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Tony Bush

Bio: Tony Bush is an academic researcher from University of Nottingham. The author has contributed to research in topics: Educational leadership & Instructional leadership. The author has an hindex of 42, co-authored 176 publications receiving 7333 citations. Previous affiliations of Tony Bush include University of Warwick & University of Reading.


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11 May 2020
TL;DR: The Importance of Leadership and Management for Education Models of educational leadership and management Formal Models Collegial Models Political Models Subjective Models Ambiguity Models Cultural Models as discussed by the authors...
Abstract: The Importance of Leadership and Management for Education Models of Educational Leadership and Management Formal Models Collegial Models Political Models Subjective Models Ambiguity Models Cultural Models

489 citations

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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examine the theoretic foundations for educational leadership and management, assess different leadership models, and discuss the evidence of their relative effectiveness in developing successfu l schools.
Abstract: There is great interest in educational leadership in the early part of the 21st century because of the widespread belief that the quality of leadership makes a significant difference to school and student outcomes. There is also increasing recognition that schools require effective leaders and managers if they are to provide the best po ssible education for their learners. Schools need trained and committed teachers but they, in turn, need the leadership of highly effective principals and support from other senior and middle managers. While the need for eff ective lead ers is widely acknowledged, there is much less certainty about which leadership behaviours are most likely to produce favourable outcomes. I examine the theoretic al underpinnings for the fie ld of educational leadership and management, assess different leadership models, and discuss the evidence of their relative effectiveness in developing successfu l schools.

441 citations

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01 Jan 1986
TL;DR: The Importance of Management for Education Models of Educational Management Formal Models Collegial Models Political Models Subjective Models Ambiguity Models Cultural Models Conclusion as discussed by the authors The importance of management for education
Abstract: The Importance of Management for Education Models of Educational Management Formal Models Collegial Models Political Models Subjective Models Ambiguity Models Cultural Models Conclusion

423 citations

01 Jan 2003
TL;DR: A review of the literature carried out for NCSL by as discussed by the authors is a good starting point for this paper. But it is not a comprehensive review of all the literature, however.
Abstract: A review of the literature carried out for NCSL by

312 citations

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TL;DR: The authors review current and recent writing on leadership models and show that leadership models are subject to fashion but often serve to reflect, and to inform, changes in school leadership practice, and demonstrate whether and how the research evidence supports these concepts.
Abstract: The growth in the importance of school leadership has been accompanied by theory development, with new models emerging and established approaches being redefined and further developed. The purpose of this paper is to review current and recent writing on leadership models. The paper examines theoretical literature, to see how leadership is conceptualised, and empirical literature, to demonstrate whether and how the research evidence supports these concepts. The paper shows that leadership models are subject to fashion but often serve to reflect, and to inform, changes in school leadership practice.

306 citations


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TL;DR: Reading a book as this basics of qualitative research grounded theory procedures and techniques and other references can enrich your life quality.

13,415 citations

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TL;DR: Doing qualitative research: a practical handbook, by David Silverman, Los Angeles, Sage, 2010, 456 pp., AU$65.00, ISBN 978-1-84860-033-1, ISBN 1-94960-034-8 as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: Doing qualitative research: a practical handbook, by David Silverman, Los Angeles, Sage, 2010, 456 pp., AU$65.00, ISBN 978-1-84860-033-1, ISBN 978-1-94960-034-8. Available in Australia and New Zeal...

2,295 citations

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Louise Stoll1, R Bolam1, Agnes McMahon1, Mike Wallace1, Sally M Thomas1 
TL;DR: The capacity is a complex blend of motivation, skill, positive learning, organizational conditions and culture, and infrastructure of support as mentioned in this paper, which gives individuals, groups, whole school communities and school systems the power to get involved in and sustain learning over time.
Abstract: International evidence suggests that educational reform’s progress depends on teachers’ individual and collective capacity and its link with schoolwide capacity for promoting pupils’ learning. Building capacity is therefore critical. Capacity is a complex blend of motivation, skill, positive learning, organisational conditions and culture, and infrastructure of support. Put together, it gives individuals, groups, whole school communities and school systems the power to get involved in and sustain learning over time. Developing professional learning communities appears to hold considerable promise for capacity building for sustainable improvement. As such, it has become a ‘hot topic’ in many countries.

1,897 citations

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TL;DR: In this article, the authors argue that the leadership of organizations is most appropriately understood as a distributed, rather than as a focused, phenomenon, and propose a reconceptualization of leadership.
Abstract: This article argues for a reconceptualization of leadership. Possible substitutes for leadership are reviewed along with a number of existing dualisms. These are rejected in favour of the claim that the leadership of organizations is most appropriately understood as a distributed, rather thanas a focused, phenomenon. Various attributes, dimensions and applications of distribution are then considered, and a revised approach to action and influence in organizations centred on conjointly performed activities is thenproposed. For this new formulation a summary is provided of the core concepts of, and recent developments in, activity theory. It is shown that two particular advantages of this approach include the helpful model it provides for contextual analysis—an aspect sorely neglected by the field of leadership—and its focus on the evolving division of labour in organizations, the prime mover for tracking emerging patterns of distributed leadership.

1,068 citations

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TL;DR: This article explored the extent to which distributed forms of leadership can contribute to school improvement and argued that the distributed perspective offers a new and important theoretical lens through which leadership practice in school can be reconfigured and reconceptualized.
Abstract: This article considers the relationship between distributed leadership and school improvement. Drawing upon empirical evidence from two contemporary studies of successful school leadership and recent studies of school improvement, it explores the extent to which distributed forms of leadership can contribute to school improvement. The article argues that the distributed perspective offers a new and important theoretical lens through which leadership practice in school can be reconfigured and reconceptualized. It concludes by suggesting that, while evidence would suggest that distributed forms of leadership can assist capacity building within schools which contributes to school improvement, further research is needed to confirm a relationship between distributed forms of leadership and improved student learning outcomes.

737 citations