System Leadership in Practice

by Higham, Rob; Hopkins, David; Matthews, Peter

• ISBN13: 9780335236121
• ISBN10: 033523612X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-06-01
• Publisher: Open University Press

Summary

"With all the current interest in system reform and the spread of leadership,System Leadership in Practiceis the only book in existence that treats the topic thoroughly and with insight. The authors have written a gem - a book that presents clear conceptual clarity linked to case after case example. They answer the burning question, how can we establish multi-faceted leadership that produces deep and sustained effectiveness." .Michael Fullan, Professor Emeritus of the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto..System leadership is a new, exciting and growing phenomenon in education. It refers to leadership that goes beyond a single school, where leaders work directly for the success and welfare of students in other institutions as well as their own...In this inspirational book, the authors offer you new perspectives, support and guidance � whether you are a school leader, policy-maker or advisor � and show how working collaboratively and leading networks can bring about positive change. They encourage you to innovate, develop rigorous partnerships, take managed risks and deploy resources creatively in order to build sustained improvements in student learning and well-being...This much-needed book provides the first in-depth analysis of a term on the lips of many in the educational world. There is detailed reference to real cases of system leadership in practice, as well as recent legislation and relevant literature. At a time when prescription, bureaucracy and targets remain for many an impediment to the aims of education, school-led system leadership is seen to offer a means for professionals to take more control of educational renewal...This book is indispensable reading for school leaders and senior teachers, educational policy makers and advisors, as well as anyone involved or interested in education and its leadership..

Author Biography

Dr Rob Higham is the RCUK Research Fellow in the London Centre for Leadership in Learning at the Institute of Education (IoE).

.Professor David Hopkins is the inaugural HSBC Chair in International Leadership, where he supports the work of iNet, the International arm of the Specialist Schools Trust and the Leadership Centre at the Institute of Education, University of London.

.Dr Peter Matthews is Visiting Professor at the Institute of Education, an Education Consultant, Schools Adjudicator and Teacher. .

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements

Preface

Power to the professionals; the emergence of system leadership

Mapping the system leadership landscape

Leadership of sustained improvement in challenging contexts

Leading innovation and improvement partnerships: the case of leading edge

Leadership in the context of 'Every Child Matters': extended, full service and community schools

Executive leadership and federations

Change agents of school transformation: consultant leaders, national leaders of education and their schools

The prospects for system leadership

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