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This Is Both A Study Of Leadership And A Research Methods Text. It Offers An Analytical Description Of A Primary Headteacher At Work Over The Course Of One School Year. Using A Mix Of Participant-observation And Interviews, The Book Provides A Portrait Of This Head's Approach To His Work - His Background, Beliefs, The School As A Context, What He Did, How He Dealt With Change And Development, Power And The Personal Dimension Of Headship. The Portrait Is Matched To The Contemporary Literature And An Hypothesis Is Formulated About Primary Headship And Is Then Used To Critique Existing Ideas About School Leadership. The Book Also Suggests Ways Of Developing Heads And School Teachers. Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table Of Contents -- Dedication -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations Used -- Introduction -- Part I: Origins And Methods -- Chapter 1 Literature Review -- Chapter 2 Methodology -- Part Ii: The Case Study And Reflections -- Chapter 3 Case Study Of Ron Lacey -- Section 1 Ron's Background And Context -- Section 2 What Did Ron Do? -- Section 3 Power, Development And Change -- Section 4 Portrait Of Ron Lacey, Headteacher: Professional And Personal Dimensions -- Chapter 4 Reflections On The Case Study And Conclusions -- Part Iii: Explanations And Implications -- Chapter 5 Theoretical Explanation For The Conclusions -- Chapter 6 School Management And Leadership Theory -- Chapter 7 Headteacher Development -- Chapter 8 Conclusions -- References -- Appendixes -- 1 Source: Des 1989, School Teachers' Pay And Conditions Document: Conditions Of Employment Of Headteachers -- 2 Characteristics Associated With Effective Headteachers -- 3 Ethical Code -- Index.