Thomas J. Sergiovanni is Lillian Radford Professor of Education and Administration and Senior Fellow, Center for Educational Leadership at Trinity University, San Antonio

'This is an authorative and practical book written by an eminent and experienced author on the subject. He explores the part played by authentic, character-rich leadership in building a school that is not only academically successful and morally responsive but also an environment of which teacher, pupil and others are happy to be a part.' - Jeff Jones, Educational Review'What the book succeeds in doing is to offer principles for managing the inner structure of schools; to outline the basic competencies that are needed to lead effectively and to suggest some principles for organizing the learning environment. The book offers a sound vision of what school leadership should be about in the new millennium ... What makes this book valuable is that it proposes a new theory of school leadership.' - Geraint Davies, International Journal of Children's Spirituality

• 1. The Real Context for Leadership; 2. Leading with Ideas; 3. New Leadership, Roles and Competencies; 4. Leading Communities of Responsibility; 5. School Character, School Effectiveness and Layered Standards; 6. Leadership and Learning: Seacrching for a Better Theory; 7. Where the Real World Begins: A Postscript by Richard Middleton

Thomas J. Sergiovanni is Lillian Radford Professor of Education and Administration and Senior Fellow, Center for Educational Leadership at Trinity University, San Antonio

'This is an authorative and practical book written by an eminent and experienced author on the subject. He explores the part played by authentic, character-rich leadership in building a school that is not only academically successful and morally responsive but also an environment of which teacher, pupil and others are happy to be a part.' - Jeff Jones, Educational Review'What the book succeeds in doing is to offer principles for managing the inner structure of schools; to outline the basic competencies that are needed to lead effectively and to suggest some principles for organizing the learning environment. The book offers a sound vision of what school leadership should be about in the new millennium ... What makes this book valuable is that it proposes a new theory of school leadership.' - Geraint Davies, International Journal of Children's Spirituality

• 1. The Real Context for Leadership; 2. Leading with Ideas; 3. New Leadership, Roles and Competencies; 4. Leading Communities of Responsibility; 5. School Character, School Effectiveness and Layered Standards; 6. Leadership and Learning: Seacrching for a Better Theory; 7. Where the Real World Begins: A Postscript by Richard Middleton

Thomas J. Sergiovanni is Lillian Radford Professor of Education and Administration and Senior Fellow, Center for Educational Leadership at Trinity University, San Antonio

'This is an authorative and practical book written by an eminent and experienced author on the subject. He explores the part played by authentic, character-rich leadership in building a school that is not only academically successful and morally responsive but also an environment of which teacher, pupil and others are happy to be a part.' - Jeff Jones, Educational Review'What the book succeeds in doing is to offer principles for managing the inner structure of schools; to outline the basic competencies that are needed to lead effectively and to suggest some principles for organizing the learning environment. The book offers a sound vision of what school leadership should be about in the new millennium ... What makes this book valuable is that it proposes a new theory of school leadership.' - Geraint Davies, International Journal of Children's Spirituality

• 1. The Real Context for Leadership; 2. Leading with Ideas; 3. New Leadership, Roles and Competencies; 4. Leading Communities of Responsibility; 5. School Character, School Effectiveness and Layered Standards; 6. Leadership and Learning: Seacrching for a Better Theory; 7. Where the Real World Begins: A Postscript by Richard Middleton