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Talent Management in Education

By: Brent Davies, Barbara J Davies

In showing how to develop talented individuals for roles and responsibilities in new configurations of schools and leadership, this book explains the key concepts and provides frameworks for leaders to apply ideas of talent management in their organizations. The authors focus on talent management and how this contributes to other strategic objectives, such as building a high performance learning environment and building leadership in depth in the school.

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Grade Level: PreK-12
ISBN: 9780857027344
Published By: Sage UK
Year: 2011
Page Count: 200
Publication date: March 28, 2011

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Talent management is a critical factor in developing successful organizations. There is a need for organizations to develop 'talent pools' of great staff for the future direction and leadership of our schools.

This book explains the key concepts and provides frameworks for leaders to apply ideas of talent management in their organizations. The authors focus on talent management and how this contributes to other strategic objectives, such as building a high performance learning environment and building leadership in depth in the school.

In showing how to develop talented individuals for roles and responsibilities in new configurations of schools and leadership, the authors focus on:

Defining who are the talented individuals in your school
Developing talent individuals & leaders in your school
Building a talent culture in the school

This book is important for schools which are facing the challenge of developing innovative and imaginative leaders to meet the needs of school transformation.

Author(s)

Brent Davies

Dr Brent Davies is Professor of International Leadership Development at the University of Hull . He is also a Professorial Fellow at the University of Melbourne, Visiting Professor at the Institute of Education (University of London), Special Professor at the University of Nottingham and a Faculty Member of the Centre on Educational Governance at the University of Southern California. He is an Associate Director of the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust.

Brent spent the first ten years of his career working as a teacher in South London. He then moved into higher education and now works exclusively on leadership and management development programmes for senior and middle managers in schools. He was Director of the International MBA in School Leadership at Leeds Metropolitan University. He then took up a post at the University of Lincolnshire and Humberside to establish the first Chair in Educational Leadership and create the International Educational Leadership Centre in Lincoln. He moved to the University of Hull in 2000 to establish the International Leadership Centre. In 2004 he transferred within the University to become a research professor in leadership development at the Hull University Business School.

Barbara J Davies

Table of Contents

The Context

Introduction

Defining Organizational Strategy and Values

PART ONE: TALENT IDENTIFICATION

Performance Evaluation

Performance or Potential?

PART TWO: TALENT DEVELOPMENT

Talent Development

Professional Learning

The Architecture to Support Talent Development

PART THREE: TALENT CULTURE

Building a Talent-Management Culture

School or System Talent?

SECTION FOUR: THE WAY FORWARD

An Integrated Talent Management Model for Schools

Reviews

'A book that takes a very clear strategic and practical view of leadership and the development of professional potential in schools. But it is more than this, as the Davies link what is often a purely functionalist approach to school management, to one that is embedded in values and culture in the knowledge that at the end of the day, it is this that really makes the difference to the life chances of our students' -
David Hopkins, School Leadership and Management

'Brent and Barbara Davies provide a new 21st century paradigm for staff development in schools. They champion diversity, personalisation, ethics and shared responsibility. In our challenging times, when the creativity, innovation and adaptability of school staff will define the great schools we need, this book will be essential reading. We know that we need to develop the talent and potential of every child. Now we must recognise our need to do the same for school staff. This book shows how we can build the capacity to ensure the continued development of all our schools' -
Liz Reid, Chief Executive, Specialist Schools and Academies Trust

"Talent Management in Education by Davies and Davies (2011) captures the essence of the IJBEM special issue on business education, as it illustrates some of the challenges facing the management of talent in that sector. Notable recommendations are provided in areas of academic freedom, talent identification, management support and collegiality –all key ingredients for the management and retention of talent in the education sector across levels, be it primary, secondary or tertiary/higher education."
-Nnamdi O. Madichie

Nnamdi O. Madichie
Canadian University Dubai

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