Leading People and Teams in Education by Lesley Kydd (English) Hardcover Book

Description: Leading People and Teams in Education by Lesley Kydd, Lesley Anderson, Wendy Newton Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description `Leadership is the theme of this decade. This series provides an enormously valuable overview of all the critical issues involved in designing leadership as the main strategy for educational reform.... A great and timely collection′- Michael Fullan, Dean, OISE/University of Toronto Publisher Description `Leadership is the theme of this decade. This series provides an enormously valuable overview of all the critical issues involved in designing leadership as the main strategy for educational reform.... A great and timely collection- Michael Fullan, Dean, OISE/University of Toronto `This book... will quickly go onto the essential reading list of the MA(Ed) programme I work on and become an essential resource for practitioners in educational leadership roles who wish to inform and refresh their understanding of those roles.... "A great and timely collection" writes Michael Fullan in the back cover blurb - and that is no exaggeration - Eric Hadley, Journal of Inservice EducationManaging people is a key aspect of leading and the exercise of leadership skills. Institutions are complex organizations of structures and cultures reflecting the values of those who lead and work in them. This book is about those people. It deals with: the `art of leadership and leading; teams and collaborative ways of working; and the operational systems which form part of the daily practice of management in organizations.Managing people is not the same as managing any other resource. Managing people involves recognizing and dealing with the range of human nature, life choices, feelings and emotions. This book also considers the affective dimension of leadership and the exercise ofmanagement skills.It provides an opportunity for critical reflection on a range of literature which forms a framework for self-examination and institutional critique. The editors believe that the practice of leadership is fragmented and that leadership is not just for leaders but also for anyone working in an organization. The main themes covered are:- learning to be leaders- dispersed leadership- managing people and teams in organization structures-tThe experience of leading in practiceThis book is suitable for providers and students in higher educational institutions postgraduate level courses in educational management and leadership development provision for Headteachers induction programmes, NPQH and LPSH. It is also suitable for use on short courses and for practitioners occupying or aspiring to leadership roles in schools, colleges and other educational organizations.This book is one of three course readers for The Open University course E849 Leading and Managing for Effective Education. The other volumes are:Effective Educational LeadershipNigel Bennett, Megan Crawford and Marion Cartwright (editors)Strategic Leadership and Educational ImprovementMargaret Preedy, Ron Glatter, Christine Wise (editors) Author Biography Dr Lesley Anderson is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Education at the UKs The Open University (OU). Her current responsibilities include chairing the only compulsory module in the Masters in Education programme, supervising and examining doctoral students and leading the educational leadership and management academic area within the Doctorate in Education (EdD) programme. Additionally, Lesley is involved in various research activities. In addition to the DelPHE project, current projects include the relationship between leadership and social inclusion and access to and other issues connected with higher level study by prisoners Details ISBN 0761940596 ISBN-13 9780761940593 Title Leading People and Teams in Education Author Lesley Kydd, Lesley Anderson, Wendy Newton Format Hardcover Year 2002 Pages 290 Publisher SAGE Publications Inc GE_Item_ID:22526786; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. 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