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`This is one of very few texts to give recognition to the difficulties in large institutions and to give practical advice about the degree to which collegiality can be built into strategic planning. The authors provide an overview of all aspects of leadership within education, giving ample references within each section for more detailed study’ – Mentoring and Tutoring `The book would constitute a good starting-point for anyone wishing to understand contemporary developments in educational management’ – Educational Research Leadership and strategic management are both issues of central importance in raising achievement in schools and colleges and thus are at the heart of the educational debate today. This book is concerned with such major issues as: the nature of strategic management in education; the importance of vision, and mission; styles of leadership; models of educational management; and the purposes of strategic management, which here are equated with the effectiveness and improvement of the institution. It will be invaluable for students of educational management, such as those following masters degrees. It is also directly relevant to teachers and lecturers and schools of all phases and in further education colleges, particularly those who have, or aspire to, management responsibilities. The textbook is designed to be used either to accompany a taught course, or for self-study via distance-learning, thus practical and reflective activities are included. Tony Bush is Professor of Educational Leadership at the University of Warwick, and previously held similar posts at the universities of Leicester, Reading and Lincoln. He is also Visiting Professor at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. PART ONE: STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT IN EDUCATION Leadership and Management What Is Educational Management? The Purpose of Educational Management The Context of Educational Management Strategy and Self-Management PART TWO: VISION, MISSION AND STRATEGY Vision Mission Strategy PART THREE: LEADERSHIP IN EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT Leadership and Management Theory and Practice Transformational and Transactional Leadership Educational Leadership The Moral and Ethical Dimensions of Leadership Leadership of the Autonomous School or College Strategic Leadership Gender in Educational Leadership Leadership and Roles PART FOUR: ORGANISATIONAL THEORY AND STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT The Theory/Practice Divide The Relevance of Theory to Good Practice The Nature of Theory in Educational Management Models of Educational Management Organizational Culture Organizational Culture and Strategic Management Conceptual Pluralism Using Theory to Improve Practice PART FIVE: THE PURPOSE OF STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT The Concept of Effectiveness The Concept of Improvement The Concept of Quality Origins of TQM and Its Application to Education Re-Engineering PART SIX: STRATEGIC AND DEVELOPMENT PLANNING IN EDUCATION Who is Involved in Strategic Planning? Development Planning Management Style and Development Planning Development Planning, Improvement and Effectiveness and Change PART SEVEN: MANAGING STRATEGIC CHANGE
