The Constructivist Leader

by Lambert, Linda; Lambert, Morgan Dale; Walker, Deborah; Zimmerman, Diane P.; Cooper, Joanne E.; Gardner, Mary E.; Szabo, Margaret

• ISBN13: 9780807742549
• ISBN10: 0807742546
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-07-01
• Publisher: Teachers College Pr

Summary

Since the publication of the first edition in 1995, "The Constructivist Leader has provided educational leaders at all levels with a conceptual framework for leadership defined as reciprocal, purposeful learning in community. Today, learning communities based on constructivist principles are a major part of the school improvement landscape. The "Second Edition of this best-selling book enables readers to carry this constructivist vision and purpose forward, while effectively implementing standards-based reform, authentic assessment, and constructivist-based accountability.

Table of Contents

Foreword	vii
Maxine Greene
Acknowledgments	xi
Introduction	xv
Linda Lambert
Constructivist Leadership: Standards, Equity, and Learning--Weaving Whole Cloth from Multiple Strands	1	(33)
Deborah Walker
Toward a Deepened Theory of Constructivist Leadership	34	(29)
Linda Lambert
Leading the Conversations	63	(26)
Linda Lambert
The Linguistics of Leadership	89	(23)
Diane P. Zimmerman
Constructivist Leadership: Its Evolving Narrative	112	(15)
Joanne E. Cooper
Constructing School Change--School Stories	127	(37)
Linda Lambert
Deborah Walker
The School District as Interdependent Learning Community	164	(40)
Morgan Dale Lambert
Mary E. Gardner
The Preparation of New Constructivist Leaders	204	(35)
Margaret Szabo
Linda Lambert
Epilogue	239	(6)
Linda Lambert
Appendix	245	(12)
References	257	(12)
Index	269	(14)
About the Authors	283