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Xue, Shan; Bush, Tony; Ng, Ashley Y. M. – Research in Educational Administration & Leadership, 2020
In China, accreditation training programme has been a compulsory programme for all the aspiring and new principals, which is also a part of National Training Plan. Under such hierarchical system, leadership preparation in China is supported, implemented, evaluated, and also, constrained by different levels of administrative organisations and…
Descriptors: Leadership Training, Principals, Administrator Education, Educational Policy
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Bush, Tony – Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 2013
The Education Reform Act 1988 increased the scope of headteachers' work and led to an emphasis on "management", often interpreted as the implementation of government policies, checked through the Ofsted inspection regime. Following the election of a Labour government in 1997, the discourse changed to "leadership". Leadership…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Administrative Change, Educational Change, Principals
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Bush, Tony; Kiggundu, Edith; Moorosi, Pontso – South African Journal of Education, 2011
There is increasing recognition that effective leadership and management are vital if schools are to be successful in providing good learning opportunities for students, and emerging evidence that high quality leadership makes a significant difference to school improvement and learning outcomes. However, in many countries, including South Africa,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Beginning Principals, Management Development, Leadership Training
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Bush, Tony – School Leadership & Management, 1998
The Teacher Training Agency's National Professional Qualification for Headship is a (nearly mandatory) initiative leading to a threshold qualification for headship. This article examines NPQH, contrasting it with recent school management provision history in England and Wales and with international practice. With modifications, NPQH may contribute…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Administrator Qualifications, Assessment Centers (Personnel), Elementary Secondary Education
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Simkins, Tim; Bush, Tony; Wright, Nigel; Colquhoun, Derek; Earley, Peter; Conner, Colin – Management in Education, 2005
A symposium was organized at the BELMAS/SCRELM Research Conference in July 2004 to explore the issues arising from the experiences of those contracted by the National College for School Leadership to evaluate its programmes. This article presents four contributions that drew on a wide range of evaluation experience and a response from a…
Descriptors: College Programs, Instructional Leadership, Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation