| Leading the Strategically Focused School: Success and Sustainability Contributor(s): Davies, Brent (Author) |
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ISBN: 1849208085 ISBN-13: 9781849208086 Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd OUR PRICE: $187.15 Product Type: Hardcover Published: April 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Leadership - Education | Administration - General |
| Dewey: 371.200 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.7" W x 9.6" (1.00 lbs) 192 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Strategic leadership is a critical component in the effective development of schools. This book focuses on building strategic capability within the school in order to ensure long-term success and sustainability. Drawing upon Brent Davies′s extensive experience in presenting nationally and internationally to school leaders, this book distils the collective wisdom from educationalists across the globe. Updated with new international examples and references and a significant new chapter on developing strategic talent in schools, the book has been described as a ′must read′ for existing and aspiring school leaders.
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Contributor Bio(s): Davies, Brent: - 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. |