Chris James

Eddy-Spicer, D., Bubb, S., Earley, P., Crawford, M. & James, C., 1 Mar 2019, In: Educational Management Administration and Leadership. 47, 2, p. 170-188 19 p.

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18 Citations (SciVal)

Primary school headteacher recruitment and selection in England: the processes and the problematic aspects

James, C., Fitzgerald, S., Fellows, T., Goodall, J., Costas Batlle, I. & Jones, J., 2019, In: School Leadership and Management. 39, 5, p. 478-495 18 p.

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5 Citations (SciVal)

The difference between educational management and educational leadership and the importance of educational responsibility.

Connolly, M., James, C. & Fertig, M., 1 Jul 2019, In: Educational Management Administration and Leadership. 47, 4, p. 504-519 16 p.

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118 Citations (SciVal)

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The institutionalisation of schools and the implications for identity of experienced teachers: The case of International Baccalaureate World Schools

Bunnell, T., Fertig, M. & James, C., 8 Sept 2019, In: Cambridge Journal of Education. p. 1-21 21 p.

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13 Citations (SciVal)

156 Downloads (Pure)

2018

Developing a Perspective on Schools as Complex, Evolving, Loosely Linking Systems

Hawkins, M. & James, C., 1 Sept 2018, In: Educational Management Administration and Leadership. 46, 5, p. 729-748 20 p.

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41 Citations (SciVal)

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The role of the clerk to the corporation in promoting the legitimate governance of further education and sixth form colleges in England: A role in the governance of all educational institutions?

Forrest, C., Goodall, J., Hill, R. & James, C., 1 Jan 2018, In: Educational Management Administration and Leadership. 46, 1, p. 158-174 17 p.

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5 Citations (SciVal)

2017

An analysis of the role and responsibilities of chairs of further education college and sixth-form college governing bodies in England

Hill, R. & James, C., 1 Jan 2017, In: Educational Management Administration and Leadership. 45, 1, p. 57-76 20 p.

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9 Citations (SciVal)

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An analysis of the stakeholder model of public boards and the case of school governing bodies in England and Wales

Connolly, M., Farrell, C. & James, C., 1 Jan 2017, In: Educational Management Administration and Leadership. 45, 1, p. 5-19

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24 Citations (SciVal)

An exploration of the validity and potential of adult ego development for enhancing understandings of school leadership

James, C., James, J. S. & Potter, I., 2017, In: School Leadership and Management. 37, 4, p. 372-390 19 p.

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11 Citations (SciVal)

Establishing the legitimacy of a school’s claim to be ‘International’: The provision of an international curriculum as the institutional primary task

Bunnell, T., Fertig, M. & James, C., Feb 2017, In: Educational Review. 69, 3, p. 303-317 15 p.

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51 Citations (SciVal)

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2016

Governing bodies and headteacher performance and pay: the role of external advisers

Earley, P., Bubb, S., Eddy-Spicer, D., Crawford, M. & James, C., 2016, In: Education Review. 68, 3, p. 257-273

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6 Citations (SciVal)

The challenges facing further education college governors in England: a time for caution or creativity?

Hill, R., James, C. & Forrest, C., Apr 2016, In: Management in Education. 30, 2, p. 79 - 85 7 p.

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9 Citations (SciVal)

Theorizing headteacher socialization from a role boundary perspective

Cottrell, M. & James, C., Jan 2016, In: Educational Management Administration and Leadership. 44, 1, p. 6-19 14 p.

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15 Citations (SciVal)

What is international about International Schools? an institutional legitimacy perspective

Bunnell, T., Fertig, M. & James, C., 2016, In: Oxford Review of Education. 42, 4, p. 408-423 16 p.

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81 Citations (SciVal)

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2015

An exploration of the notion of the 'good enough school'

James, C. & Oplatka, I., Apr 2015, In: Management in Education. 29, 2, p. 77-82 6 p.

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6 Citations (SciVal)

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The importance of affective containment during unwelcome educational change: The curious incident of the deer hut fire

Dale, D. & James, C., Jan 2015, In: Educational Management Administration and Leadership. 43, 1, p. 92-106 15 p.

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17 Citations (SciVal)

2014

A comparison of the governing of primary and secondary schools in England

James, C., Connolly, M., Brammer, S., Fertig, M., James, J. & Jones, J., 15 Mar 2014, In: School Leadership and Management. 34, 2, p. 104-119 16 p.

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4 Citations (SciVal)

The governing of international schools: The implications of ownership and profit motive

James, C. & Sheppard, P., 2014, In: School Leadership and Management. 34, 1, p. 2-20 19 p.

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20 Citations (SciVal)

Trends in the governance and governing of schools in England

James, C., 2014, In: Local Government Studies. 40, 6, p. 893-909

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13 Citations (SciVal)

Trends in the Governance of Education in the UK

Connolly, M., Farrell, C. & James, C., 2014, In: Local Government Studies. 40, 6, p. 888-892 5 p.

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4 Citations (SciVal)

2013

Educational reforms in Malta: A missed opportunity to establish distributed governance

Cutajar, M., Bezzina, C. & James, C., 1 Jul 2013, In: Management in Education. 27, 3, p. 118-124 7 p.

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7 Citations (SciVal)

The challenges facing school governing bodies in England: A 'perfect storm'?

James, C., Brammer, S., Connolly, M., Eddy Spicer, D., James, J. & Jones, J., Jul 2013, In: Management in Education. 27, 3, p. 84-90 7 p.

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10 Citations (SciVal)

2012

The role of the chair of the school governing body in England

James, C., Jones, J., Connolly, M., Brammer, S., Fertig, M. & James, J., Feb 2012, In: School Leadership and Management. 32, 1, p. 3-19 17 p.

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12 Citations (SciVal)

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2011

An analysis of a subject department in an English secondary school using the collaborative practice analytical framework

James, C. & Goodhew, C., May 2011, In: Educational Management Administration and Leadership. 39, 3, p. 317-332 16 p.

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1 Citation (SciVal)

Contrasting perspectives on organizational culture change in schools

Connolly, M., James, C. & Beales, B., 2011, In: Journal of Educational Change. 12, 4, p. 421-439 19 p.

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15 Citations (SciVal)

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International perspectives on school governing under pressure

James, C., Brammer, S. & Fertig, M., Jul 2011, In: Educational Management Administration and Leadership. 39, 4, p. 394-397 4 p.

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3 Citations (SciVal)

Reflections on developments in school governance: international perspectives on school governing under pressure

Connolly, M. & James, C., Jul 2011, In: Educational Management Administration and Leadership. 39, 4, p. 501-509 9 p.

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10 Citations (SciVal)

School governing bodies in England under pressure: the effects of socio-economic context and school performance

James, C., Brammer, S., Connolly, M., Fertig, M., James, J. & Jones, J., Jul 2011, In: Educational Management Administration and Leadership. 39, 4, p. 414-433 21 p.

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23 Citations (SciVal)

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

James, C. & Connolly, M., Oct 2009, In: International Journal of Leadership in Education. 12, 4, p. 389-407 19 p.

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7 Citations (SciVal)

2008

A case study of the mismanagement of educational change: An interpretation from an affective standpoint

James, C. R. & Jones, N., 2008, In: Journal of Educational Change. 9, 1, p. 1-16 16 p.

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8 Citations (SciVal)

High attainment schools in disadvantaged settings: An interpretation of significant characteristics from a system psychodynamics perspective.

James, C., Connolly, M., Dunning, G. & Elliott, T., 2008, In: International Studies in Educational Administration. 36, 2, p. 66-79 14 p.

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2007

BELMAS: views from the Chair

James, C. R., 2007, In: Management in Education. 21, p. 1-3 3 p.

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Collaborative practice: A model of successful working in schools

James, C. R., Connolly, M., Dunning, G. & Elliott, T., 2007, In: Journal of Educational Administration. 45, 5, p. 541-555 15 p.

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32 Citations (SciVal)

Collaborative practice: The basis of Good Educational Work

James, C. R., 2007, In: Management in Education. 21, p. 32-37 6 p.

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3 Citations (SciVal)

Systemic leadership for schools.

James, C. R., Connolly, M., Dunning, G. & Elliott, T., 2007, In: Educational Management Administration and Leadership. 35, 4, p. 573-588 16 p.

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13 Citations (SciVal)

2006

Bardzo efektywna szkola. Co to znaczy - czesc 1

James, C. R., Connolly, M., Dunning, G., Elliott, T. & Tlumaczyla, D. E., 2006, In: Dyrector Szkoly 3. 146, p. 13-19 7 p.

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Bardzo efektywna szkola. Co to znaczy - czesc 1

James, C. R., Connolly, M., Dunning, G., Elliott, T. & Tlumaczyla, D. E., 2006, In: Dyrector Szkoly 2. 146, p. 9-11 3 p.

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Collaboration for School Improvement: A Resource Dependency and Institutional Framework of Analysis

Connolly, M. & James, C., 1 Jan 2006, In: Educational Management Administration & Leadership. 34, 1, p. 69-87 19 p.

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41 Citations (SciVal)

Lessons from Successful Schools in Disadvantaged Settings

James, C., Dunning, G. & Connolly, M., 1 Oct 2006, In: Management in Education. 20, 4, p. 14-17 4 p.

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3 Citations (SciVal)

2005

Splitting and projection at work in schools

Dunning, G., James, C. R. & Jones, N., Jan 2005, In: Journal of Educational Administration. 43, 3, p. 244--259 16 p.

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24 Citations (SciVal)

Successful primary schools in disadvantaged settings: What they do, how they do it and why it works

James, C. R., Connolly, M., Dunning, G. & Elliott, T., 2005, In: Orbit (Ontario Institute of Studies in Education, University of Toronto.

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2004

Building the Capacity of Local Education Authorities in Wales: context, processes and developments

Avery, G., Colebourne, D., Florek, A. & James, C. R., Mar 2004, In: Journal of In-Service Education. 30, p. 73--88 16 p.

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Issues in the development of capacity in LEAs in Wales

Avery, G., D, C., Florek, A. & James, C. R., 2004, In: Journal of In-Service Education. 11, 2, p. 305-320 16 p.

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Managing the performance of staff in LEAs in Wales: Practice, problems and possibilities

James, C. R. & Colebourne, D., Jan 2004, In: Educational Management Administration and Leadership. 32, 1, p. 45--66 22 p.

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2003

The leadership authority of educational middle managers: The case of subject leaders in Wales

James, C. R. & Hopkins, J. A., 2003, In: International Studies in Educational Administration. 31, 1, p. 1--14 14 p.

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2002

Improving practice in subject departments: The experience of secondary school subject leaders in Wales

Aubrey-Hopkins, J. & James, C. R., 2002, In: School Leadership and Management. 22, 3, p. 305-320 16 p.

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13 Citations (SciVal)

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