Survival Guide for College Managers and Leaders
By (Author) David Collins
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
23rd October 2006
United Kingdom
Professional and Scholarly
Non Fiction
Educational administration and organization
374.12
Paperback
144
Width 138mm, Height 216mm
200g
"A Survival Guide for College Managers and Leaders is a distillation of the key skills and attitudes that you will need to possess if you are to survive and indeed thrive in such a situation. It highlights examples of good, bad and questionable practice from college leaders and managers of all ages. It is a handbook of practical advice and tried and tested approaches to the many problems and challenges that you are likely to face."
David Collins CBE
This is the definitive survival guide to leading and managing a FE College for College Leaders and Senior Managers. The tremendously experienced and successful College Principal, David Collins, covers every aspect of running a College, from shaping the organization and communicating a vision to planning and marketing the program rightthrough to dealing with people and improving quality. Accessibly and engagingly written, and packed with real-life examples, this book will prove essential reading for ambitious senior staff in the FE sector.
"This is intended to be a practical handbook of every aspect of running a college, and this author would seem well-qualified to write it." The Teacher Trainer, vol 21, no 3
Dr David Collins is Principal/Chief Executive of South Cheshire College, UK. He has just recently been made a CBE for services to Further Education.