leadership which are common to all sectors of management.It uses statistical analysis and real-life narrative to research this area of education management.


Contents:The life in the days - outline and introductions; the contexts of the days - centralization, leadership, research methods, offices; the round of the days - routine behaviours; the days begin and end; daily leadership - strategic direction, corporate policy making; the days' policies - visionary leadership, maintenance leadership; servicing the days - deputies, officers, principals and teachers; stakeholders in the days - parents, students, governors, unions, business leaders; political days - local politicians; past days - a history of CEOs; leaders review their days; future days. Appendix: studying the strategic leaders'