The Principles and Practice of Educational Management

Tony Bush is Professor of Educational Leadership at the University of Nottingham, and previously held similar posts at the universities of Leicester, Reading, Lincoln and Warwick. He is President of the British Educational Leadership, Management and Administration Society (BELMAS) and was presented with the Society’s Distinguished Service Award in 2008. He is also a Fellow of the Commonwealth Council for Educational Administration and Management (CCEAM). He has an established international profile, with research, consultancy, or invited keynote presentations in 22 countries on all six continents. He has published extensively on many aspects of educational leadership and management, and has been editor of the leading ISI-listed international journal, Educational Management, Administration and Leadership, since 2002. His other recent books include Leading and Managing People in Education (with David Middlewood), and The Principles of Educational Leadership and Management (with Les Bell and David Middlewood). Les Bell is Emeritus Professor of Educational Leadership at the Universities of Leicester and Lincoln.  He trained as a teacher at Goldsmiths College, London and taught in both primary and secondary schools.  He joined the Education Department at Coventry College of Education and subsequently became a member of the Education Department at the University of Warwick. He has held posts at the Universities of Warwick, Liverpool John Moores, Lincoln and Leicester. He has written and researched extensively on educational management and leadership, particularly on ambiguity theory, strategy and change management, leading schools in challenging circumstances, new developments in educational leadership and the formulation and implementation impact of government policy and its impact on schools. He is co-editor, with Howard Stevenson, of Organizing Public Education – a four volume collection in the Major Works series. London, Sage His latest publications Leading Schools in Challenging Circumstance: Strategies for Success. London. Bloomsbury Press (2016), (with Phil Smith) and Agency, Structure and the NEET Policy Problem: The Experiences of Young People. London. Bloomsbury (2017) (with Ian Thurlby-Campbell)

PART ONE: THE CONTEXT OF EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT
The Policy Context - Les Bell and Tony Bush
Educational Management - Tony Bush
Theory and Practice
Autonomy and Self-Management - Brian J Caldwell
Concepts and Evidence
PART TWO: LEADERSHIP AND STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT
Leadership and Strategy - Yin Cheong Cheng
School Leadership in Context - Societal and Organisational Cultures - Clive Dimmock and Allan Walker
Vision and Strategic Planning - Jacky Lumby
PART THREE: HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Professional Development and Professionalism - Ray Bolam
Appraisal and Performance Management - David Middlewood
Managing for Equal Opportunities - Marianne Coleman
PART FOUR: MANAGING LEARNING AND TEACHING
Managing the Curriculum for Student Learning - Margaret Preedy
Monitoring and Evaluating Learning - Ann R J Briggs
PART FIVE:MANAGING FINANCE AND RESOURCES
Efficiency, Equity and Autonomy - Rosalind Leva[ac]ci[ac]c
Resource Acquisition and Allocation - Lesley Anderson
PART SIX:MANAGING EXTERNAL RELATIONS
Governance, Autonomy and Accountability in Education - Ron Glatter
Marketing - Nick Foskett
New Partnerships for Improvement - Les Bell
PART SEVEN: MANAGING QUALITY IN EDUCATION
Managing Change to Improve Learning - Hugh Busher
External Evaluation and Inspection - Brian Fidler
Understanding Quality - John West-Burnham