Effective Leadership for School Improvement

The authors bring together the key issues currently being debated in the educational leadership and management arena. The book has been designed to function as a key text for those involved in leadership training and qualifications.

Introduction, Alma Harris; Part 1 The changing context of leadership; Chapter 1 The changing context of leadership, Alma Harris; Chapter 2 The changing learning needs of heads, Christopher Day; Part 2 Contemporary views of leadership; Chapter 3 Instructional leadership and school improvement, David Hopkins; Chapter 4 Teacher leadership and school improvement, Alma Harris; Chapter 5 Building the capacity for leading and learning, David Hopkins, David Jackson; Part 3 Building leadership capacity; Chapter 6 Building capacity versus growing schools, Mark Hadfield; Chapter 7 Capacity-building, school improvement and school leaders, Mark Hadfield; Chapter 8 Building the leadership capacity for school improvement, Christopher Chapman; Part 4 Future directions and implications for leadership and school improvement; Chapter 9 Successful leadership in the twenty-first century, Christopher Day; Chapter 10 Professional learning communities and performance training sects, Andy Hargreaves;