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by Carol Aubrey
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2011
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'…a major contribution to the limited literature and research on leadership in childhood education.' - Professor Tony Bush, Editor of Educational Management,...
by Tony Bush
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2008
'This is a very good and much needed book. Written by a very experienced researcher and teacher in the education leadership world it brings together a wealth of understanding and insights in the field of leadership and management development in education' - International Journal of Educational Management
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Language: English
Release Date: January 29, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: January 29, 2015
The **SAGE Guide to Educational Leadership and Management **allows readers to gain knowledge of educational management in practice while providing insights into challenges facing educational leaders and the strategies, skills, and techniques needed to enhance administrative performance. This guide...
by Steven A. Ludsin
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2000
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2000
The book describes the venal behavior of federal employees determined to stop a government contractor from making a million dollar commission by selling distressed government assets held by the US Small Business Administration and committing "econocide" against the entrepreneur.
The Chaining of Prometheus
Evolution of a Power Structure for Canadian Science
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 1973
The development of a national science policy for Canada – and the priorities to be set within any such policy – have been topics of a mounting debate within government and the scientific community. The questions involved are of concern in every country today: Can governments now afford to support...
Without Sympathy or Enthusiasm
The Problem of Administrative Compassion
Language: English
Release Date: July 25, 2015
This classic study brings to bear the findings and principles of political science, sociology, psychology, and economics on various proposals for the solution of ills traditionally associated with governmental administration.
Leaders Who Dare
Pushing the Boundaries
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2005
Here, the authors focus on educators who dare to lead their schools, districts, universities, and educational organizations to new possibilities. The leadership practices of the individuals featured contribute significantly to craft knowledge and to the discourse on contemporary issues of educational...
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Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2012
This book provides context about the experiences of Black graduate and professional students attending HBCUs. Indeed, such research is important, particularly since HBCUs play a significant role in the number of Blacks who receive doctorates and professional degrees (i.e. M.D., D.D.S., J.D. etc.),...
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Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2012
'This book is an excellent resource for graduate students in educational leadership programmes. Clearly written chapters and sections are contributed by an array of internationally recognized senior scholars of educational leadership. Connections between leadership concepts and practices are presented...
Decision Making (Routledge Revivals)
A case study of the decision to raise the Bank Rate in September 1957
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2012
Originally published in 1968, Richard Chapman’s pioneering work illuminates the process of decision making by analysis of a particular example: the decision to raise the Bank Rate in September, 1957. The legal responsibility for a decision may be easy to pinpoint; in this case the Court of Directors...
Searching for Leadership
Secretaries to Cabinet in Canada
Language: English
Release Date: August 2, 2008
Although the subject of "leadership" is a hot topic, it has never attracted much attention in the public sector. Searching for Leadership is the first book to examine the evolving role and leadership of the highest-ranking public servant in Ottawa or in any of Canada's Provinces and Territories,...
Defending a Contested Ideal: Merit and the Public Service Commission, 1908-2008
Merit and the Public Service Commission, 1908–2008
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2008
In 1908, after decades of struggling with a public administration undermined by systemic patronage, the Canadian parliament decided that public servants would be selected on the basis of merit, through a system administered by an independent agency: the Public Service Commission of Canada. This history,...
International Perspectives on the Governance of Higher Education
Alternative Frameworks for Coordination
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2009
Essential reading for policy makers, institutional leaders, managers, advisors, and scholars in the field of higher education, International Perspectives on the Governance of Higher Education analyzes how the governance of higher education systems has evolved in recent years. This volume is an authoritative...
Comparative Public Management
Why National, Environmental, and Organizational Context Matters
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2017
While the field of public management has become increasingly international, research and policy recommendations that work for one country often do not work for another. Why, for example, is managerial networking important in the United States, moderately effective in the United Kingdom, and of little...