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eCommons@AKU Book Ch pters J nu ry 2006 Developing leadership and management capacity for school improvement Muhammad Memon Ag a Khan University, I nstitute for Educational Developm ent, Karachi Tim Simkins Ag a Khan University, I nstitute for Educational Developm ent, Karachi Charles Sisum Ag a Khan University, I nstitute for Educational Developm ent, Karachi Zubeda Bana Ag a Khan University, I nstitute for Educational Developm ent, Karachi Follow this nd dditional works t : /book_ch pters P rt of the Element ry nd Middle nd Second ry Educ tion Administr tion Commons, nd the Element ry Educ tion nd Te ching Commons Recommended Cit tion Memon, M., Simkins, T., Sisum, C., Zubed , B. (2006). Developing le dership nd m n gement c p city for school improvement. In I. F rah B. J worski (Eds.), P rtnerships in educ tional development (pp. 151-170). Oxford: Symposium Books. Partnerships in Educational Development CHAPTER 9 Developing Leadership and Management Capacity for School Improvement MUHAMMAD MEMON, TIM SIMKINS, CHARLES SISUM ZUBEDA BANA I always felt that the majority of us are normally thrown into the field either by chance or circumstances ... we enter into our professional lives with hardly any relevant education, professional qualifications, and in some cases, even without basic skills. We are expected to learn along the way ... pedagogical leadership qualities are to be acquired through rigorous practice, not by scientific formulae ... like the artists, the head teachers must learn the habits of highly effective people, base their leadership on sound principles, and work ceaselessly to improve their art ... they have to acquire knowledge and practice, negotiate with the co