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“jim spinks”

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  • The Outsider Interviews

    What Young People Think about Faith and How to Connect with Them

    by Jim Henderson, Todd Hunter, Craig Spinks ...
    Statistics tell us that Christianity has an image problem. But what are the stories behind the stats? This question led Jim Henderson, Todd Hunter, and Craig Spinks to host a national interview tour with young non-Christians and Christians in Kansas City, Phoenix, Denver, and Seattle. They wanted to hear why Christians get such a bad rap and what we can do to improve.Inspired by David Kinnaman's ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Leading the Self-Managing School

    by Brian J. Caldwell, Jim M. Spinks ...
    This work is a sequel to The Self-Managing School and deals with leadership responsibilities on two levels - as head of a school responsible for loca management and as a director in a Local Education Authority responsible ... Read more

    $73.99 USD

  • Beyond the Self-Managing School

    by Brian Caldwell, Jim M. Spinks ...
    The broad approach of local management of schools or self-managing schools is now widely accepted. In Britain, there is even consensus between the three major political parties that the approach should be continued and extended. A key issue, though, is what comes next for self- managing schools? Drawing on their work and experience in research consultancy, Caldwell and Spinks examine the way in ... Read more

    $73.99 USD

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  • Educational Leadership

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    Edited by Maggie Preedy, Christine Wise, Nigel D Bennett ...
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    Drawing together current thinking and research by leading writers in the field, this Reader will help you to understand and critically analyse key strategic aspects of educational leadership, including:- leadership perspectives and values- external and internal contexts- autonomy and accountability- partnership and collaboration- leading strategy and change.The book explores major challenges for ... Read more

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  • Leading and Managing Schools

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  • Reflecting On School Management

    by Jennifer Evans, Anne Gold ...
    The reorganisation of the education system within Britain has vastly increased the managerial responsibilities of those working in schools, although the staff generally have received little management training. In this book, the various issues related to management are teased out and a selection of ideas and pragmatic solutions informing good practice are examined. ... Read more

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  • Distributed School Leadership

    Developing Tomorrow's Leaders

    by Alma Harris ...
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    Tomorrow’s schools will need new forms of leadership. The old hierarchical models of leadership simply do not fit any longer. We need to develop new leaders at all levels of the system if we are serious about sustaining improvement and change. But, how do we go about this?The book focuses on the why, how and what of distributed leadership by offering a practical insight into what it looks like in ... Read more

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  • The Primary School in Changing Times

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