Developing Educational Leaders

The preparation and development of educational leaders and managers is a key issue in education throughout the English speaking world. This book is the outcome of a conference "Developing Educational Managers for the Year 2000" organized under the aegis of the International Intervisitation Programme. This book records the ideas and opinions of more than 30 international contributors to the conference, providing an analysis how schools and colleges can be ready to meet changes and how they can become more responsive to future needs; the skills, knowledge, understanding and abilities which successful managers and leaders in education need now and in the future; and methods, strategies and approaches for effective management and leadership development for education.