Leadership

by Crow, Gary M.; Matthews, L. Joseph; McCleary, Lloyd E.

• ISBN13: 9781883001247
• ISBN10: 1883001242
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1996-04-01
• Publisher: Eye on Education

Summary

With case studies on such topics as implementing a technology program and modifying a schedule, this book shows why principals must play a leadership role.

Table of Contents

Foreword	v
About the Authors	viii
Preface	ix
Acknowledgments	xi
Principal Leadership: Everything or Nothing	1	(25)
Why Is Leadership Important for Principals?	2	(4)
Leadership from External Sources	3	(1)
Leadership from Internal Sources	4	(1)
Principal Leadership	4	(2)
How Do We Know about Leadership?	6	(13)
Leadership in Practice	6	(1)
Society	6	(1)
Other Principals	7	(1)
Organization	7	(1)
Individual Principals	8	(1)
Leadership Literature	9	(1)
Leadership as a Personal Quality	10	(1)
Leadership as a Type of Behavior or Activity	11	(1)
Leadership as Dependent on the Situation	12	(1)
Leadership as a Relationship	13	(1)
Leadership as an Organizational Feature	14	(1)
Leadership as a Moral Quality	15	(2)
Controversies in the Literature	17	(2)
Format of Book	19	(1)
Reflective Vignette	19	(7)
Self-reflection Activities	23	(1)
Peer-reflection Activities	24	(1)
Course Activities	24	(2)
A Framework for Principal Leadership	26	(22)
The Nature of Leadership	26	(4)
Leadership Is Not Management	26	(1)
Leadership Is Not Leaders	27	(1)
Leadership Is an Influence Relationship	28	(2)
The Participants in a Leadership Relationship	30	(2)
The Principal as Leader of Leaders	32	(3)
Leadership Roles of Teachers	33	(1)
Leadership Roles of Principals	34	(1)
The Location of Leadership	35	(4)
Internal Sphere of Leadership	37	(1)
External Sphere of Leadership	38	(1)
The Purpose of Leadership	39	(2)
Leadership for Change	39	(2)
The Methods of Leadership	41	(2)
Three Areas of Leadership	41	(1)
The Technical Methods of Leadership	42	(1)
The Symbolic Methods of Leadership	42	(1)
Summary	43	(1)
Reflective Vignette	44	(4)
Self-reflection Activities	46	(1)
Peer-reflection Activities	47	(1)
Course Activities	47	(1)
Leadership and School Culture: Creating, Maintaining, and Changing	48	(29)
Defining Culture	48	(2)
The Nature of Leadership for Culture	50	(5)
Creating Culture	50	(2)
Maintaining Culture	52	(1)
Changing Culture	53	(2)
The Participants of Leadership and Culture	55	(3)
Principal as Leader of Leaders	57	(1)
The Location of Leadership for Culture Development	58	(1)
The Purpose of Leadership for Culture	59	(2)
The Dark Side of Culture	61	(1)
The Methods of Leadership for Culture	61	(12)
Leadership for Creating Culture	61	(2)
Leadership for Maintaining Culture	63	(1)
Internal Veterans	63	(1)
Internal Newcomers	64	(2)
External Constituents	66	(1)
Leadership and Changing Culture	67	(1)
When is Cultural Change Needed?	67	(2)
What can Leaders Do to Effect Cultural Change?	69	(4)
Reflective Vignette	73	(4)
Self-reflection Activities	75	(1)
Peer-reflection Activities	76	(1)
Course Activities	76	(1)
Influencing a Collective Vision	77	(22)
The Nature of Leadership for Vision	77	(4)
What Is Vision?	77	(1)
Personal Vision	78	(1)
Collective Vision	78	(2)
Influencing the Collective Vision	80	(1)
The Process of Vision	80	(1)
The Content of Vision	80	(1)
The Participants of Leadership for Vision	81	(5)
Leader's Role in Vision	82	(1)
Followers' Role in Vision	83	(2)
Principals as Leaders of Leaders for Vision	85	(1)
The Location of Leadership for Vision	86	(2)
The External Sphere of Leadership for Vision	86	(1)
The Internal Sphere of Leadership for Vision	87	(1)
The Purpose of Leadership for Vision	88	(2)
Visions that Blind	89	(1)
Methods of Leadership for Vision	90	(6)
Understand the School and Its Environment	91	(2)
Involve Critical Individuals in the Process	93	(1)
Explore Possible Visions of the Future	94	(1)
Develop and Communicate the Vision	95	(1)
Reflective Vignette	96	(3)
Self-reflection activities	97	(1)
Peer-reflective Activities	98	(1)
Course Activities	98	(1)
Leadership for School Improvement: Influencing an Environment for Change	99	(26)
The Nature of Leadership for School Improvement	99	(5)
Influencing a School Improvement Environment	101	(1)
Bureaucratic Actions	102	(1)
Cultural Actions	102	(1)
Educational Actions	103	(1)
The Participants of Leadership for School Improvement	104	(3)
Leader's and Follower's Roles	104	(1)
Principal as Leader of Leaders for School Improvement	105	(2)
The Location of Leadership for School Improvement	107	(3)
Leadership in the Internal Sphere	107	(1)
Leadership in the External Sphere	108	(2)
The Purpose of Leadership for School Improvement	110	(1)
The Methods of Leadership for School Improvement	111	(11)
Bureaucratic Methods of Leadership	111	(3)
Cultural Methods of Leadership	114	(1)
Inspiring a Shared Vision and Focus	114	(1)
Enabling and Encouraging Others	115	(1)
Modeling Change	116	(1)
Educational Methods of Leadership	116	(1)
Begin with Self	117	(1)
Surface and Test Mental Models	118	(2)
Promote Systems Thinking	120	(2)
Reflective Vignette	122	(3)
Self-reflection Activities	123	(1)
Peer-reflection activities	124	(1)
Course Activities	124	(1)
A Leadership Role for Principals: Realistic and Relevant	125	(10)
Summary	125	(8)
The Nature of Leadership	125	(2)
The Participants of Leadership	127	(1)
The Location for Leadership	128	(1)
The Purpose of Leadership	129	(1)
The Methods of Leadership	129	(1)
Principal Leadership for the Future	130	(1)
Beyond Effective Management	130	(1)
Systemic Leadership	131	(1)
Focusing on Leadership rather than Leaders	132	(1)
Leadership for Responsibility	133	(1)
Conclusion	133	(2)
References	135