Book Review: Human Resource Management in Education. Contexts, Themes, and Impact

Abstract

Limited are the books written about human resource management as applied in the school context. Commonly human resource management is tackled in general; however, without specificity, it may lack the necessary nuances to better understand a certain context. Even though organizations have similarities, they also vary from one another. The way how human resource management operates in a health care organization is entirely different in the school setting. Comprising of 11 chapters, Human Resource Management in Education: Contexts, Themes, and Impact explores the associations among human resources, educational management, and school philosophies. Written powerfully by Justine Mercer, Bernard Barker, and Richard Bird, this book critically analyzes the human resource management policies in schools in consonance with the global reform agenda.