Strategic Management of Human Capital in Education - Improving Instructional Practice and Student Learning in Schools

Strategic Management of Human Capital in Education offers a comprehensive and strategic approach to address what has become labeled as "talent and human capital." Grounded in extensive research and examples of leading edge districts, this book shows how the entire human resource system in schools-from recruitment, to selection/placement, induction, professional development, performance management and evaluation, compensation, and career progression-can be reformed and restructured to boost teacher and principal effectiveness in ways that dramatically improve instructional practice and student learning. Strategic Management of Human Capital in Education guides educators towards putting more effective teachers, teacher leaders, and principals in the country-s schools-especially in poverty-impacted urban and rural communities-equipping those teacher and principals with instructional and leadership expertise, and rewarding and retaining those who are successful in atta