Local Management of Schools
Local Management of Schools

Author: Ernie Cave

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2005-08-05

Total Pages: 140

ISBN-13: 1134943490

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The provisions of the 1988 Education Reform Act have given many schools the turnover and responsibilities of a medium-sized business. The Act is certainly the most important educational legislation since 1944 and local management is the key issue, requiring schools to undertake specialist functions, such as budgetting and marketing, never tackled before at the institutional level. This book introduces some of the practical issues associated with planning and implementing new functions now being devolved to school level. It will enable schools to focus on the implications of the Act and the issues it presents. It stresses the need for the whole school to meet the challenge. Each chapter looks at a different issue, including:* resource management * financial management * budgetary preparation * performance measurement * the uses of information technology * marketing and the school * the legal context * personnel management and staff selection * time management and priority setting. The book does aim to be a practical manual on local management but to provide a clear-thinking and sympathetic discussion of the urgent practical issues now facing all schools. It will be invaluable to all involved in educational management, whether in schools, local authorities, training organisations or academic life.

Local Management of Schools
Local Management of Schools

Author: Gwen Wallace

Publisher: Multilingual Matters

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13: 9781853591525

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An edited collection of papers covering the early days of the local management of schools. The book features research by economists, management theorists and education researchers, and accounts of experience by LEA officers and a primary school Deputy Head. It points to a range of critical issues deriving from paradoxes in the theoretical models underpinning the 1988 Education Reform Act.

Managing Finance and Resources in Education
Managing Finance and Resources in Education

Author: Marianne Coleman

Publisher: SAGE

Published: 2000-04-14

Total Pages: 252

ISBN-13: 1446232018

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`The book provides an excellent wide and stimulating set of readings and would be useful to anyone taking forward Unit 3 or the Accelerated Route of SQH′ - SQH Newsletter `This is a useful addition to the literature on finance and resource management in education.... Those whose work involves managing resources and finance in schools and colleges will find this a useful or even indispensable addition to their bookshelves, whether they are heads, principals or middle managers′ - Mentoring and Tutoring This book will provide readers with knowledge and understanding of the theory and practice of managing finance, resources and stakeholders in schools and colleges. Written specifically for those studying for an academic qualification at Masters level in educational management, it provides self-study material and links to other key texts in the field. The authors deal with the links between finance, resources and stakeholders in the context of school and college self-management. Examples are drawn from international settings as well as from the United Kingdom. Building on an examination of theoretical perspectives, practical considerations and applications are examined in a format which encourages the reader to explore the context of their own educational institution. This book is a core text for the University of Leicester MBA in Educational Management.

Reflecting On School Management
Reflecting On School Management

Author: Jennifer Evans

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2005-08-08

Total Pages: 154

ISBN-13: 1135709688

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The reorganisation of the education system within Britain has vastly increased the managerial responsibilities of those working in schools, although the staff generally have received little management training. In this book, the various issues related to management are teased out and a selection of ideas and pragmatic solutions informing good practice are examined.

Strategic Management for School Development
Strategic Management for School Development

Author: Brian Fidler

Publisher: SAGE

Published: 2002-09-16

Total Pages: 200

ISBN-13: 9780761965275

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Written at a very accessible and practical level, this book introduces strategic management and provides self-development activities to help educators develop a strategy within their own organizations.

Educational Resource Management
Educational Resource Management

Author: Derek Glover

Publisher:

Published: 2020-12

Total Pages: 194

ISBN-13: 9781787358393

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Resource management, though a central responsibility of school and college leaders, is one that they are often unprepared for. Concise and contextual information and guidance are vital, especially as leaders are pressured from all sides to manage their resources astutely. This new edition of Educational Resource Management: An International Perspective is an updated and globally conscious guide to all aspects of this key responsibility. Opening with a detailed overview of funding and resource management in public and private institutions, the book looks at the criteria by which the effectiveness, efficiency, and equity of educational resource management can be judged. It goes on to explore cost structures, budgets, and the principles of asset management through case studies that draw on practitioner experiences as well as the authors' own observations. Educational Resource Management concludes with a review of current tensions and points towards further study, providing a succinct yet comprehensive guide for school and college leaders.

School-Based Management and School Effectiveness
School-Based Management and School Effectiveness

Author: Clive Dimmock

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-11-26

Total Pages: 292

ISBN-13: 1317835727

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This book explores the connections between school-based management, school effectiveness and school improvement, bringing together studies completed in Australia and New Zealand, Canada, the UK and the USA. It describes and analyses how effective principals and teachers perceive and undertake educational change and school-based management; how a sense of values, vision and school culture can improve leadership; ways in whcih delegating financial management to schools may lead to improved teaching and learning; and the contribution made by school development planning through reviews and evaluation to school improvement. Finally, it suggests future directions for study and research in school effectiveness, school improvement and school-based management.

School-Based Management
School-Based Management

Author: Susan Albers Mohrman

Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Published: 1994-10-14

Total Pages: 344

ISBN-13:

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"Mohrman and Wohlstetter have written the most important volume on school-based management to date... a significant contribution to the school reform literature." --Joseph Murphy, professor and chair, department of educational leadership, Vanderbilt UniversityThis book examines the school-based management strategies that hold the most promise for increasing organizational effectiveness.

Primary School Management: Learning from Experience
Primary School Management: Learning from Experience

Author: Eric Briault

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2003-09-02

Total Pages: 97

ISBN-13: 1135799849

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Issues raised include: improving the quality of pupils' learning experience; effective staff organisation; development of policy and management of resources; and establishing good relationships between the head, the school and the community.

Decentralisation, School-Based Management, and Quality
Decentralisation, School-Based Management, and Quality

Author: Joseph Zajda

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2009-08-21

Total Pages: 251

ISBN-13: 9048127033

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This book, which is the eighth volume in the 12-volume book series Globalisation, Comparative Education and Policy Research, presents scholarly research on major discourses in decentralisation, school-based management (SBM) and quality in education globally. This book, which focuses on decentralisation and SBM as a governance strategy in education, presents theoretical aspects of the phenomenon of decentralisation/privatisation and contextualises them within the education research literature. It provides an easily accessible, practical yet scholarly source of information concerning the dynamics of decentralisation and SBM that normally take place when reforms are instituted to decentralize authority and power. Above all, the authors offering the latest findings regarding major discourses in dec- tralisation, SBM and quality in educational systems in the global culture emphasise aspects of that dynamic interactive process (see also Geo-JaJa 2006a; Gamage and Sooksomchitra 2006, Zajda 2009). This dynamic interaction in the process that is implicit in the title of the book is reified by calls for restructuring of schools f- lowing the idea that schools are not promoting human rights, social cohesion and sustainable development. The chapters as a source book of ideas for researchers, practitioners and policy makers in decentralisation and SBM in education contr- ute to the educational literature while enhancing the understanding of the larger dynamics involved in educational reform. It offers a timely overview of current issues affecting decentralisation in education in the global culture.