Beyond Self-Management School

Author: (Austrian) Caldwell
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features:
· What leadership strategies should be adopted for learning communities like schools, which differ from corporate organizations?
· Why is the leadership model that strives to meet the needs of teaching staff criticized as "transactional leadership"?
· Why is contingency management theory questioned, and why is it labeled "passive management"?
· What is the "transformational leadership" model?
· How do Western researchers construct the leadership philosophy and operational strategies of "moral leadership"?
· How can a mechanism be created to connect "school-based management" with school effectiveness?
· In a competitive environment, how can schools be created and led to be collaborative?
· Why has "problem-based learning" become prominent in recent years, and what is its operational framework?
· How can school leadership models be restructured to meet the new demands of the knowledge society?
· Why must the design of learning spaces in the information age be different, and how should it be designed?
····· This book is the third installment in the "Self-Managing Schools Trilogy" co-authored by Caldwell and Spinks. It provides readers with information on self-managing schools in Australia and other countries (particularly the UK), including the reform process, government policies, and related controversies. It also offers a tripartite reform philosophy: "Building a Self-Managing School System," "Maintaining Persistent Focus on Student Learning Outcomes," and "Creating Schools for the Knowledge Society."