Managing Finance, Resources and Stakeholders in Education

First Edition

Lesley Anderson - The Open University
Ann R J Briggs - New Zealand Educational Administration and Leadership Society, New Zealand, Newcastle University, UK
Neil Burton - University of Leicester, UK

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Administration & Leadership

October 2001 | 152 pages | SAGE Publications Ltd

`The text is challenging and stimulating and structured to provide the reader with an accessible synopsis of the range of current trends and solutions in the area of educational financial management being applied in the UK and the global context' - Improving Schools

Managing Finance, Resources and Stakeholders in Education provides readers with knowledge and understanding of the theory and practice of managing finance, resources and stakeholders in schools and colleges. Written specifically for those studying for an academic qualification at masters level in educational management, it provides self-study material and links to other key texts in the field.

The authors deal with the links between finance, resources and stakeholders in the context of school and college self-management. Examples are drawn from international settings as well as from the United Kingdom. Building on an examination of theoretical perspectives, practical considerations and applications are examined in a format, which encourages the reader to explore the context of their own educational institution.

The Significance of Finance, Resources and Stakeholders in Education

A UK Perspective of Self-Management

Financial Management in Schools and Colleges

Theoretical Perspectives

Delegated Financial and Resource Management

Managing External Relationships

Theoretical Perspectives

Managing Relationships with Stakeholders

Working with Governing Bodies

Conclusions

A Final Word on Accountability

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Lesley Anderson

Dr Lesley Anderson is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Education at the UK’s The Open University (OU). Her current responsibilities include chairing the only compulsory module in the Masters in Education programme, supervising and examining doctoral students and leading the educational leadership and management academic area within the Doctorate in Education (EdD) programme. Additionally, Lesley is involved in various research activities. In addition to the DelPHE project, current projects include the relationship between leadership and social inclusion and access to and other issues connected with higher level study by prisoners More About Author

Ann Briggs

Dr. Ann Briggs is Emeritus Professor of Educational Leadership at Newcastle University, UK. She has published on research methods, middle leadership, 14-19 education and management structures in post-compulsory institutions. Ann is a past Chair of BELMAS and is currently National Secretary of NZEALS, having retired to New Zealand in 2009. More About Author

Neil Burton

Neil Burton is Partnership Manager and Associate Tutor of education masters courses with the University of Leicester, having worked in teacher education for several universities for the past 20 years. He is a member of the editorial board of Education 3-13 and is a recent past Chair of the Association for the Study of Primary Education. In addition to working with several school-based initial teacher training providers, he also teaches children (6-18 years-old) in schools on a regular basis for the joy of it. More About Author

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