Leading the Strategically Focused School

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Davies, Brent 저자(글)

Sage Publishing Ltd · 2011년 04월 06일

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Brent Davies is Professor of Leadership Development at the University of Hull.
Strategic leadership is a critical component in the effective development of schools. Drawing upon research conducted by the National College for School Leadership, this text examines how this can be done.
Dr Brent Davies is Professor of International Leadership Development at the University of Hull . He is also a Professorial Fellow at the University of Melbourne, Visiting Professor at the Institute of Education (University of London), Special Professor at the University of Nottingham and a Faculty Member of the Centre on Educational Governance at the University of Southern California. He is an Associate Director of the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust. ?rent spent the first ten years of his career working as a teacher in South London. He then moved into higher education and now works exclusively on leadership and management development programmes for senior and middle managers in schools. He was Director of the International MBA in School Leadership at Leeds Metropolitan University. He then took up a post at the University of Lincolnshire and Humberside to establish the first Chair in Educational Leadership and create the International Educational Leadership Centre in Lincoln. He moved to the University of Hull in 2000 to establish the International Leadership Centre. In 2004 he transferred within the University to become a research professor in leadership development at the Hull University Business School.
Praise for the first edition:'With an ever widening circle of followers among school principals and headteachers, [Davies] has an enviable capacity to write engagingly and is one of those all-too-rare educational writers whose theory springs from the close and discerning observation of practice. For me as reviewer there's cause to think more critically about measures of schools success. You can't ask for much more from a book that it contributes and extends your own thinking. It will have a similar effect on all those who read it.'Sir Tim Brighouse, Educational Consultant and & Visiting Professor, Institute of Education, London, UK'Brent Davies tackles the much misunderstood and abused concept of strategy and gets great results. Linking strategy with sustainability, Leading the Strategically Focused School is full of wonderful conceptual tools, and practical case vignettes. This book is both conceptual and practical, and takes all the excuses off the table. An inspiration and invitation to take action for the good of all'Michael Fullan, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of TorontoStrategic leadership is a critical component in the effective development of schools. This book focuses on building strategic capability within the school in order to ensure long-term success and sustainability. Drawing upon Brent Davies's extensive experience in presenting nationally and internationally to school leaders, this book distils the collective wisdom from educationalists across the globe.Updated with new international examples and references and a significant new chapter on developing strategic talent in schools, the book has been described as a 'must read' for existing and aspiring school leaders.The book focuses on:- establishing processes for building whole school involvement- strategic approaches to build capacity in your school- building and sustaining strategic leadership throughout the school- developing strategic talent in schools- characteristics of strategically focused schoolsThis book is an indispensable read for school leaders who want to focus on bringing sustainable improvement to their school.
Strategic leadership is a critical component in the effective development of schools. This book focuses on building strategic capability within the school in order to ensure long-term success and sustainability. Drawing upon Brent Davies' extensive experience in presenting nationally and internationally to school leaders, this book distils the collective wisdom from educationalists across the globe. Updated with new international examples and references and a significant new chapter on developing strategic talent in schools, the book has been described as a 'must read' for existing and aspiring school leaders. The book focuses on: - establishing processes for building whole school involvement - strategic approaches to build capacity in your school - building and sustaining strategic leadership throughout the school - developing strategic talent in schools - characteristics of strategically focused schools This book is an indispensable read for school leaders who want to focus on bringing sustainable improvement to their school.
Strategic leadership is a critical component in the effective development of schools. This book focuses on building strategic capability within the school in order to ensure long-term success and sustainability. Drawing upon Brent Davies "s extensive experience in presenting nationally and internationally to school leaders, this book distils the collective wisdom from educationalists across the globe. Updated with new international examples and references and a significant new chapter on developing strategic talent in schools, the book has been described as a must read " for existing and aspiring school leaders.
Strategic leadership is a critical component in the effective development of schools. This book focuses on building strategic capability within the school in order to ensure long-term success and sustainability. Drawing upon Brent Davies's extensive experience in presenting nationally and internationally to school leaders, this book distils the collective wisdom from educationalists across the globe. Updated with new international examples and references and a significant new chapter on developing strategic talent in schools, the book has been described as a 'must read' for existing and aspiring school leaders.
Strategic leadership is a critical component in the effective development of schools. This book focuses on building strategic capability within the school in order to ensure long-term success and sustainability. Drawing upon Brent Davies's extensive experience in presenting nationally and internationally to school leaders, this book distils the collective wisdom from educationalists across the globe. Updated with new international examples and references and a significant new chapter on developing strategic talent in schools, the book has been described as a 'must read' for existing and aspiring school leaders. The book focuses on: - establishing processes for building whole school involvement - strategic approaches to build capacity in your school - building and sustaining strategic leadership throughout the school - developing strategic talent in schools - characteristics of strategically focused schools This book is an indispensable read for school leaders who want to focus on bringing sustainable improvement to their school.
Strategic leadership is a critical component in the effective development of schools. This book focuses on building strategic capability within the school in order to ensure long-term success and sustainability. Drawing upon Brent Davies's extensive experience in presenting nationally and internationally to school leaders, this book distils the collective wisdom from educationalists across the globe.Updated with new international examples and references and a significant new chapter on developing strategic talent in schools, the book has been described as a 'must read' for existing and aspiring school leaders.The book focuses on:- establishing processes for building whole school involvement- strategic approaches to build capacity in your school- building and sustaining strategic leadership throughout the school- developing strategic talent in schools- characteristics of strategically focused schoolsThis book is an indispensable read for school leaders who want to focus on bringing sustainable improvement to their school.
Praise for the first edition: 'With an ever widening circle of followers among school principals and headteachers, [Davies] has an enviable capacity to write engagingly and is one of those all-too-rare educational writers whose theory springs from the close and discerning observation of practice. For me as reviewer there's cause to think more critically about measures of schools success. You can't ask for much more from a book that it contributes and extends your own thinking. It will have a similar effect on all those who read it.' Sir Tim Brighouse, Educational Consultant and & Visiting Professor, Institute of Education, London, UK 'Brent Davies tackles the much misunderstood and abused concept of strategy and gets great results. Linking strategy with sustainability, Leading the Strategically Focused School is full of wonderful conceptual tools, and practical case vignettes. This book is both conceptual and practical, and takes all the excuses off the table. An inspiration and invitation to take action for the good of all' Michael Fullan, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto
Practitioner loved author makes accessible a key development of the field

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저자(글) Davies, Brent

Dr Brent Davies is Professor of International Leadership Development at the University of Hull . He is also a Professorial Fellow at the University of Melbourne, Visiting Professor at the Institute of Education (University of London), Special Professor at the University of Nottingham and a Faculty Member of the Centre on Educational Governance at the University of Southern California. He is an Associate Director of the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust. Brent spent the first ten years of his career working as a teacher in South London. He then moved into higher education and now works exclusively on leadership and management development programmes for senior and middle managers in schools. He was Director of the International MBA in School Leadership at Leeds Metropolitan University. He then took up a post at the University of Lincolnshire and Humberside to establish the first Chair in Educational Leadership and create the International Educational Leadership Centre in Lincoln. He moved to the University of Hull in 2000 to establish the International Leadership Centre. In 2004 he transferred within the University to become a research professor in leadership development at the Hull University Business School.

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• List of figures	p. xii
  About the author	p. xiv
  Acknowledgements	p. xv
  Preface to the second edition	p. xvii
  Introduction	p. 1
  Why a strategic and sustainable approach is necessary	p. 1
  Key questions	p. 4
  What is meant by leading for sustainable strategic success?	p. 10
  Why be a strategic and sustainable school?	p. 10
  Success	p. 10
  Sustainability	p. 12
  Strategy	p. 14
  Leadership - strategic leadership - sustainable leadership	p. 17
  Case example - one school, two leaders	p. 21
  Implications of the case study	p. 23
  Building a framework for leading a strategically focused school for success and sustainability	p. 23
  Start with values and beliefs	p. 25
  Vision	p. 25
  Values and beliefs	p. 29
  A school example	p. 30
  Values and beliefs and the leader	p. 32
  Setting values and beliefs in a strategic context	p. 34
  Values and beliefs are driven by a 'passion' to turn them into reality	p. 36
  Conclusion	p. 37
  Strategic processes: overview	p. 38
  Overview of all the strategic processes	p. 38
  Strategic processes: conceptualizing	p. 41
  Introduction	p. 41
  Reflecting: where are we?	p. 42
  Strategic thinking: where could we be?	p. 44
  Analysis: what do we know?	p. 47
  New mental models: how can we explain it?	p. 49
  Conclusion	p. 51
  Strategic processes: engaging the people	p. 52
  Introduction	p. 52
  The flow of participation	p. 53
  Strategic conversations	p. 53
  Strategic participation	p. 58
  Strategic motivation	p. 60
  Strategic capability	p. 62
  Conclusion	p. 63
  Strategic processes: articulating	p. 64
  Oral articulation	p. 64
  Written articulation	p. 67
  Structural articulation	p. 69
  Conclusion	p. 72
  Strategic approaches	p. 73
  Introduction	p. 73
  Strategic planning	p. 74
  Emergent strategy	p. 76
  Strategic intent	p. 78
  Strategic intent and core competencies/strategic capabilities	p. 86
  A conceptual framework - integrating the perspectives	p. 89
  Conclusion	p. 91
  Strategic leadership	p. 93
  Introduction	p. 93
  Understanding strategy and strategic leadership	p. 94
  Strategic leadership: findings from the research	p. 95
  Conclusion - creating a model for strategic leadership	p. 107
  Developing strategic leadership	p. 110
  Learning activities to develop leadership talent	p. 112
  A deeper understanding of leadership development	p. 114
  Stages in leadership development	p. 119
  Conclusion	p. 122
  Deploying and implementing strategy	p. 123
  Introduction	p. 123
  What strategic implementation strategy should do	p. 123
  Implementation - basic factors	p. 124
  Implementation - people factors	p. 125
  Implementation - organizational factors	p. 128
  Conclusion	p. 140
  A strategically focused school	p. 141
  The fellowship of the nine	p. 141
  Develop a culture of sustainability	p. 142
  Balance the short term and the long term	p. 144
  Develop strategic measures of success	p. 147
  Be morally driven	p. 149
  Focus on learning	p. 152
  Pay attention to strategic processes and approaches	p. 154
  Be a strategic talent developer	p. 159
  Be part of a networked system	p. 161
  Develop sustainable strategic leadership across the school	p. 163
  Conclusion - Whatever happened to Peter and Jane?	p. 166
  References	p. 167
  Index	p. 172
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ISBN	9781849208093 ( 1849208093 )
발행(출시)일자	2011년 04월 06일
쪽수	192쪽
크기	171 * 241 * 12 mm / 331 g
총권수	1권
언어	영어