Inviting Educational Leadership: Fulfilling Potential & Applying an Ethical Perspective to the Educational Process - Couverture souple

Novak, John

 
9780273654957: Inviting Educational Leadership: Fulfilling Potential & Applying an Ethical Perspective to the Educational Process

Synopsis

School leaders worldwide are under increased pressure to apply business approaches to their schools. For this to work best schools need to have in place solid defensible educational goals to enhance their educational values which must be maintained and protected. Inviting Educational Leadership shows how to achieve this by successfully understanding and translating business strategies which can be applied to people, places, policies, programmes and processes within a school. This practical book examines the following core subject areas: *leadership -- shows how business approaches can be interpreted educationally *human resources -- looks at the development of human potential *management -- provides examples of successful management strategies *change -- develops a concept of change based upon 'bettering' educational experiences *educational theory -- applies an educational theory of experience *human relations -- describes how to develop good relationships with staff within a school *teacher development -- presents ways teachers can grow through their work *total quality -- interprets total quality in terms of educational experience.

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À propos de l?auteur

Dr John Novak is a Professor of Graduate Studies in the Faculty of Education at Brock University, Canada. Having served as an award-winning teacher and an administrator, his present emphasis is on creating inviting schools. He teaches courses in educational leadership, invitational education, and philosophy of education

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