Leading Professional Development in Education OU Reader - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0415243815 ISBN 13: 9780415243810

Publisher: Routledge, 2000

Synopsis

This book provides a rich range of case studies and theoretical and methodological perspectives on the practical leadership tasks that underpin educational change.
Section 1 focuses on the nature of professional learning and the policy context in which educational reform takes place.
Section 2 explores the forms of leadership relevant to the differing contexts of professional development.
Section 3 explores mentoring, peer coaching, team and group work. These processes are examined through international experience and by reference to work in other professions.
Section 4 analyses the experience of evidence based work in medicine and the health service and the potential of applying this to education. The section reviews contested views on this theme.
Section 5 looks at the potential role that interactive technologies can play in professional development.

About this title

About the Author

Elizabeth Bird, John Butcher, Bob Moon, The Open University, UK.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415243815
• ISBN 13: 9780415243810
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 350
• Editor: Bird Elizabeth, Butcher John, Moon Bob