andallthat.co.uk
  • Blog
  • GCSE / A Level Topics
    • America 1789-1900
    • Antisemitism
    • British Radicalism 1789-1900
    • Crusades
    • Elizabeth I
    • Germany 1919-45
    • Historical Interpretations
    • Historic Environment
    • International Relations 1900-2000
    • Italian Renaissance
    • Medicine
    • Medieval Kings
    • Russia 1855-1921
    • Soviet Russia
    • Politics Files
  • KS3 Topics
    • Interpretations
    • Stand-Alone Lessons
    • NEW KS3 File Store
    • OLD KS3 File Store
    • Student Resources
  • Advice
    • GCSE Options
    • A Level Options
    • Personal Studies
    • University Applications >
      • Choosing Courses
      • General Advice
      • Personal Statements
      • Predicted Grades
  • Teachers
    • YHEP Teach Meet
    • Stand-Alone Lessons >
      • Ancient World
      • Medieval World
      • Early Modern
      • Industrial Revolution
      • Modern World
      • Post-Modern World
    • KS3 Teaching Resources
  • MeetTheHistorians
  • Trips
  • About
    • SubBlog
  • Contact

Delusions of grandeur: Heroism in school leadership: the failure of NCSLĀ 

7/30/2013

0 Comments

 
Rationale
It has been claimed that the last decade has seen a crisis of leadership within education (Gronn, 2003a). Teachers appear to be shunning extra responsibilities and remaining in the classroom. The great monolithic school systems, based on nineteenth century corporations, with their complex and rigid hierarchies have begun to crumble. It seemed no great surprise to many observers (Gunter, 2002; Wrigley 2003) that this should be the case. Both of these authors have argued that schools have been squeezed into a corporate model of governance designed for business rather than education. Indeed, as White (2011) notes, the notion of a complex corporate hierarchy was most likely flawed from its very inception, a tool for corrupt men to turn a quick profit, obscured behind bureaucratic systems.

Read More
0 Comments
    Tweets by @AndAllThatWeb

    Archives

    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    August 2018
    July 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    November 2015
    October 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    November 2014
    October 2014
    June 2014
    May 2014
    March 2014
    February 2014
    January 2014
    December 2013
    November 2013
    October 2013
    July 2013
    June 2013
    April 2013
    February 2013
    December 2012
    October 2012
    September 2012
    July 2012
    June 2012
    April 2012
    March 2012
    March 2011
    February 2011
    June 2000

    Categories

    All
    2014 KS3 Curriculum
    Book Review
    BUSK Reading
    Christmas
    Comment
    History Ancient
    History C19th
    History C20th
    History Early Modern
    History Medieval
    History Thematic
    PGCE
    Rant
    Teachers Assessment
    Teachers Case Study
    Teachers Classroom Management
    Teachers Concepts
    Teachers Conference Notes
    Teachers Curriculum
    Teachers Exams
    Teachers Frideas
    Teachers Government
    Teachers Leadership
    Teachers Misc
    Teachers NQT
    Teachers Pedagogy
    Teachers Planning
    Teachers Progression
    Teachers Purpose
    Teachers Stand Alone Lessons
    Teachers Technology
    Teachers Training
    Teachers Trips
    Teaching Personnel
    Tvfilm Reviews79f7bb4075

    RSS Feed

Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.