Bush T. Leadership and Management Development in Education

Sage Publications – 2008, 184 pages
ISBN: 1412921813, 9781412921817Leadership is critical to educational development and specific preparation is vital if leaders are to maximise their effectiveness. In this major new text, Tony Bush draws on his extensive international experience and research to examine the case for leadership development and assess the different modes of preparation used in Europe, including the U.K., North America, Asia Pacific, Australia, New Zealand and Africa.
He also examines research on how leadership impacts on school and student outcomes and considers future directions for leadership and management development in education.
This text is essential reading for students of educational leadership and management as well as for policy-makers, headteachers and principals.
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