Leading and Managing Education : International Dimensions

This accessible book provides a critical review of educational leadership and management from an international perspective. It addresses the expectation that practitioners and students of educational management and administration will have an international perspective on their roles, responsibilities and tasks. Increasingly, teachers as education leaders are expected to keep pace with developments in other school and college systems, and to engage with international networks to debate and exchange practical experience. Contents: Part I. Introduction/The International Dimension in Educational Management and Leadership and Teaching/Learner Outcomes/A Passion for Quality/Part III. People and Communities/Managing People in Education/People and Performance/Managing External Relations/Managing Parental and Community Links/Part IV. Strategy and Resources/Strategy and Planning/Managing Resources for Education/Managing Resources at Institutional Level/Part V. Learning Futures/Widening Participation/Achieving a Learning Organization/Part VI. Leadership/Leadership