The Jossey-Bass Reader on Educational Leadership, 2nd Edition

by Jossey-Bass Publishers (San Francisco, California)

• ISBN13: 9780787984007
• ISBN10: 0787984000
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-11-03
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Summary

This expanded and thoroughly updated edition of the popular anthology assembles the best book excerpts, articles, and reports that define and drive the field of educational leadership today. Filled with critical insights from respected authors, education researchers, and expert practitioners, this comprehensive volume features twenty-six chapters in six primary areas of interest: Principles of Leadership, Moral Leadership, Culture and Change, Standards and Systems, Diversity and Leadership, and the Future of Leadership.

Author Biography

Jossey-Bass is a leading educational publisher. Their books have been cited for excellence by the American Educaional Research Association, the National School Boards Association, and the American Educational Studies Association. The Jossey-Bass Education Series Readers offer both the student and practitioner collections of vital information on various topics in education.

Table of Contents

Contents

Sources

About the Authors

Introduction

Michael Fullan

Part One

The Principles of Leadership

*“Give Me a Lever Long Enough…and Single-Handed I Can Move the World”

Peter M. Senge

*The Nature of Leadership

John W. Gardner

*Level 5 Leadership

Jim Collins

*The Unheroic Side of Leadership: Notes from the Swamp

Jerome T. Murphy

*The 5 Practices of Exemplary Leadership

James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner

PART TWO

Moral, Ethical, and Trustworthy Leaders

*Leadership as Stewardship: “Who’s Serving Who?”

Thomas J. Sergiovanni

*An Educational Credo for a Time of Crisis and Urgency

David Purpel

*Becoming a Trustworthy Leader

Megan Tschannen-Moran

      9.   Manager as Politician

Lee G. Bolman and Terrence E. Deal

10. The Authentic Leader

Robert Evans

PART THREE

Culture and Change

*Understanding Change

Michael Fullan *On Becoming a Principal

Roland S. Barth

*Transformation School Leadership in a Transactional Policy World

Kenneth Leithwood

*Eight Roles of Symbolic Leaders

Terrence E. Deal and Kent D. Peterson

PART FOUR

Standards and Systems

*Understanding Normative Systems

Phillip C. Schlechty

*Power Standards: How Leaders Add Value to State and National Standards

Douglas B. Reeves     

*Standards for School Leaders

Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium

PART FIVE

Diversity and Leadership

*Making Differences Matter: A New Paradigm for Managing Diversity

David A. Thomas and Robin J. Ely

*Teaching All Students: Celebrating Diverse Minds

Mel Levine

*Gender and Race as Factors in Educational Leadership and Administration

Cherry A. McGee Banks

*Gender and Supervision

Charol Shakeshaft, Irene Nowell, and Andy Perry

PART FIVE

The Future of Leadership

*The Work of Principals and Their Preparation

Marc S. Tucker and Judy B. Codding

*Teacher Leadership: Ideology and Practice

Ann Lieberman, Ellen R. Saxl, and Matthew B. Miles

*Resourcefulness: Restraint and Renewal

Andy Hargreaves