Passionate Leadership in Education

Brent Davies - University of Hull, UK
Tim Brighouse - Adviser, Hamlyn Foundation & Visiting Professor, Institute of Education, University of Londo
Passionate Leadership in Education
September 2008 | 224 pages | Sage UK
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In this book, internationally recognized writers on leadership explore what makes leaders passionate about their role and their schools.

The contributors show that leadership must move on from the realm of a role or job towards an energy and commitment for enhancing children's learning and children's lives. They maintain that passion must be the driving force that moves vision into action, through a range of chapters from internationally known contributors Brent Davies, Tim Brighouse, Geoff Southworth, Chris Day, John MacBeath, Andy Hargreaves, Dean Fink, John Novak, Brain Caldwell, Alan Flintham, and Kenneth Leithwood. What sustains and drives leaders to achieve in a changing and challenging educational environment? What maintains their passion for education and children's achievement? This book seeks to answer these questions.

The book is essential for all students in leadership programs and educational professionals looking to achieve self and organizational improvement.

Contents

PART ONE: CORE IDEAS ABOUT PASSIONATE TEACHERS, LEADERS AND SCHOOL

  • The Passionate Teacher and the Passionate Leader in the Passionate School

PART TWO: PASSIONATE LEADERSHIP

  • Inviting Passionate Educational Leadership
  • Reservoirs of Hope - Sustaining Passion in Leadership

PART THREE: RESEARCH ON PASSIONATE LEADERSHIP

  • Successful Leadership: an Intelligent Passion
  • Passionate Leadership in Action

PART FOUR: PASSIONATE LEADERSHIP FOR SUSTAINABLE SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT

  • Not So Much a Passion More a Way of Life
  • Passionate Leadership as Sustainable Leadership

PART FIVE: BUILDING A MODEL OF PASSIONATE LEADERSHIP

  • Passionate Work: Towards a Natural History of Headship
  • Enchanted Leadership

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Description

In this book, internationally recognized writers on leadership explore what makes leaders passionate about their role and their schools.

The contributors show that leadership must move on from the realm of a role or job towards an energy and commitment for enhancing children's learning and children's lives. They maintain that passion must be the driving force that moves vision into action, through a range of chapters from internationally known contributors Brent Davies, Tim Brighouse, Geoff Southworth, Chris Day, John MacBeath, Andy Hargreaves, Dean Fink, John Novak, Brain Caldwell, Alan Flintham, and Kenneth Leithwood. What sustains and drives leaders to achieve in a changing and challenging educational environment? What maintains their passion for education and children's achievement? This book seeks to answer these questions.

The book is essential for all students in leadership programs and educational professionals looking to achieve self and organizational improvement.

Contents

PART ONE: CORE IDEAS ABOUT PASSIONATE TEACHERS, LEADERS AND SCHOOL

  • The Passionate Teacher and the Passionate Leader in the Passionate School

PART TWO: PASSIONATE LEADERSHIP

  • Inviting Passionate Educational Leadership
  • Reservoirs of Hope - Sustaining Passion in Leadership

PART THREE: RESEARCH ON PASSIONATE LEADERSHIP

  • Successful Leadership: an Intelligent Passion
  • Passionate Leadership in Action

PART FOUR: PASSIONATE LEADERSHIP FOR SUSTAINABLE SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT

  • Not So Much a Passion More a Way of Life
  • Passionate Leadership as Sustainable Leadership

PART FIVE: BUILDING A MODEL OF PASSIONATE LEADERSHIP

  • Passionate Work: Towards a Natural History of Headship
  • Enchanted Leadership

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Passionate Leadership in Education

Brent Davies , Tim Brighouse
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September 2008 | 224 pages | Sage UK

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In this book, internationally recognized writers on leadership explore what makes leaders passionate about their role and their schools.

The contributors show that leadership must move on from the realm of a role or job towards an energy and commitment for enhancing children's learning and children's lives. They maintain that passion must be the driving force that moves vision into action, through a range of chapters from internationally known contributors Brent Davies, Tim Brighouse, Geoff Southworth, Chris Day, John MacBeath, Andy Hargreaves, Dean Fink, John Novak, Brain Caldwell, Alan Flintham, and Kenneth Leithwood. What sustains and drives leaders to achieve in a changing and challenging educational environment? What maintains their passion for education and children's achievement? This book seeks to answer these questions.

The book is essential for all students in leadership programs and educational professionals looking to achieve self and organizational improvement.


Table Of Contents:

  • PART ONE: CORE IDEAS ABOUT PASSIONATE TEACHERS, LEADERS AND SCHOOL
  • The Passionate Teacher and the Passionate Leader in the Passionate School
  • PART TWO: PASSIONATE LEADERSHIP
  • Inviting Passionate Educational Leadership
  • Reservoirs of Hope - Sustaining Passion in Leadership
  • PART THREE: RESEARCH ON PASSIONATE LEADERSHIP
  • Successful Leadership: an Intelligent Passion
  • Passionate Leadership in Action
  • PART FOUR: PASSIONATE LEADERSHIP FOR SUSTAINABLE SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT
  • Not So Much a Passion More a Way of Life
  • Passionate Leadership as Sustainable Leadership
  • PART FIVE: BUILDING A MODEL OF PASSIONATE LEADERSHIP
  • Passionate Work: Towards a Natural History of Headship
  • Enchanted Leadership

Recent Product Reviews:

This is a fantastic book featuring Andy Hargreaves and Tim Brighouse. A great overall look at passionate leadership with sound and well referenced studies. Alastair Arnott
Mr Alastair Arnott, School For Education Futures, Wolverhampton University
Well written and easy to read. Many students have incorporated this book into their assignment writing and appreciate its straightforward style.
Ms Jay Henry, Institute of Education, Manchester Metropolitan University
'This is a very interesting collection of chapters on leadership…Each chapter is written with verve and conviction, and it makes quite stimulating reading' - Curriculum Perspectives

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