Case studies of English schools with "outstanding leaders" finds them avoiding doing "bastard leadership" by mediating government policy through their own values. Explores ways in which school leaders promote and encourage shared values. Discusses how these leaders enact values-driven leadership by, for example, developing…

The management style of a school leader deeply influences the ethos of a school. To explicate the workings of power in such leaders, an analysis of education management styles is presented here. The paper works from the premise that effective and productive management styles are empowering. The text acknowledges how difficult it is to frame a…

An analysis of women's roles in education is presented. The paper addresses three basic themes about educational management and women: why women should go into educational management; what women bring to educational management; and how more women can be encouraged to go into educational management. The paper suggests that women should have equal…