Leadership is critical to educational development and specific preparation is vital if leaders are to maximise their effectiveness. In this major new text, Tony Bush draws on his extensive international experience and research to examine the case for leadership development and assess the different modes of preparation used in Europe, including the U.K., North America, Asia Pacific, Australia, New Zealand and Africa. He also examines research on how leadership impacts on school and student outcomes and considers future directions for leadership and management development in education.This text is essential reading for students of educational leadership and management as well as for policy-makers, headteachers and principals.

领导能力对教育发展至关重要，如果领导者要最大限度地发挥其效能，具体的准备工作至关重要。在这篇重要的新文本中，Tony Bush借鉴了他广泛的国际经验和研究来研究领导力发展的案例，并评估了欧洲、包括英国、北美洲、亚太、澳大利亚、新西兰和非洲的不同准备模式。他还研究了领导力对学校和学生成绩的影响，并考虑了未来教育领导力和管理发展的方向。这篇文章是教育领导力和管理学生以及政策制定者、校长和校长的重要阅读材料。