Effective management of a school, The Towards quality outcomes

Effective school management requires that a school’s human, physical and financial resources be managed in an integrated manner towards the ultimate goal of effective teaching and successful learning – an enormous task in today’s ever-changing environment. The effective management of a school: towards quality outcomes is about finding coherence between these leadership dimensions in a decentralised school-based management setting.
The effective management of a school: towards quality outcomes takes a strategic view of the key aspects of school management while guiding school managers to discover their own unique identities through advancement, development and enrichment. A team of highly experienced authors from a range of South African higher institutions have contributed their expertise and guidance.
Contents include the following:
Management, administration and leadership
Organisational climate and culture of schools
Sexual harassment and relationships within the school
Understanding the nature of change and resistance to it
Dealing constructively with conflict
Managing stress
Approaches to decentralisation