Leadership And Management Development In Education (education Leadership For Social Justice)

LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT IN EDUCATION ‘Educational Leadership for Social Justice’ Series Series Editor: David Middlewood Tony Bush and David Middlewood Leading and Managing People in Education 2005 Jacky Lumby with Marianne Coleman Leadership and Diversity 2007 David Middlewood and Richard Parker Leading and Managing Extended Schools 2009 Leadership and Management Development in Education Tony Bush Los Angeles • London • New Delhi • Singapore © Tony Bush 2008 First published 2008 Apart from any fair dealing for the purposes of research or private study, or criticism or review, as permitted under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act, 1988, this publication may be reproduced, stored or transmitted in any form, or by any means, only with the prior permission in writing of the publishers, or in the case of reprographic reproduction, in accordance with the terms of licences issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency. Enquiries concerning reproduction outside those terms should be sent to the publishers. SAGE Publications Ltd 1 Oliver's Yard 55 City Road London EC1Y 1SP SAGE Publications Inc. 2455 Teller Road Thousand Oaks, California 91320 SAGE Publications India Pvt Ltd B 1/I 1 Mohan Cooperative Industrial Area Mathura Road New Delhi 110 044 SAGE Publications Asia-Pacific Pte Ltd 33 Pekin Street #02-01 Far East Square Singapore 048763 Library of Congress Control Number: 2007940390 British Library Cataloguing in Publication data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library ISBN 978-1-4129-2180-0 ISBN 978-1-4129-2181-7 (pbk) Typeset by Dorwyn, Wells, Somerset Printed in Great Britain by T.J. International, Padstow, Cornwall Printed on paper from sustainable resources Contents Notes on the author Series Editor’s foreword Preface vii ix xi 1 Leadership and school improvement Introduction Leadership or management? Leadership and school improvement Conclusion 2 Models of educational leadership Introduction Models of educational leadership and management Linking the models to leadership development 9 9 10 20 3 The significance of leadership and management development Introduction The expanded role of school leaders The increasing complexity of school contexts Leadership preparation as a moral obligation Effective leadership preparation makes a difference Conclusion 25 25 26 28 29 30 32 4 The curriculum for leadership development: content and process 33 Introduction 33 The content of leadership development programmes 34 Leadership development processes 41 Conclusion: content or process? 49 5 Preparing and supporting leaders in developed countries Introduction Leadership succession Leadership preparation v 1 1 1 6 8 53 53 53 56 vi LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT IN EDUCATION Leadership selection Induction for leadership Leadership training and development Overview 61 65 67 70 6 The National College