Items by James, Chris

2013

Connolly, M., Farrell, C. and James, C., 2013. Forthcoming. Trends in the Governance of Education in the UK. Local Government Studies

James, C., 2013. Forthcoming. Trends in the governance and governing of schools in England. Local Government Studies

2012

James, C., Jones, J., Connolly, M., Brammer, S., Fertig, M. and James, J., 2012. The role of the chair of the school governing body in England. School Leadership & Management, 32 (1), pp. 3-19.

2011

Connolly, M. and James, C., 2011. Reflections on developments in school governance: international perspectives on school governing under pressure. Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 39 (4), pp. 501-509.

James, C., Brammer, S., Connolly, M., Fertig, M., James, J. and Jones, J., 2011. School governing bodies in England under pressure: the effects of socio-economic context and school performance. Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 39 (4), pp. 414-433.

James, C. and Goodhew, C., 2011. An analysis of a subject department in an English secondary school using the collaborative practice analytical framework. Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 39 (3), pp. 317-332.

Connolly, M., James, C. and Beales, B., 2011. Contrasting perspectives on organizational culture change in schools. Journal of Educational Change, 12 (4), pp. 421-439.

James, C., Brammer, S. and Fertig, M., 2011. International perspectives on school governing under pressure. Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 39 (4), pp. 394-397.

Brown, C., James, C. and Lauder, H., 2011. Managing Mobility to Maximise Learning. Other. Nottingham: National College for Leaderships of Schools and Children’s Services.

2010

Eddy Spicer, D. H. and James, C., 2010. The development of an organisational boundary analytical framework for the study of educational organisations. In: American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, 2010-04-30 - 2010-05-04, Denver, CO..

James, C., Brammer, S., Connolly, M., Fertig, M., James, J. and Jones, J., 2010. The 'hidden givers': a study of school governing bodies in England. Other. Reading: CfBT Education Trust.

James, C., 2010. Forthcoming. The psychodynamics of educational change. In: Hargreaves, A., Lieberman, A., Fullan, M. and Hopkins, D., eds. The International Handbook of Educational Change. Dordrecht: Springer, pp. 47-64.

2009

James, C. and Connolly, M., 2009. An analysis of the relationship between the organizational culture and the performance of staff work groups in schools and the development of an explanatory model. International Journal of Leadership in Education, 12 (4), pp. 389-407.

James, C., 2009. School governance for the 21st century. In: Governance for 21st Century Schools Conference, 2009-06-25, London, England.

Goodhew, C. and James, C., 2009. Collaborative practice under pressure: What happens in a secondary school subject department when the task is taken away? In: BELMAS Symposium at the Annual Conference of the American Educational Research Association (AERA 2009), 2009-04-13 - 2009-04-17, San Diego.

Connolly, M., James, C. and Beales, B., 2009. Perspectives on organisational culture and the implications for changing the culture of school staff groups. In: Annual Conference of the American Educational Research Association (AERA 2009), 2009-04-13 - 2009-04-17, San Diego, CA.

James, C., 2009. What works, why it works and what really matters. In: Wiltshire County Council Department for Children and Education Conference 'Making a Difference', 2009-03-10, Steam Museum, Swindon.

2008

James, C., 2008. Teaching as affective practice. In: Daniels, H., Porter, J. and Lauder, H., eds. The Routledge Companion to Education. London: Routledge.

James, C., 2008. Collaborative practice in schools: Developing understandings of educational organising using systems psychodynamics theory. In: Annual Conference of the American Educational Research Association (AERA 2008), 2008-03-24 - 2008-03-28, New York.

Beales, B., Connolly, M. and James, C., 2008. Process Ontology, inseparability: Educational leaders and schools in a joint process of social becoming. In: Annual Conference of the American Educational Research Association (AERA 2008), 2008-03-24 - 2008-03-28, New York.

James, C., 2008. Lessons from successful schools in disadvantaged settings. In: Schools Effectiveness Research, North of England Education Conference, 2008-01-10, Cardiff, Wales.

James, C. R. and Jones, N., 2008. A case study of the mismanagement of educational change: An interpretation from an affective standpoint. Journal of Educational Change, 9 (1), pp. 1-16.

Balarin, M., Brammer, S., James, C. and Mccormack, M., 2008. Current issues of concern in school governance in England. In: Annual Conference of the British Educational Leadership, Management and Administration Society (BELMAS Annual Conference 2008), 2008-07-04 - 2008-07-06, Birmingham, England.

James, C., Connolly, M., Dunning, G. and Elliott, T., 2008. High attainment schools in disadvantaged settings: An interpretation of significant characteristics from a system psychodynamics perspective. International Studies in Educational Administration, 36 (2), pp. 66-79.

Connolly, M., James, C. and Beales, B., 2008. Perspective on managing organisational culture improvement in schools. In: Annual Conference of the British Educational Leadership, Management and Administration Society (BELMAS Annual Conference 2008), 2008-07-04 - 2008-07-06, Birmingham, England.

Balarin, M., Brammer, S., James, C. and Mccormack, M., 2008. The School Governance Study. London, UK: Business in the Community.

James, C., 2008. Thinking beyond leadership, management and administration: Developing organisational theory for schools and colleges. In: Annual Conference of the American Educational Research Association (AERA 2008), 2008-03-24 - 2008-03-28, New York.

2007

James, C. R., 2007. BELMAS: views from the Chair. Management in Education, 21, pp. 1-3.

James, C. R., Connolly, M., Dunning, G. and Elliott, T., 2007. Collaborative practice: A model of successful working in schools. Journal of Educational Administration, 45 (5), pp. 541-555.

James, C. R., 2007. Collaborative practice: The basis of Good Educational Work. Management in Education, 21, pp. 32-37.

James, C. R., Connolly, M., Dunning, G. and Elliott, T., 2007. Lessons from successful schools in disadvantaged settings: It’s both what you do and the way that you do it, that’s what gets results! Management in Education, 20 (4), pp. 14-17.

James, C. R., Connolly, M., Dunning, G. and Elliott, T., 2007. Systemic leadership for schools. Educational Management, Administration and Leadership, 35 (4), pp. 573-588.

2006

Connolly, M. and James, C., 2006. Collaboration for school improvement: resource dependency and institutional frameworks of analysis. Educational Management, Administration and Leadership, 34, p. 69.

James, C. R., Connolly, M., Dunning, G., Elliott, T. and Tlumaczyla, D. E., 2006. Bardzo efektywna szkola. Co to znaczy - czesc 1. Dyrector Szkoly 3, 146, pp. 13-19.

James, C. R., Connolly, M., Dunning, G., Elliott, T. and Tlumaczyla, D. E., 2006. Bardzo efektywna szkola. Co to znaczy - czesc 1. Dyrector Szkoly 2, 146, pp. 9-11.

James, C. R., Connolly, M., Dunning, G. and Elliott, T., 2006. How Very Effective Primary Schools Work. London: Sage.

2005

Dunning, G., James, C. R. and Jones, N., 2005. Splitting and projection at work in schools. Journal of Educational Administration, 43 (3), 244--259.

James, C. R. and Vince, R., 2005. Developing the leadership capability of headteachers. In: Researching educational leadership: Perspectives, values and ethics. Buckingham: Open University Press.

James, C. R., Connolly, M., Dunning, G. and Elliott, T., 2005. Successful primary schools in disadvantaged settings: What they do, how they do it and why it works. Orbit (Ontario Institute of Studies in Education, University of Toronto

2004

Avery, G., Colebourne, D., Florek, A. and James, C. R., 2004. Building the Capacity of Local Education Authorities in Wales: context, processes and developments. Journal of In-Service Education, 30, 73--88.

James, C. R. and Colebourne, D., 2004. Managing the performance of staff in LEAs in Wales: Practice, problems and possibilities. Educational Management, Administration and Leadership, 32 (1), 45--66.

Avery, G., D, C., Florek, A. and James, C. R., 2004. Issues in the development of capacity in LEAs in Wales. Journal of In-Service Education, 11 (2), pp. 305-320.

James, C. R., 2004. The work of educational leaders in building creative and passionate schools and colleges. In: Tomlinson, H., ed. Educational Management: Major Themes in Education. London: Taylor and Francis.

2003

James, C. R. and Hopkins, J. A., 2003. The leadership authority of educational middle managers: The case of subject leaders in Wales. International Studies in Educational Administration, 31 (1), 1--14.

2002

Aubrey-Hopkins, J. and James, C. R., 2002. Improving practice in subject departments: The experience of secondary school subject leaders in Wales. School Leadership and Management, 22 (3), pp. 305-320.

Connolly, M., Dunning, G. and James, C. R., 2002. The development of the Professional Headship Induction Programme in Wales. International Journal of Educational Management, 16 (7), pp. 339-348.

Aubrey-Hopkins, J. and James, C. R., 2002. The influencing role of subject leaders in secondary schools. In: Kydd, L., Anderson, L. and Newton, W., eds. Leading People and Teams in Education. Buckingham: Paul Chapman Publishing..

Aubrey-Hopkins, J. and James, C. R., 2002. The use of tangible rewards in the management of pupil behaviour in comprehensive secondary schools in Wales. Welsh Journal of Education, 11 (2), pp. 91-108.

2001

James, C. R. and Vince, R., 2001. Developing the leadership capability of headteachers. Educational Management and Administration, 29 (1), pp. 307-317.