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Managing Professional Teachers
Middle Management in Primary and Secondary Schools


October 1995 | 176 pages | SAGE Publications Ltd
`It is an easy read but a book with substance; to be read chapter by chapter or to dip into for advice. Yes, I would recommend this book to others. Certainly a book for the staff library and one that I expect to see on many a course reading list' - Management in Education

This book provides a different approach to management development for teachers holding positions of responsibility in schools below the level of senior management. It argues that practical help for managers in schools lies in developing a sound understanding of the nature of their job rather than following recipes and applying formulae. Instead of offering a how-to-do-it recipe of `tips for teachers' which may or may not be helpful, it provides the means for teachers to analyse their work, its setting, and the attitudes and expectations of their colleagues, so that they can decide which techniques are likely to be helpful.


 
Developing Middle Managers in School
The Approach of This Book

 
 
Why Schools May Need ‘Middle Managers’
The Policy Background

 
 
Middle Managers and the Work of Management
Key Considerations in Examining Management

 
 
Schools and Management
Ideas and Action

 
 
Middle Management and the Primary School
Can Primary Schools Have Middle Managers?

 
 
Primary School ‘Middle Management’ in Action
Some Studies

 
 
Middle Management and the Secondary School
Can Secondary Schools Have Middle Managers?

 
 
Secondary School Middle Management in Action
Some Case Studies

 
 
Improving Middle Management
A Reflective Strategy for Personal Development

 

`It is an easy read but a book with substance; to be read chapter by chapter or to dip into for advice. Yes, I would recommend this book to others. Certainly a book for the staff library and one that I expect to see on many a course reading list' - Management in Education