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Passionate Leadership in Education

Edited by:
  • Brent Davies - University of Hull, UK
  • Tim Brighouse - Adviser, Hamlyn Foundation & Visiting Professor, Institute of Education, University of Londo


August 2008 | 224 pages | SAGE Publications Ltd
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.

 
PART ONE: CORE IDEAS ABOUT PASSIONATE TEACHERS, LEADERS AND SCHOOL
Tim Brighouse
The Passionate Teacher and the Passionate Leader in the Passionate School
 
PART TWO: PASSIONATE LEADERSHIP
John Novak
Inviting Passionate Educational Leadership
Alan Flintham
Reservoirs of Hope - Sustaining Passion in Leadership
 
PART THREE: RESEARCH ON PASSIONATE LEADERSHIP
Chris Day
Successful Leadership: an Intelligent Passion
Brent Davies
Passionate Leadership in Action
 
PART FOUR: PASSIONATE LEADERSHIP FOR SUSTAINABLE SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT
John MacBeath
Not So Much a Passion More a Way of Life
Andy Hargreaves
Passionate Leadership as Sustainable Leadership
 
PART FIVE: BUILDING A MODEL OF PASSIONATE LEADERSHIP
Geoff Southworth
Passionate Work: Towards a Natural History of Headship
Brian Caldwell
Enchanted Leadership

'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


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
February 21, 2014

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
September 23, 2012

Sample Materials & Chapters

Introduction PDF

Chapter One PDF


Brent Davies

Dr Brent Davies is Professor of International Leadership Development at the University of Hull . He is also a Professorial Fellow at the University of Melbourne, Visiting Professor at the Institute of Education (University of London), Special Professor at the University of Nottingham and a Faculty Member of the Centre on Educational Governance at the University of Southern California. He is an Associate Director of the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust. Brent spent the first ten years of his career working as a teacher in South London. He then moved into higher education and now works exclusively on leadership and management... More About Author

Tim Brighouse

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ISBN: 9781412948623
£39.99

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