Performance Management in Education: Improving Practice (Published in association with the British Educational Leadership and Management Society)

This book provides an overview of some of the key issues in developing professional performance and examines critically some of the key strategies that can be used to enhance professional performance.aa"

`This book makes an important contribution to the debate on how school and individual performance may be enhanced. It would be of value to any teachers, education manager or academic who is interested in the issues of improvement in school performance?- Scottish Educational Review

`....there is much to commend this book. The diagrams are very clear and `lift? the text so that creative thought, rather than mere comprehension, becomes possible? - Nurturing Potential

Managing the performance of staff has become a key concern in education. It is a controversial area with a number of approaches based on very different assumptions. This book provides an overview of some of the key issues in developing professional performance and examines critically some of the strategies that can be used to enhance it.

- The first section of the book sets out the development of performance management.

- The second section deals with theoretical issues.

- The third section adopts a case study approach mapping out and critiquing a range of strategies that can be used to improve performance.

- Current issues such as work-based learning, performance related pay, the assessment of performance and the use of standards are examined.

Performance Management in Education is a valuable resource for practitioners, those involved in professional development, and academics in the field of school leadership and administration.

'This book makes an important contribution to the debate on how school and individual performance may be enhanced. It would be of value to any teachers, education manager or academic who is interested in the issues of improvement in school performance′- Scottish Educational Review '....there is much to commend this book. The diagrams are very clear and 'lift′ the text so that creative thought, rather than mere comprehension, becomes possible′ - Nurturing Potential Managing the performance of staff has become a key concern in education. It is a controversial area with a number of approaches based on very different assumptions. This book provides an overview of some of the key issues in developing professional performance and examines critically some of the strategies that can be used to enhance it. - The first section of the book sets out the development of performance management. - The second section deals with theoretical issues. - The third section adopts a case study approach mapping out and critiquing a range of strategies that can be used to improve performance. - Current issues such as work-based learning, performance related pay, the assessment of performance and the use of standards are examined. Performance Management in Education is a valuable resource for practitioners, those involved in professional development, and academics in the field of school leadership and administration. This book explores managing the performance of education staff in England and Wales and in Scotland. It compares the different policies of performance management as practiced in England and Wales and in Scotland. (The Scottish system of education is independent of that of England and Wales.) Chapter 1 provides an introduction to performance management and improving practice. Chapter 2 investigates the emphasis on performance management in policy terms and what that means for schools, teachers, and local governments. Chapter 3 discusses the debate surrounding performance-based pay. Chapter 4 proposes a model for improving practice. Chapter 5 examines work-based learning (WBL) and the main forms of structured intervention aimed at improving performance in school settings. Chapter 6 examines Scottish Qualification for Headship (SQH), a program of staff development designed to enhance the individuals performance. Chapter 7 explores what it means to undertake a program of WBL by looking at the experiences of participants in the SQH program. Chapter 8 considers how to design and implement an assessment process for a WBL program. Chapter 9 discusses developing performance-management practice and policy in the schools. (Contains numerous tables and figures, a subject index, and 180 references.) (WFA) 'Performance Management in Education' provides an overview of some of the key issues in developing professional performance and examines critically key strategies that can be used to enhance professional performance

This book provides an overview of some of the key issues in developing professional performance and examines critically some of the key strategies that can be used to enhance professional performance.