This is an examination of the processes and procedures involved in developing a career in teaching and becoming a secondary headteacher in England. Looking at the experiences of a group of secondary headteachers in two local education authorities, the author compares how career structures match up to actual experiences of promotion. She explores gender differences in experiences of headship and considers how changes in education in the UK have affected headteacher careers. She argues that teachers can take positive action in their careers to work against the constraints inherent in the system.
By:
Julia Evetts Imprint: Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd. Country of Publication: United Kingdom Dimensions:
Height: 234mm,
Width: 156mm,
Spine: 8mm
Weight: 250g ISBN:9780304326709 ISBN 10: 0304326704 Pages: 134 Publication Date:01 February 2002 Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
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A / AS level
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Further / Higher Education
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
Headteachers' careers - case histories, stategies and gender; career structures and career action in teaching; promotion in the career - the early and middle years; applying for headships - continuities and change; the career and the family - public and private lives; being a headteacher - management and structures in comprehensive schools; gender and headshp - managerial experiences; career concerns - when promotion ladders seem to end; the new headteacher.