{"product_id":"school-leadership-jim-obrien-9781780460512","title":"School Leadership","description":"\u003cp\u003eSchools become increasingly complex organisations and, as their role in socialising young people is recognised, the task of leading the school community is receiving greater attention than ever before.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSchool Leadership summarises current thinking about leadership in schools and suggests ways forward. School leadership is set in its social context. Is leadership associated with function within a bureaucratically ordered hierarchy, is it widely shared across communities or is it both? The school is considered both as an institution of the state and as an agency of democratic values. Ideas as to who the leaders are and what leadership involves are recast. The authors' recent experience with Headship preparation and development is discussed and analysed. Set in the Scottish experience this book provides examples of general issues facing many schools and school leaders across the world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSchool Leadership is required reading for head teachers, education administrators and for those aspiring to leadership roles in schools.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a thoroughly revised and updated edition of a book that has been a key resource for School Leadership programmes since publication of the first edition in 2003.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jim O'Brien,Daniel Murphy,Janet Draper\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1780460511\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781780460512\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Liverpool University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/23\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 234\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 6.20w x 0.90d","brand":"Jim O'Brien","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48153827901695,"sku":"9781780460512","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e88d8608-a443-4f39-91c0-ae5f1072b3e3.jpg?v=1770786100","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/school-leadership-jim-obrien-9781780460512","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}