The Competent Head: A Job Analysis Of Headteachers' Tasks And Personality Factors

by Dilum Jirasinghe, Geoffrey Lyons

Overview

This text provides an evaluation of headteachers' tasks, including categories and specific tasks. It also contains a list of heads' preferred personality characteristics, indicating their favourite ways of working, leadership styles and team roles.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781135717094
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	03/01/2004
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	176
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Dilum Jirasinghe, Geoffrey Lyons

Table of Contents

Part 1 Rationale and framework: job analysis; management competencies. Part 2 A job analysis of heads: the research findings. Part 3 Practical outcomes: a competency model of headteachers; assessing and developing headteachers.

Editorial Reviews

A response to the United Kingdom's implementation of educational policy changes affecting education leadership (Heads) job performance. The results of a job analysis of 280 "Headteachers" provides information on task categories, time management factors, personality dimensions, and leadership styles. This information, supplemented by interviews, is the basis for the authors' recommendations for a clear set of management competencies for education leaders. The appendices include self-evaluation testing questions and forms. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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