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Author Miller, Paul (Professor of Educational Leadership), author.

Title Exploring school leadership in England and the Caribbean : new insights from a comparative approach / Paul Miller
Published New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2016

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Contents Cover page ; Halftitle page ; Series page ; Title page ; Copyright page ; Contents; Spotlights; About the Author; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Methodology; Participants; Structure of book; 1 The Changing Nature of School Leadership; Introduction; The context of leadership; Leader(ship) effectiveness; School leadership in context; Conceptualizing leadership; 2 Curricula and Instructional Leadership; Introduction; Securing effective instruction; Resourcing effective instruction; Monitoring and supporting classroom practice; Achieving in difficulty; Achieving when location is a problem
Reflection3 Diversity Leadership; Introduction; Positioning inclusion; Positioning race and ethnicity; Positioning social class; Positioning gender; Positioning multiculturalism; Positioning social justice and schooling; Reflection; 4 Technology Leadership; Introduction; Vision and technology leadership; Principals' use of ICT; Teachers and ICT; Students and ICT; School processes and ICT; ICT infrastructure; Implementing and integrating ICT; Reflection; 5 Policy Leadership; Introduction; National policies at school level; National policy overload; Involving schools in national policy-making
School-level policy-making and implementationAccountability through school inspections; Reflection; 6 People Leadership; Introduction; Developing staff; Internal professional development; External professional development; Staff recruitment; Staff disciplinary -- letting someone go; Working with the school board; Working with the education ministry/department; Working with parents; Dealing with school bereavement; Isolated working; Reflection; 7 Entrepreneurial and Safety Leadership; Introduction; Entrepreneurial leadership in practice; Enterprising partnerships; Safety leadership
Child protectionReflection; 8 Evaluation, Implications and Conclusions; Introduction; Evaluation; Implications; Conclusions; Appendix Profile of Principals; References; Index
Summary "What drives school leaders? What do they do on a day to day basis? What helps or constrains their decision-making? What keeps them focused amidst challenges? Rather than applying theory to practice, Exploring School Leadership in England and the Caribbean draws on how school leaders practice and experience their own leadership. Paul Miller draws on case studies from Jamaica and England to explore what it means to be a school leader and explores a wide-range of issues, including accountability, performativity, inclusion and multiculturalism, technology, staffing and resourcing decisions. While no two school leaders will have identical experiences as a school leader, Paul Miller draws on the first-hand accounts of school leadership to show that regardless of school size, type and location there are a number of common experiences and themes"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
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Subject Educational leadership -- England -- Cross-cultural studies
Educational leadership -- Caribbean, English-speaking -- Cross-cultural studies
School administrators -- England -- Cross-cultural studies
School administrators -- Caribbean, English-speaking -- Cross-cultural studies
Organization & management of education.
Education.
EDUCATION -- General.
EDUCATION -- Leadership.
EDUCATION -- Comparative.
EDUCATION -- Administration -- General.
EDUCATION -- Organizations & Institutions.
Educational leadership
School administrators
English-speaking Caribbean Area
England
Genre/Form Cross-cultural studies
Form Electronic book
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