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Effective Learning in Schools (School Leadership & Management) - Softcover

West-Burnham, John; Bowring-Carr, Christo

 
9780273624134: Effective Learning in Schools (School Leadership & Management)

Synopsis

Do you feel that too much emphasis is being placed on school management and not enough on teaching? There is an increasing awareness that the only way that schools can respond to the challenges that face them is to move away from an emphasis on teaching and management to a new approach based on learning and leadership. These are the findings of a pioneering study which analysed trends in our understanding of how children and adults learn. Effective Learning in Schools is the first book to study an integrated approach to learning and leadership. Providing:proposed structures and processes to help schools become learning organisations

  • specific and detailed information to help schools make the transition
  • case studies which offer guidance on tried and tested strategies.
 Backed up with case studies and examples to offer guidance of tried and tested strategies, Effective Learning in Schools is ideal reading for head teachers, deputy head teachers and students on education management courses.

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From the Publisher

This book is part of the School Leadership and Management Series. This series links the best current educational leadership and management ideas and translates them into accessible texts to provide up-to-the-minute guidance for school leaders and managers.

About the Author

Professor John West-Burnham, co-editor of the series, jointly runs an international MBA in Educational Leadership and Management at the Lincoln University Campus.

Christopher Bowring-Carr is a Visiting Fellow at the International Educational Leadership and Management Centre, Lincoln University campus.

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