Brent Davies 
The Essentials of School Leadership [EPUB ebook] 

Building on the success of the first edition, this book provides a focused up-to-date introduction to the current themes and dimensions of educational leadership through contributions from some of the leading authors in the field.

Each chapter introduces the reader to a key aspect of leadership. This new edition has been fully updated to include recent developments, new chapter summaries and further reading, and a new chapter on Developing Leadership.

Written in an accessible style, this book is essential reading for school leaders who wish to have a better understanding of their leadership role. It is also suitable for Masters/Doctoral students worldwide, and will give those on professional development courses a valuable insight into school leadership.

Tabella dei contenuti

Introduction: The Essentials of School Leadership – Brent Davies

PART ONE: STRATEGIC AND TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP

Strategic Leadership – Brent Davies and Barbara J Davies

Transformational Leadership – Kenneth Leithwood and Doris Jantzi

PART TWO: ETHICAL AND MORAL LEADERSHIP

Invitational Leadership – John M Novak

Ethical Leadership – Robert J Starratt

PART THREE: LEARNING AND LEADERSHIP IN INTERRELATIONSHIPS

Learning-Centered Leadership – Geoff Southworth

Constructivist Leadership – Linda Lambert

PART FOUR: LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Poetical and Political Leadership – Terrence E Deal

Entrepreneurial Leadership – Guilbert C Hentschke

PART FIVE: DEVELOPING AND SUSTAINING LEADERS

Leadership Development in Schools – Peter Earley and Jeff Jones

Sustainable Leadership – Andy Hargreaves

Circa l’autore

Dr Brent Davies is Professor of International Leadership Development at the University of Hull . He is also a Professorial Fellow at the University of Melbourne, Visiting Professor at the Institute of Education (University of London), Special Professor at the University of Nottingham and a Faculty Member of the Centre on Educational Governance at the University of Southern California. He is an Associate Director of the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust. Brent spent the first ten years of his career working as a teacher in South London. He then moved into higher education and now works exclusively on leadership and management development programmes for senior and middle managers in schools. He was Director of the International MBA in School Leadership at Leeds Metropolitan University. He then took up a post at the University of Lincolnshire and Humberside to establish the first Chair in Educational Leadership and create the International Educational Leadership Centre in Lincoln. He moved to the University of Hull in 2000 to establish the International Leadership Centre. In 2004 he transferred within the University to become a research professor in leadership development at the Hull University Business School.