"'Brent Davies is now established as the pre-eminent scholar on strategic leadership in schools. This book contains a balanced critique of the existing literature and breaks new ground in tackling the critical issue of how strategic leadership can be sustained. As in all his work, he draws widely from the experience of successful practitioners, and this ensures its credibility and instils confidence in those who are embarking on a career in school leadership' - "Professor Brian Caldwell, Associate Director-Global, International Networking for Educational Transformation, and Managing Director, Educational Transformations
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'Brent Davies tackles the much misunderstood and abused concept of strategy and gets great results. Linking strategy with sustainability, Leading the Strategically Focused School is full of wonderful conceptual tools, and practical casevignettes. This book is both conceptual and practical, and takes all the excuses off the table. An inspiration and invitation to take action for the good of all' - "Michael Fullan, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto
"'I recommend the book to anyone who is, or who aspires to be, a leader in schools, as it makes an important contribution to the thinking required to achieve cohesive, strategic approaches to the running of schools based upon sound practical experience' - "Brian Roberts, Editor, International Journal of Educational Management
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Strategic leadership is a critical component in the effective development of schools. Leaders need to consider the now' of school improvement and also how to build strategic capability within the school in order to ensure long-term success and sustainability. Drawing upon research conducted by the National College for School Leadership, the book examines how this can be done.
The book includes chapters on:
o establishing processes for building whole school involvement
o strategic approaches to build capacity in your school
o building and sustaining strategic leadership throughout the school
o characteristics of strategically focused schools
This book is an indispensable read for school leaders who want to focus on bringing sustainable improvement to their school.
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"'Brent Davies is now established as the pre-eminent scholar on strategic leadership in schools. This book contains a balanced critique of the existing literature and breaks new ground in tackling the critical issue of how strategic leadership can be sustained. As in all his work, he draws widely from the experience of successful practitioners, and this ensures its credibility and instils confidence in those who are embarking on a career in school leadership' - "Professor Brian Caldwell, Associate Director-Global, International Networking for Educational Transformation, and Managing Director, Educational Transformations
"
'Brent Davies tackles the much misunderstood and abused concept of strategy and gets great results. Linking strategy with sustainability, Leading the Strategically Focused School is full of wonderful conceptual tools, and practical casevignettes. This book is both conceptual and practical, and takes all the excuses off the table. An inspiration and invitation to take action for the good of all' - "Michael Fullan, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto
"'I recommend the book to anyone who is, or who aspires to be, a leader in schools, as it makes an important contribution to the thinking required to achieve cohesive, strategic approaches to the running of schools based upon sound practical experience' - "Brian Roberts, Editor, International Journal of Educational Management
"
Strategic leadership is a critical component in the effective development of schools. Leaders need to consider the now' of school improvement and also how to build strategic capability within the school in order to ensure long-term success and sustainability. Drawing upon research conducted by the National College for School Leadership, the book examines how this can be done.
The book includes chapters on:
o establishing processes for building whole school involvement
o strategic approaches to build capacity in your school
o building and sustaining strategic leadership throughout the school
o characteristics of strategically focused schools
This book is an indispensable read for school leaders who want to focus on bringing sustainable improvement to their school.
Imprint | Sage Publications Ltd |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Release date | March 2006 |
Availability | Supplier out of stock. If you add this item to your wish list we will let you know when it becomes available. |
First published | March 2006 |
Authors | Brent Davies |
Dimensions | 242 x 170 x 11mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback |
Pages | 192 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-4129-1191-7 |
Barcode | 9781412911917 |
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LSN | 1-4129-1191-5 |