Managing External Relations in Schools and Colleges
International Dimensions
Edited by:
- Jacky Lumby - University of Southampton, UK
- Nick Foskett - University of Southampton, UK
Other Titles in:
Leadership & Management
Leadership & Management
May 1999 | 248 pages | SAGE Publications Ltd
`I was pleased to find that the work lived up to its title and covered both schools and college issues with equal thoroughness. This is a very readable, stimulating and valuable publication' - Mentoring & Tutoring
This book explores all the major aspects of managing external relations in schools of all phases, as well as in colleges.
The authors use empirical research evidence to analyze how schools and colleges can manage external relations to achieve productive and supportive relationships with their communities. They explore how a responsive philosophy and appropriate marketing can be adopted in order to ensure continuous development.
Jacky Lumby and Nick Foskett
PART ONE: SETTING THE CONTEXT
Tony Bush
The Vanishing Boundaries
David Scott
Accountability in Education Systems
Nick Foskett
Strategy, External Relations and Marketing
Valerie Hall
Partnership, Alliances and Competition
PART TWO: RELATING TO STAKEHOLDERS
Keith Foreman
Schools and the State
Jane Hemsley-Brown
The State and Colleges
Peter Earley and Michael Creese
Working with Governors
David Middlewood
Managing Relationships Between Schools and Parents
Peter Davies
Colleges and Customers
Margaret Preedy
Collaboration Between Schools
Marianne Coleman
Working with Employers and Business
PART THREE: A STRATEGIC APPROACH TO EXTERNAL RELATIONS
Steve Waring
Finding Your Place
Jacky Lumby
Achieving Responsiveness
Nick Foskett and Jane Hemsley-Brown
Communicating the Organization
`I was pleased to find that the work lived up to its title and covered both schools and college issues with equal thoroughness. This is a very readable, stimulating and valuable publication' - Mentoring & Tutoring