Mercer, Justine.

Human resource management in education : contexts, themes, and impact / Justine Mercer, Bernard Barker, and Richard Bird. - London ; New York : Routledge, 2010. - xiv, 189 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - Leadership for learning series . - Leadership for learning (Routledge (Firm)) .



Introduction: globalization, human capital theory and human resource management -- Government legislation and societal values -- Teacher culture(s) and the crisis of confidence -- Leading school and college improvement -- Empowering groups and teams / with Dave Allman -- Designing learning organizations -- Greedy organizations -- Selecting and developing professionals -- Remodelling: new learning and teaching teams -- Appraisal and performance -- Conclusion: from micro-politics to sustained improvement.

9780415412797 0415412803 (hardback) 9780415412797 (pbk.) 041541279X (pbk.) 9780203850817 (ebk.) 0203850815 (ebk.)


School personnel management.
Educational leadership.

371.2/01