Achieving Success with your Leadership Project
David Middlewood author Ian Abbott author
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Sage Publications Ltd
Published:4th Nov '11
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
This book gives a complete guide to carrying out and completing a project or dissertation which has a leadership or management focus. It is written in accessible, jargon-free language and provides practical advice in all the relevant areas of research and its reporting.
The authors provide case examples of students′ work from a range of contexts. They give guidance on what pitfalls to avoid, and show clearly how to structure the project, write a literature review, present personal research findings, as well as how to understand different kinds of research, assessment, and maximising tutorial support.
The book is essential for Masters′ students - and their tutors - in fields such as education or business studies, giving a clear step-by-step approach to doing the fieldwork and writing up the outcomes, including how to make conclusions and recommendations. It provides a comprehensive resource to ensure success in leadership and management projects and dissertations.
DAVID MIDDLEWOOD is a part-time Research Fellow at The University of Warwick, UK, having previously worked for the Universities of Leicester and Lincoln.
IAN ABBOTT is an associate professor at the University of Warwick, UK. He is currently the director of external relations at the Institute of Education at the University.
This is useful text for my MBA students. Some of them found it very helpful in their class assignments and dissertation proposals. -- Dr Chuma Osuchukwu * drupal *
This is a multi-discipline book that all leaders need to read. Teachers and educational practitioners should read this especially for those who need and make and implement change. -- Dr Seidu Salifu * drupal *
Very helpful text for dissertation work on MA porogramme and in particular on our ′Leadership′ stream -- Dr Stephen Skuce * drupal *
This is a very clear and well written guide to doing a Masters dissertation - and I will be recommending it to appropriate students as it complements existing titles that are both more detailed and more simple.
Two things really irritate - the misleading title and the limited additional recommended reading/references provided and in particular the overdominance of "Sage" publications on these recommendations " -- Mr Peter Murphy * drupal *
As the preface to this book highlights, this text has the potential to ′fill a gap′. Definitely worth taking a look! -- Mrs Hazel Beadle * drupal *
I found this book enormously helpful. It is written in a very accessible style and takes the reader through a step by step guide, supported by helpful examples. I thoroughly recommend it for Post Graduate students in particular who are considering or have been engaged in leadership / change projects within school -- Mrs Paulette Toppin * drupal *
Not specific enough for my student needs, could have been on any project -- Mrs Rhian Barnes * drupal *
A very useful book for students wishing to look at leadership as an area of dissertation study -- Ms Rita Walsh * drupal *
This text is a valuable resource for students undertaking their leadership project as part of the MA module: leadership and management in education. It offers practical advice to students on the various aspects of the project process. -- Ms Rose Envy * drupal *
ISBN: 9780857023674
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 360g
200 pages