Overview
Written by leading academics, this volume provides an overview of key contemporary themes in educational leadership. It focuses on developing professional capacity, organizational improvement and the implementation of change, looking at theoretical frameworks and concepts, recent research studies, and case examples of effective practice.
Divided into three parts, the book covers:
- Leading learning and learner leadership, including the relationship between leadership and student learning, international research and notions of student voice
- Change processes, considering distributed leadership, resources to support learning, and the links between accountability and organizational improvement
- Leading professional development for educational contexts including: concepts of professional identities; formal, informal and alternative forms of professional learning and development; and professional communities of practice
This book title, Leading Professional Practice in Education - 9781446253342, ISBN: 9781446253342, by Christine Wise, Marion Cartwright, Pete Bradshaw, published by SAGE Publications (November 19, 2012) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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