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Educational Leadership and Management - Softcover

Coleman, Marianne; Glover, Derek

 
9780335239313: Educational Leadership and Management

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Synopsis

This book integrates theory with practice by presenting a real life scenario in each chapter to illustrate insights and skills needed by leaders in education in an increasingly diverse society. It draws on literature and examples from both the UK and international sources, taking a stance on equity and offering a fresh look at what it means to be a leader in education today. The book will be of interest to both practitioners and students of educational leadership and management with an interest in values of social justice and equity.

Special features of the book are:

  • It brings together theory and practice on aspects of educational leadership and management;
  • Each chapter includes an illustrative scenario drawn from real life situations;
  • It encourages reflection;
  • Leadership is generally understood to be distributed;
  • An ethical stance is promoted based on values of social justice and equity;
  • There is a focus on cultural diversity;
  • The authors draw on their own research.
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    About the Author

    Marianne Coleman is Reader in Educational Leadership and Management at the Institute of Education, University of London and has extensive experience in a range of educational settings. She has a particular interest in gender and diversity issues and has researched widely in these and other areas related to educational leadership and management in England and elsewhere.
    Derek Glover was a secondary head for twenty years at Burford in Oxfordshire, moved into higher education in 1990 and has since been involved with education leadership and management teaching and research at Keele University where he is honorary professor, and at the Institute of Education, London and Leicester, Lincoln and Warwick Universities as a research associate. His particular interests are in resource management and organisational development.

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