Introduction
Self-Awareness and the Leader
Self-Awareness and Understanding
Caring for Yourself and the Organization
Values and Moral Purpose
Developing Effective Interpersonal Relationships
Communicating Effectively
Communicating to Empower
Building a Professional Community
Teacher Leadership and Development for School Improvement
Emotional Alchemy
Belinda Harris lectures in educational leadership and human relations at the University of Nottingham, and was a senior member of staff in an inner city comprehensive school for several years. Since that time she has trained as a psychotherapist, continued to work with schools and been involved in a range of intervention projects and professional development programmes aiming to promote the emotional development of teachers, pupils and head teachers.
′[This] is a very readable book and it is certainly an important
and valuable one…It offers sound advice based on practical
experience, and invaluable coping strategies based on empirical
evidence. (It should also be required reading for government
ministers!)′ - Educational Review ′[T]his book is a must read for
all teacher-educators, counselor-educators, school administrators,
teachers, and school counselors who are involved in program
development to enhance students′ academic performance′ - Robbie J
Steward, Education Review ′This practical book is written for both
potential and practising school leaders…Theory and practice are
elegantly interwoven and the inclusion of vignettes and case
studies illuminate the key issues…the reader is invited into
dialogue with the writer and both encouraged and challenged to
engage in ongoing self-reflection′ - British Gestalt Journal ′This
is a book that should be widely read by those concerned with
emotional well being in schools, and the sustainability of
leadership....It is also a good antidote to some of the more
′rational′books on leadership that abound′ - Educational Management
Administration and Leadership ′I thought the book was excellent...
it has provided me with the means to begin to explore and analyse a
range of challenges that are presenting themselves on a daily
basis. The book provides a very accessible means of exploring a
complex topic. There is no doubt in my mind that exploration of
these issues should feature in the training for senior and middle
leaders′ - Rick Jolley, Deputy Headteacher of West Exeter
Technology College ′This book provides a useful lens through which
school leaders can reflect on their practice. Combining theory and
practice, it places relationships and learning at the centre of
educational change, going beyond previous work on emotional
intelligence to the essence of emotional awareness and the
beneficial effect that it can have on leadership style and
substance. It deserves to read by all school leaders and will have
a beneficial effect on the way they relate to everyone associated
with the school′ - John Dunford ′What a delight it is to read a
book on educational leadership that does not perseverate on tests,
targets and other technocratic approaches to educational
improvement. Instead, Belinda Harris passionately engages with the
human side of educational change that really makes a difference to
children′s learning. Drawing from her own extensive experience with
successful change efforts, and a broad research base, Harris has
focused on the emotional lives of children, teachers and school
leaders as the key to effective school leadership. Cogently and
clearly written, each chapter unfolds seamlessly into the next, and
step by step and layer by layer unravels the mysteries and myths of
the emotional side of children′s, teachers′ and leaders′ learning.
This is a must read for potential and practicing leaders and an
important text for all leadership training courses′ - Dean Fink
"This book is a must read for all teacher-educators,
counselor-educators, school administrators, teachers, and school
counselors, who are involved in program development to enhance
students’ academic performance."
*Education Review*
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