Description
Book SynopsisHuman Resources for School Leaders contains comprehensive and systematic coverage of all aspects of public school human resource management. Unlike other books focused on this topic, the authors ground their text on student learning and outline strategies designed to enhance school climate and culture. The early chapters focus on relevant theories and research supporting current human resource methods- required learning in any educational leadership preparation program. The following chapters take a more practitioner approach as main topics include recruiting, hiring, orientation, mentoring, leading, and professional growth of teachers. The differentiating factors between this text by Davis &Fowler and other texts on the market is (1) the forward looking approach taken by the authors in that they not only exam current 21st century HRD practices but also give the reader insight into future HRD methods in a century dominated by K-12 marketization; (2) the focus on building level HRD syst
Trade ReviewDavis and Fowler have written the comprehensive book on developing and retaining the best teachers for our schools. Human Resources for School Leaders is practical, research based, and innovative in its approach; a must read. -- Chris Colwell, Associate Professor of Educational Leadership and Chair of the Department of Education at Stetson University
Davis and Fowler represent a contemporary view of teacher induction for professional success. This book is a practical guide for harnessing the potential of a teacher as an educational resource for a school, school district and community. This book outlines how those responsible for the induction of teachers can build a process, culture, system, and formal structure within human resources that ensures teacher success. -- James Berry, executive director, National Council of Professors of Educational Administration and Professor of Educational Leadership, Eastern Michigan University
Human Resources for School Leaders contains comprehensive and systematic coverage of all aspects of public school human resource management. Unlike other books focused on this topic, the authors ground their text on "student learning" and outline strategies designed to enhance school climate and culture. The early chapters focus on relevant theories and research supporting current human resource methods- required learning in any educational leadership preparation program. The following chapters take a more practitioner approach as main topics include recruiting, hiring, orientation, mentoring, leading, and professional growth of teachers. The differentiating factors between this text by Davis &Fowler and other texts on the market is (1) the forward looking approach taken by the authors in that they not only exam current 21st century HRD practices but also give the reader insight into future HRD methods in a century dominated by K-12 marketization; (2) the focus on building level HRD systems; and (3) the thorough descriptions of available technology tools that can be utilized to improve HRD systems and heighten quality control through efficient data-based decisions thereby impacting instructional capacity and student learning. The case studies are relevant and relatable, and offer practical strategies and techniques that can be easily implemented at the building or district level. -- Valerie Story, Associate Professor Emerita, University of Central Florida
Table of ContentsForeword
Preface
Section I: Foundations of Human Resource Development
Chapter 1: An Introduction: Leadership and Human Resources Development and the Role of Human Resources in Educational Organizations
Chapter 2: Economic Theory and Developing Human Resources
Chapter 3: Strategic Planning for Developing Human Resources
Section II: Hiring and Retaining Teachers
Chapter 4: Utilizing Technology with Human Resources
Chapter 5: Successfully Recruiting and Hiring Instructional Personnel
Chapter 6: New Teacher Induction and Mentoring
Section III. Developing Teacher Quality
Chapter 7: The Role of Assessing Teaching and Learning in Promoting Organizational Change
Chapter 8: Methods and Value of Assessing Teaching and Learning Processes for
Professional Growth
Chapter 9: Leadership and Developing Human Resources in Educational Organizations through Professional Development
Section IV: Miscellaneous
Chapter 10: Dealing with Marginal Teachers
Chapter 11: Recent Innovations and Human Resources
Afterword
References
About the Authors
