Outlined below is a snapshot of some of the relevant texts available to you as ebooks from the University library. Also noted below is a list of some electronic journals and website that may be of use to you in your studies.

You should spend some time familiarising yourself with the online library including using the searcher option, finding some of the electronic journals and accessing ebook.

The following texts are available as ebooks from the University of Edinburgh library. These are all useful texts for Course 1: Developing as a Leader. There are many other ebooks available. Further texts are also on order.


University Library & eJournals

Bridget Somekh, Allan Feldman, Peter Posch, Herbert Altrichter    Teachers investigate their work :an introduction to action research across the professions 2008, 2nd, ISBN 9780415377942, London :Routledge,
Bridget Somekh, Susan E. Noffke    The Sage handbook of educational action research 2009, ISBN 9781412947084, Los Angeles ;London :SAGE,
Christopher Day and Kenneth Leithwood    Successful principal leadership in time of change an international perspective c2007, volume 5, ISBN 9781402055164, Dordrecht :Springer,c2007,
Cohen, Louis    Research methods in education    2007, 6th, ISBN 9780203029053, London :Routledge,
Fink, Dean,    Leadership for mortals developing and sustaining leaders of learning 2005, ISBN 9781847877659, London :Paul Chapman,
Gamage, David Thenuwara    Professional development for leaders and managers of self-governing schools 2006, ISBN 9781402049293, Dordrecht :Springer,
Gewirtz, Sharon    Changing teacher professionalism :international trends, challenges and ways forward 2009, ISBN 9780415467780, London :Routledge,
Groundwater-Smith, Susan    Teacher professional learning in an age of compliance :mind the gap 2009, ISBN 9781402094163, [Dordrecht] :Springer,
Harris, Alma (ed)    Distributed leadership different perspectives 2009, volume 7, ISBN 9781402097379, [Dordrecht] :Springer,
Hayes, D. et al    Teachers & schooling making a difference: productive pedagogies, assessment and performance 2006, ISBN 9781741154863, Crows Nest, NSW :Allen & Unwin,
Stephan Gerhard Huber, Rc Saravanabhavan and Sigrid Hader-Popp    School leadership international perspectives 2009, Volume 10, ISBN 9789048135011, Dordrecht ;London :Springer,
Tomlinson, Harry    Educational leadership personal growth for professional development 2004, ISBN 9781847877192., London :SAGE,
Wieseman, K. C & Weinburgh, M.H (Eds)    Women's experiences in leadership in K-16 science education communities, becoming and being , ISBN 9789048122394, Dordrecht : Springer,
Huber, S.G. School leadership international perspectives 2009, ISBN 9789048135011, Dordrecht ;London :Springer,
The following is a list of some of the useful electronic journals available from the university library:
Educational Leadership
Educational Management, Administration & Leadership
Leadership
International Journal of leadership in Education
Management in Education
Educational Action Research
Professional Development in Education
The Leadership Quarterly
Teaching and Teacher Education
British Educational research Journal
Scottish Educational Review
The following is a list of useful web resources for literature on Educational Leadership
http://centres.exeter.ac.uk/cls/research/abstract.php?id=29
http://centres.exeter.ac.uk/cls/research/publish.php
http://www.belmas.org.uk/belmas/home.eb
http://www.nationalcollege.org.uk/
http://www.almaharris.co.uk/distributed_leadership.htm
http://www.leadershipforlearning.org.uk/

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