School leadership for improved student learning /
Ang-Manaig, Karen,
School leadership for improved student learning / Karen Ang-Manaig. - xxii, 237 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
School leadership: an overview -- Classroom management and organization -- Qualities of effective teacher -- Developing skills for effective school leadership -- Making school leadership an attractive profession -- Challenges and opportunities in school leadership -- Policies and initiatives taken to improve leadership -- The evolution and future of school leadership.
"The process of recruiting and guiding the talents and energies of teachers, scholars as well as parents towards achieving the common goals of education is known as educational leadership. The term 'educational leadership' is sometimes used synonymously with school leadership in the United States and has replaced educational management in the United Kingdom. The first chapter stresses the basic overview of the school leadership so that the readers are clear about the philosophies and concepts behind that form the utmost basics in the field. This chapter will also emphasize the models of leadership that promote successful schools, key factors for effective school leadership, and the various leadership values. The second chapter takes the readers through the concepts of classroom management and organization. This chapter will provide highlights on the significance of classroom software and various key factors that drives the classroom management software. Then, the third chapter explains the various kinds of skills that are required for a teacher to be effective in teaching. It also explains the role of the teacher in a classroom. This chapter also sheds light on the importance of the behavior of a teacher and strategies in managing a classroom environment. The fourth chapter introduces the readers to the developing skills for effective school leadership. This chapter also explains the important skills of successful school leaders, different ways to improve leadership skills at school, the concept of effective school leadership, and important factors of effective school leadership. The fifth chapter elucidates school leadership as an attractive profession. This chapter contains the supply or abundance of the school leaders, recruiting an effective workforce of school leaders, key responsibilities of a school principal, and effective strategies for supporting teacher careers. The sixth chapter takes the readers through the various challenges and opportunities in school leadership. The readers are then told about the major challenges that have been faced by the school leaders, along with some opportunities. The seventh chapter enlightens the various policies and initiatives taken to enhance school leadership. This chapter also emphasizes various distributed school leadership, top skills of good school leaders, policy priorities and trends in improving the schools and classrooms, and school leadership policy toolkit. The last chapter explicates the evolution and future of school leadership as well as the requirement of professional development in schools, the evolution of school principal training, the future of the school leadership, and preparing a new breed of school principals.
This book has been designed to suit the knowledge and pursuit of the researcher and scholars and to empower them with various aspects of school leadership along with various policies and strategies to improve school leader-ship on various levels so that they are updated with the information. It is hoped that the readers find the book explanatory and insightful to scholars across various fields." -- Back cover
9781774690260
School management and organization.
Educational leadership.
School improvement programs.
Educational change.
371.2 / An41s
School leadership for improved student learning / Karen Ang-Manaig. - xxii, 237 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
School leadership: an overview -- Classroom management and organization -- Qualities of effective teacher -- Developing skills for effective school leadership -- Making school leadership an attractive profession -- Challenges and opportunities in school leadership -- Policies and initiatives taken to improve leadership -- The evolution and future of school leadership.
"The process of recruiting and guiding the talents and energies of teachers, scholars as well as parents towards achieving the common goals of education is known as educational leadership. The term 'educational leadership' is sometimes used synonymously with school leadership in the United States and has replaced educational management in the United Kingdom. The first chapter stresses the basic overview of the school leadership so that the readers are clear about the philosophies and concepts behind that form the utmost basics in the field. This chapter will also emphasize the models of leadership that promote successful schools, key factors for effective school leadership, and the various leadership values. The second chapter takes the readers through the concepts of classroom management and organization. This chapter will provide highlights on the significance of classroom software and various key factors that drives the classroom management software. Then, the third chapter explains the various kinds of skills that are required for a teacher to be effective in teaching. It also explains the role of the teacher in a classroom. This chapter also sheds light on the importance of the behavior of a teacher and strategies in managing a classroom environment. The fourth chapter introduces the readers to the developing skills for effective school leadership. This chapter also explains the important skills of successful school leaders, different ways to improve leadership skills at school, the concept of effective school leadership, and important factors of effective school leadership. The fifth chapter elucidates school leadership as an attractive profession. This chapter contains the supply or abundance of the school leaders, recruiting an effective workforce of school leaders, key responsibilities of a school principal, and effective strategies for supporting teacher careers. The sixth chapter takes the readers through the various challenges and opportunities in school leadership. The readers are then told about the major challenges that have been faced by the school leaders, along with some opportunities. The seventh chapter enlightens the various policies and initiatives taken to enhance school leadership. This chapter also emphasizes various distributed school leadership, top skills of good school leaders, policy priorities and trends in improving the schools and classrooms, and school leadership policy toolkit. The last chapter explicates the evolution and future of school leadership as well as the requirement of professional development in schools, the evolution of school principal training, the future of the school leadership, and preparing a new breed of school principals.
This book has been designed to suit the knowledge and pursuit of the researcher and scholars and to empower them with various aspects of school leadership along with various policies and strategies to improve school leader-ship on various levels so that they are updated with the information. It is hoped that the readers find the book explanatory and insightful to scholars across various fields." -- Back cover
9781774690260
School management and organization.
Educational leadership.
School improvement programs.
Educational change.
371.2 / An41s