Creating an Excellent School: Some New Management Techniques

di Hedley Beare (Autore)

Brian J. Caldwell (Autore)

Ross H. Millikan (Autore)

Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2018

Originally published in 1989. The pursuit of excellence is much discussed with reference to education, but the question remains, ’How can a school become excellent?’ This book demonstrates that excellence depends on good management which, in turn, depends not only on a clear understanding of good management theory, but on the ability to translate theory into practice. The authors offer profound insights into three crucial areas of leadership: culture, structure, and public accountability. Drawing on areas outside education, such as advertising and business, they discuss many innovations that are already current - flexitime, the vertical curriculum, mastery learning, community support - and depict ways in which these can be brought together into a total educational experience. More strikingly, however, they look ahead, examining the potential changes to our concept of schooling: for instance those brought about by the growth of information technology. This book emphasises that at the heart of outstanding schooling are visionary leadership, a clear sense of purpose, and creatively conceived and flexible support structures.

• Autore: Hedley Beare, Brian J. Caldwell, Ross H. Millikan
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Collana: Routledge Library Editions: Education Management
• Anno: 2018
• Rilegatura: Hardback
• Pagine: 304 p.
• Dimensioni: 216 x 138 mm
• Peso: 453 gr.
• EAN: 9781138487789

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