Effective School District Leadership

Transforming Politics into Education

AvKenneth Leithwood

Häftad, Engelska, 1995

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Beskrivning

Reports the results of a series of studies of effective school district leadershipSchool districts in both Canada and the United States provide the sites for this research. Many of these districts were in the midst of reform or restructuring initiatives and these initiatives became an important context within which to understand the work of district leaders. The authors describe how effective superintendents work with their immediate staffs, elected trustees, and school-based administrators. Each chapter examines the meaning of effective district leadership from different perspectives. Common to almost all of the chapters is an appreciation of the exquisitely "political" nature of the superintendent's work. Contributors to the volume include Edward A. Holdaway and Anthony Genge; Derek J. Allison, Patricia A. Allison, and Helen A. McHenry; Kenneth Leithwood and Roseanne Steinbach; Frances Wills and Kent Peterson; Joseph Murphy; Richard G. Townsend; Donald Musella; Mark Holmes; Stephen B. Lawton, Joyce Scane, and Shihui Wang; and Kenneth Leithwood.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1995-02-16
Mått:152 x 229 x 21 mm
Vikt:544 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:SUNY series, Educational Leadership
Antal sidor:352
Förlag:State University of New York Press
ISBN:9780791422540

Utforska kategorier

Utbildningsstrategier och utbildningspolitik inom Psykologi och pedagogik

Mer om författaren

Kenneth Leithwood is Professor, Educational Administration and Head, Centre for Leadership Development at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education.

Innehållsförteckning

Acknowledgments Preface 1. Introduction: Transforming Politics into EducationKenneth Leithwood 2. How Effective Superintendents Understand Their Own workEdward A. Holdaway and Anthony Genge 3. Chiefs and Chairs: Working Relationships between Effective CEOs and Board of Education ChairpersonsDerek J. Allison, Patricia A. Allison, and Helen A. McHenry 4. Prospects for Organizational Learning in Expertly Managed Group Problem SolvingKenneth Leithwood, Rosanne Steinbach, and Tiiu Raun 5. Superintendents' Management of State-Initiated Reform: A Matter of InterpretationFran Wills and Kent Peterson 6. Restructuring in Kentucky:The Changing Role of the Superintendent and the District OfficeJoseph Murphy 7. How a Few Politicians and Managers of Education Find Policy Success and Happiness: Part IRichard G. Townsend 8. Plucking Billiard Balls Out of Thin Air: How a Few Politicians and Managers of Education Hustle Policy: Part IIRichard G. Townsend 9. How CEOs Influence School System CultureDonald Musella 10. Educated Dissent: Implications of Policy Disagreement for Educational LeadershipMark Holmes 11. Toward Improving the Structures for School System LeadershipStephen B. Lawton, Joyce Scan, and Shihui Wang 12. Toward a More Comprehensive Appreciation of Effective School District LeadershipKenneth Leithwood Subject Index Name Index