Book Cover -- Half-Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Figures and Tables -- Dedication -- Series Editor's Preface -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 Philosophy and Values in Education Management -- Educational Principles and Values -- Ethical Dimensions to School Management -- Leadership, Power and Values -- Managing Current Contexts According to Principles of Democracy, Choice, Power and Equal Opportunities -- Equal Opportunities Policies and Equity -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 2 What Is Management in Education? -- Articulating the Purpose of a School -- How Does the Purpose of a School Inform Its Culture? -- How Are Organizational Structures Connected to the Purpose of the School? -- Who Informs the Management Decisions in a School? -- How Are Management Decisions Made in a School? -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3 Management and Leadership Styles -- Who Is a Manager in Education? -- Leadership or Management? -- Ways of Describing Styles of Leading and Managing -- The Quality Management Movement -- Quality Control and Quality Assurance -- Competency-based Leadership and Management -- Educative Leadership -- Teambuilding and Working with a Team -- Team Roles -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4 Working with People, Part One-Management Skills -- Section One: Self and Systems Management Skills -- Prioritizing -- Managing time -- Decision-Making -- Strategic Planning -- Section Two: Managing with Other People -- Managing Conflict -- Working with Difficult People -- Motivation -- Delegation -- Managing Stress -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 5 Working with People, Part Two Developing Staff -- Who Does the Term 'Staff' Include? -- Staff Selection and Recruitment -- Staff Induction -- Continuing Professional Development -- Understanding How Adults Learn -- Strategies to Encourage Continuous Professional Development.

Balancing Individual Professional Development Needs with Those of the School -- Appraisal -- Career Development -- The Human Resource Management (HRM) Approach -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 6 Managing in the Market Place -- The Legislative Framework -- The Education Market -- A Loss of Confidence in Schools -- Concerns about Effectiveness -- Concerns about Efficiency -- The Managerial Revolution -- Parental Pressure -- The Impact of Markets on Education -- Socially Responsible Marketing? -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 7 Managing Finance and Resources -- The Legislative Framework -- The Formula -- Calculating Pupil Numbers -- Salary Costs -- Managing the Budget in School -- The Budgetary Process -- Defining Responsibilities -- Approaches to Budgeting -- What Is Good Financial Management? -- School Development Planning -- Model A: The Rational Approach -- Model B: The Pragmatic Approach -- Model C: The Entrepreneurial Approach -- Model D: The Lateral Approach -- Making Budget Decisions -- Parkdale Infants School -- Cost-Effectiveness and Schools -- Conclusion -- Appendix 'Standards' Questionnaire -- Key Documents Relating to LMS: -- References -- Chapter 8 Managing across the Boundaries -- Parents -- Governors -- The Local Education Authority -- Office for Standards in Education (OfSTED) -- The Local Community -- Professional Support for the School -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 9 Curriculum Management -- What Do Educators Mean by 'Curriculum'? -- Who Has Management Responsibility for the Curriculum? -- Managing an Ofsted Inspection -- Planning the Curriculum-School Development Planning? -- What Guides or Drives the Curriculum of a School? -- How Does a Well-Organized School Plan the Curriculum? -- Different Responsibilities for Planning and Delivering the Curriculum -- Monitoring and Evaluating Curriculum Delivery.

Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 10 Managing in Turbulent Times -- Introduction -- Turbulence -- Will Turbulence Continue? -- Models of Managing Change -- School Development Planning -- Strategic Planning -- Flexible Planning -- Personal Perspectives -- Incremental and Evolutionary Planning -- Non-rational, Non-linear Models -- Conclusions -- References -- Index.