Gary M. Crow - Böcker

Learn how to set up a mentoring program for your district or school that can help administrators be more effective at each stage of their careers. Crow and Matthews identify the functions, content, and meaning of mentoring in education and introduce the concept of mentoring as a career-long learning tool for educational administrators. They describe the different participants as proteges, who want or need assistance, and mentors, who lead and teach. The authors show you how to create a well-planned, supported, and evaluated mentoring program for your school or district. Help administrators develop and maintain the skills, knowledge, and behaviors to excel in their careers. Your effective mentoring program can offer both proteges and mentors: New ideas for encouraging creativity Increased enthusiasm for the learning and teaching process Improved confidence and competence More effective use of reflective practices Long-lasting, meaningful friendships The rewards of mentoring spread to include people on the periphery as well. Administrators in districts with mentoring programs find a higher caliber of recruit. School leaders become more involved in the community of learning. An attitude of lifelong learning begins to permeate the school or district culture. This book covers the major issues of planning, mentor selection, training, evaluation - all those "unique ingredients" necessary at all stages of the administrative journey. For anyone who is involved in developing a mentoring program, who already is a mentor, or who wants to be or have a mentor. Crow and Matthews give you the ideas and tools you need to set up and maintain an effective mentoring program in your school or district.

Learn how to set up a mentoring program for your district or school that can help administrators be more effective at each stage of their careers. Crow and Matthews identify the functions, content, and meaning of mentoring in education and introduce the concept of mentoring as a career-long learning tool for educational administrators. They describe the different participants as proteges, who want or need assistance, and mentors, who lead and teach.

The authors show you how to create a well-planned, supported, and evaluated mentoring program for your school or district. Help administrators develop and maintain the skills, knowledge, and behaviors to excel in their careers. Your effective mentoring program can offer both proteges and mentors:

New ideas for encouraging creativity Increased enthusiasm for the learning and teaching process Improved confidence and competence More effective use of reflective practices Long-lasting, meaningful friendships

The rewards of mentoring spread to include people on the periphery as well. Administrators in districts with mentoring programs find a higher caliber of recruit. School leaders become more involved in the community of learning. An attitude of lifelong learning begins to permeate the school or district culture.

This book covers the major issues of planning, mentor selection, training, evaluation - all those "unique ingredients" necessary at all stages of the administrative journey. For anyone who is involved in developing a mentoring program, who already is a mentor, or who wants to be or have a mentor. Crow and Matthews give you the ideas and tools you need to set up and maintain an effective mentoring program in your school or district.

The Handbook of Research on the Education of School Leaders brings together empirical research on leadership preparation and development to provide a comprehensive overview and synthesis of what we know about preparing school leaders today. With contributions from the field’s foremost scholars, this new edition investigates the methodological foundations of leadership preparation research, reviews the pedagogical and curricular features of preparation programs, and presents valuable insights into the demographic, economic, and political factors affecting school leaders. This volume both mirrors the first edition’s macro-level approach to leadership preparation and presents the most up-to-date research in the field. Updates to this edition cover recent state and federal government efforts to improve leadership in education, new challenges for the field, and significant gaps and critical questions for framing, researching, evaluating, and improving the education of school leaders. Sponsored by the University Council of Educational Administration (UCEA), this handbook is an essential resource for students and scholars of educational leadership, as well as practitioners, policymakers, and other educators interested in professional leadership..

The Handbook of Research on the Education of School Leaders brings together empirical research on leadership preparation and development to provide a comprehensive overview and synthesis of what we know about preparing school leaders today. With contributions from the field’s foremost scholars, this new edition investigates the methodological foundations of leadership preparation research, reviews the pedagogical and curricular features of preparation programs, and presents valuable insights into the demographic, economic, and political factors affecting school leaders. This volume both mirrors the first edition’s macro-level approach to leadership preparation and presents the most up-to-date research in the field. Updates to this edition cover recent state and federal government efforts to improve leadership in education, new challenges for the field, and significant gaps and critical questions for framing, researching, evaluating, and improving the education of school leaders. Sponsored by the University Council of Educational Administration (UCEA), this handbook is an essential resource for students and scholars of educational leadership, as well as practitioners, policymakers, and other educators interested in professional leadership..