Human Resource Management in Education - Contexts, Themes and Impact

Informationen zum Autor Justine Mercer is an Associate Professor at the Institute of Education, University of Warwick, UK. Bernard Barker was formerly Chair in Educational Leadership and Management and Director of Postgraduate Research Studies at the School of Education, University of Leicester, UK. Richard Bird is Legal Policy Consultant to the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL), UK. Klappentext Human Resource Management in Education debates the fundamental question of how far effective human resource management policies can enable schools and colleges to transcend the paradoxes of the global reform agenda. It analyzes the relationship between leadership, the classroom and results, and uses case studies to explore the extent to which performance is enhanced by distributed leadership and constrained by social, political and economic contexts. Zusammenfassung Debates the fundamental question of how far effective human resource management policies can enable schools and colleges to transcend the paradoxes of the global reform agenda. This title analyzes the relationship between leadership, the classroom and results. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part 1: The Current Context of Human Resource Management Chapter 1: Introduction: Globalization, Human Capital Theory and Human Resource Management 2: Government Legislation and Societal Values 3: Teacher Culture(s) and the Crisis of Confidence Part 2: Contemporary Themes in Human Resource Management 4: Leading School and College Improvement 5: Empowering Groups and Teams 6: Designing Learning Organizations 7: Greedy Organizations Part 3: Contemporary Practices in Human Resource Management 8: Selecting and Developing Professionals 9: Remodelling: New Learning and Teaching Teams 10: Appraisal and Performance 11: Conclusion: From Micro-politics to Sustained Improvement ...

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Bernard Barker, Bernard Mercer Barker, Barker Bernard, BARKER BERNARD MERCER JUSTINE BI, Richard Bird, Justine Mercer, Justine (University of Warwick Mercer, Justine Barker Mercer, Mercer Justine
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 19.05.2010
• EAN: 9780415412803
• ISBN: 978-0-415-41280-3
• Pagine: 204
• Serie: Leadership for Learning Series; Leadership for Learning; Leadership for Learning Series
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Economia > Altro; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Pedagogia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; EDUCATION / General, Organization & management of education, Educational administration and organization, Educational strategies & policy, Educational strategies and policy