Leadership and Strategic Management in Education

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Leadership and strategic management are both issues of central importance in raising achievement in schools and colleges and thus are at the heart of the educational debate at the beginning of the Twenty-First Century.This book is concerned with major issues; the nature of strategic management in education; the importance of vision, and mission; styles of leadership; models of educational management and the purposes of strategic management, which here are equated with the effectiveness and improvement of the institution.This book will be invaluable for students of educational management, such as those following masters degrees. It is also directlyrelevant to teachers and lecturers and schools of all phases and in further education colleges, particularly those who have, or aspire to, management responsibilities.The text is designed to be used either to accompany a taught course, or for self-study via distance-learning, thus practical and reflective activities are included.