Leadership and Learning - Softcover

Jan Robertson; Helen Timperley

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1849201749 ISBN 13: 9781849201742

Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd, 2011

Synopsis

Bringing together internationally recognised scholars this book focuses on the relationship between leadership and learning for the education community.

It draws together a wealth of knowledge and research in the field across a variety of contexts, such as system leadership, professional learning communities and leading different cultures. Themes covered include:

- exploring models for leadership and improvement

- challenges in developing learning-focused leadership

- broadening ideas of learning and knowledge work.

This book will be of interest to educational leaders at all levels and in all sectors, as well as consultants, academics and those who wish to extend their knowledge in educational leadership whether engaging in further academic study or in reflective practice around the ideas presented. This book is essential for anyone taking advanced programmes in educational leadership and management.

About this title

About the Authors

Jan Robertson is Head of Department, London Centre for Leadership in Learning, Institute of Education.

Dr. Helen Timperley is Professor Emeritus of Education at The University of Auckland. Her extensive research experience has focused on how to promote professional and leadership learning in schools in ways that make a difference to outcomes for those student learners who are currently underserved by the system. She has numerous research articles in both these areas published in international journals, has spoken at a range of invited seminars and undertaken consultancies in Europe, Canada and Australia. She has written six books on her specialty research areas with many translated into a range of languages. Most of her published and consultancy work has focused on school and system change through professional learning, professional conversations with impact and evaluative thinking in educational innovation.

From the Back Cover

Looking at a range of topics such as system leadership, professional learning communities and leading different cultures, and bringing together a host of internationally recognised academics in the field, this book is essential reading for all educational leaders.

Edition details

• Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1849201749
• ISBN 13: 9781849201742
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 264
• Editor: Robertson Jan, Timperley Helen S