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Enhancing the Effectiveness of Senior Management Teams in Schools.
- Source :
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International Studies in Educational Administration . 2005, Vol. 33 Issue 1, p79-91. 13p. - Publication Year :
- 2005
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Abstract
- Teams and teamwork are of increasing importance in schools. This is certainly the case for bodies such as senior management teams (SMTs) which typically hold strategic leadership and decision-making roles in schools. Reported in this paper is a process that can he used by SMTs (and other teams) to critically reflect on their dynamics and current practices and lead to the identification of strategies to develop a more desired situation. The process discussed here uses the ideas of micropolitical theory to facilitate critical reflection on the dynamics of senior management teams and involves: (i) completion of a specially designed questionnaire (TEAM© Development Questionnaire) for how the team operates at present (the REAL) and how team members would like it to operate (the IDEAL); (ii) generation and discussion of REAL and IDEAL team profiles and their correlations and otherwise; and (iii) action planning by the SMT to identify strengths as well as identifying areas for future development. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 13241702
- Volume :
- 33
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- International Studies in Educational Administration
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 16757525