Summary
Contents
Subject index
The book contains examples of how school leaders experience emotion and meaning in their daily interactions. Through stories, the reader can experience how school climate depends on the personal emotional quality of the leader, and his/her interface with other social relationships in the school. The book discusses personality and life history, dealing with difficult people and situations, shame and loss, and the future of leadership. All of these are shown through practical examples - primary and secondary case studies as well as through school leaders’ reflections on the influence of their life history on leadership and emotion.
Looking Forward
Looking Forward
Introduction
This chapter looks forward to how developments in education today may alter the emotional context for educational leaders. It asks whether headteachers will still have a pivotal emotional role. In considering the future, I will also reiterate the importance of the personal in the leadership narrative and its connection with sustainability in headship.
There is no doubt that the policy context for headteachers in all parts of the United Kingdom has altered substantially over the last 20 years. Research in leadership has apparently moved away from the person of the headteacher to concepts that seek to use the talents of all in the school. Concepts such as distributed leadership; teacher leadership and system leadership have all had a role to play in focusing ...
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