One of the difficulties with the production of a book that
describes the international terrain of leadership and management is
that political and social contexts in which policy and practice
occur are multi-dimensional. Yet the authors have successfully
woven a narrative that engages the reader and helps shape our
understanding of diverse ways in which leading and managing occurs
in a range of countries. In particular I found the examples
regarding schools, resources and teachers' professional work from
developing countries a disturbing component of what could be termed
the trauma of leadership in those sites. These examples serviced to
enrich my own understanding and provide further evidence that there
can be no framework or paradigm for understanding leadership and
management in a global context' - "Educational Review
"
Foskett and Lumby's book forms an important and a timely
contribution to comparative international studies of educational
leadership . In challenging a range of deeply embedded suppositions
about leading and managing in education the authors remind us
regularly that the mightiest task of even the most accomplished
transformational leader, or radical government policy, is to
transform values, attitudes and professional culture. So this
exposition of similarities and contrasts in practices makes a
useful contribution to the literature on educational leadership in
this country and beyond' - "David Wood, Journal of Inservice
Education
"
This accessible book provides a critical review of educational
leadership and management from an international perspective. It
addresses the expectation that practitioners and students of
educational management and administration will have an
international perspective on their roles, responsibilities and
tasks. Increasingly, teachers as education leaders are expected to
keep pace with developments in other school and college systems,
and to engage with international networks to debate and exchange
practical experience.
The book covers a series of key themes in educational
leadership, drawing on a wide range of examples, including:
- Learners and learning
- People and communities in education
- Managing strategy and resources
- Learning futures and the changing challenges for educational
leaders.
In this context the authors:
- Describe the international landscape of leadership and
management.
- Provide an overview of practice in different national
settings.
- Identify global patterns and trends.
- Challenge some of the accepted norms in leadership and
management.
- Build managers' confidence as part of a global community of
professional educators.
- Support informed choice about policy and practice from
government to school.
This is a key text for students of educational leadership and
management as well as for managers and administrators in schools,
colleges and other educational settings.
"
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