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OverviewThis book departs from the traditional conceptualization of leadership, looking behind the daily routines of human resource leaders to highlight the assumptions and values and beliefs they bring to their work as well as the values and meanings embedded in the various contexts of school life. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Robert J. Starratt (Boston College, USA)Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.470kg ISBN: 9780415883290ISBN 10: 0415883296 Pages: 166 Publication Date: 12 August 2010 Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Tertiary & Higher Education , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents1. The Schooling Context of Human Development 2. Working Within the Geography of Human Development 3. Foregrounding Human Development in Professional Development 4. Human Resource Leadership within its Organizational Setting 5. The Politics of Human Resource Development 6. The Moral Dimension of Human Resource Development 7. Leaders of Leaders of Human Resource Development 8. The Organic Interpenetration of Human Development Throughout the Work of Schools: A Different Leadership ChallengeReviewsWhen the standardization movement has run its course, Jerry Starratt's Refocusing School Leadership will be the shining light for a renewal of the human spirit in schools. His focus on education as the true and primary function within human development could well become our field's signature pedagogy. --Fenwick W. English, R. Wendell Eaves Senior Distinguished Professor of Educational Leadership, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill This exceptional book reminds us that the best leaders are deeply concerned with the human condition and that they understand the importance of building powerful relationships. This book exudes moral purpose and it draws upon the essential humanity in all of us to make a difference. --Alma Harris, Professor and Pro-Director of Educational Leadership, Institute of Education, University of London, UK When the standardization movement has run its course, Jerry Starratt's Refocusing School Leadership will be the shining light for a renewal of the human spirit in schools. His focus on education as the true and primary function within human development could well become our field's signature pedagogy. --Fenwick W. English, R. Wendell Eaves Senior Distinguished Professor of Educational Leadership, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill This exceptional book reminds us that the best leaders are deeply concerned with the human condition and that they understand the importance of building powerful relationships. This book exudes moral purpose and it draws upon the essential humanity in all of us to make a difference. --Alma Harris, Professor and Pro-Director of Educational Leadership, Institute of Education, University of London, UK Author InformationBoston College, USA Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |