Preparing School Leaders for the 21st Century

Name: Preparing School Leaders for the 21st Century
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Preparing School Leaders for the 21st CenturyAuthor(s): Stephan Gerhard Huber\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: CRC Press\nISBN-13: 9780367604547, 978-0367604547\nSynopsis\nThe quality and success of schools depend upon school leadership. Increasingly, in many countries worldwide, this belief has led to designing and implementing appropriate training and development programs for educational leaders. In an international comparative research project, current school leader training and development programs in fifteen countries across Europe, Asia, Australia, and North America are analyzed, compared, and discussed. \n\nPreparing School Leaders for the 21st Century provides insights and constructive ideas, for those planning and carrying out school leadership development in different countries and those conducting research in this field. \n\n* Part one in the book reflects on roles, tasks, competences, and conceptions of school leadership, e.