Jim Watterston, Yong Zhao

Broschiertes Buch

Focused

Understanding, Negotiating, and Maximizing Your Influence as a School Leader

Beschreibung

Transform educational systems by zeroing in on what matters. As schools grapple with an array of social, economic, and political challenges, education leaders must hone their focus on important tasks and learn how to navigate bureaucratic constraints, policies, and parental concerns while fostering change. This essential guide proposes that school leaders become "brave and focused," not by abandoning structures or making changes recklessly, but by understanding their influence and maximizing positive change with evidence-based decisions. Divided into three stages, Focused addresses building a leadership paradigm for outstanding schools, discusses the most influential elements for collective success, and offers solutions to the pitfalls that frequently hinder success. Other features include: * Illustrative vignettes, practical examples, and stories * Research-based action steps to become a more focused leader * Focus points at the close of each chapter to support implementing a new leadership approach Focused provides a practical guide for school leaders to successfully navigate today¿s complex educational systems and develop the change-makers, artisans, innovators, inventors, and civic leaders of tomorrow.

Autor

Jim Watterston brings more than 39 years of successful experience across a diverse range of educational roles and sectors, from his first job as a teacher in a rural Indigenous classroom in his home state of Western Australia to his appointment as the Dean of the Faculty of Education at the University of Melbourne. Jim spent his first ten years in the profession as a teacher before being promoted to the position of principal in a range of primary and secondary schools. He then progressed to the role of Regional Director in WA and Victoria before he was appointed as the Deputy Secretary of the Victorian Education Department, and Director General of both the ACT and, most recently, Queensland Departments of Education and Training. Jim was awarded a Doctorate in Education at the University of WA in 2004. In addition to appointments to many educationally related Boards, Professor Watterston has previously served for six years as the National President for the Australian Council for Education Leaders, and is recognized as an influential advocate for the education sector. His contribution to education has been acknowledged both nationally and internationally with awards from a number of professional bodies and educational institutions including the highly prestigious Order of the Palmes Académiques (Chevalier) by the French Government in 2014 for a distinguished contribution to education.  

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Sage Publications
• Seitenzahl: 160
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. März 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 252mm x 176mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 386g
• ISBN-13: 9781071857137
• ISBN-10: 1071857134
• Artikelnr.: 69037981