Headteachers, Mediocre Colleagues and the Challenges of Educational Leadership

Reflections on Teacher Quality
2013. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-349-45707-6
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 161 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 204 g

A unique collection of headteachers' voices discussing leading and managing mediocre teachers and their colleagues. It explores the dilemmas they face as they cope with teachers' personal and professional lives, aging colleagues, accountability and government directives and provides significant insights into the complexities of being a leader.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Cockburn, A.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Lehrerausbildung, Unterricht & Didaktik Lehrerausbildung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introductions 2. Priorities, Dynamics and Ethos 3. Focusing on Mediocre 4. Mediocrity and Beyond 5. The Challenges of Professional Change 6. Stability and Success Without Stagnation 7. Mathematics – A Special Case? 8. Reflections on Being a Headteacher

Über Autor(innen)

Anne D. Cockburn is Professor of Early Years' Education at the University of East Anglia, UK. She has previously published , and .