1st Edition

Advancing Education School Leadership in Action

Edited By William Walker, Meredydd Hughes, Robin Farquhar Copyright 1991
310 Pages
by Routledge

310 Pages
by Routledge

310 Pages
by Routledge

Originally published in 1991. Compiled by prominent figures in the educational administration field across the Commonwealth for the twentieth anniversary of the foundation of the Commonwealth Council for Educational Administration (CCEA) this imaginative and forward-looking book is for practitioners and academics world-wide. The book illuminates significant issues in educational... Read more

Preface William Walker, Robin Farquhar and Meredydd Hughes Part 1: Introduction 1. The Changing Commonwealth William Walker Part 2: Some Issues of Practice Introduction 2. Centralization and Decentralization in Curriculum and Evaluation: Looking Both Ways at Once Hedley Beare and Andrew Sturman 3. Accountability and Autonomy: Dual Strands for the Administrator Wayne L. Edwards 4. Effective Schools: An International Perspective Larry Sackney 5. The Professionalization of Teachers Kevin A. Wilson 6. Equity and Cultural Diversity M. Kazim Bacchus. Comment Part 3: Key Administrative Roles Introduction. Part A: The School Principal/Headteacher 7. The School Principal in Australia Judith D. Chapman 8. Headteachers in England and Wales Ray Bolam 9. The School Principal in India Chaman L. Sapra 10. The School Headteacher in Kenya Jotham O. Olembo and Samuel S. Maneno 11. The School Principal in Nigeria Nicholas A. Nwagwu Part B: The School Superintendent/Education Officer 12. The School Superintendent in Canada Robin H. Farquhar 13. The State Director of Education in Malaysia Tunku Ismail Jewa 14. The Education Officer in New Zealand Kenneth A. Rae 15. School Supervision in the West Indies: Focus on Trinidad and Tobago Claudia Harvey and Gwendoline Williams Comment Part 4: Resources for Educational Advance Introduction 16. The Selection, Preparation and Professional Development of Educational Administrators Colin Moyle and Bernadette Taylor 17. Theory and Research as Catalysts for Change Meredydd Hughes and Tony Bush 18. CCEA and the Commonwealth: Living Organizations for Development John Weeks

Biography

Walker, William; Hughes, Meredydd; Farquhar, Robin