Practicing the Art of Leadership : A Problem-Based Approach to Implementing the ISLLC Standards

by Green, Reginald Leon

• ISBN13: 9780131599734
• ISBN10: 0131599739
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-01-01
• Publisher: Prentice Hall

Summary

Equipping prospective educational leaders with the tools to understand ISLLC standards and develop the skills to put them into practice, this problem-based text transforms theory into practice through realistic scenarios patterned after those that appear on national examinations. After presenting the two sets of standards that inform leadership and the organizations that develop them in the opening chapters,Practicing the Art of Leadershipexplores the full spectrum of educational leadership theories and their practical applications to actual classrooms and schools. This book also includes end-of-chapter pedagogical features that encourage critical thinking as well as a companion website that includes a practice performance assessment. The new third edition of this text has been expanded to include features that encourage active student participation and involvement with the text. An additional scenario-based exercise has been added to the end of each chapter along with an updated suggested reading list and website list that both aid in further student learning and research. Two new appendices have also been added - Appendix B includes a standards chart of each staters"s individual standards while Appendix C offers exam practice for the School Leader Licensure Examination.

Author Biography

Reginald Leon Green is Professor of Educational Leadership at the University of Memphis.

Table of Contents

Standards Informing School Leadership

The Emergence of Standards for School Leaders

The Use of Standards and Organizations That Create Them

Unpacking the ISLLC Standards

Other Organizations Using Standards

Transforming Standards into Practice

Establishing a Framework for Leadership

Leadership Traits, Characteristics, and Behaviors

Contingency and Situational Leadership Theories

Power and Authority

Bridging the Past and the Present

Contemporary Approaches to School Leadership

The Scenarios

Developing a Collaborative Culture in Schools

A Definition of Organization

Schools as Organizations

Traditional Theories Influencing Contemporary Practice

Contemporary Postulates Informing Leadership in Schools

Understanding Self

Understanding Others

Enhancing Leadership Effectiveness Through Communication

The Importance of Effective Communication

The Communication Process

The Flow of Communication in Schools

Reducing Barriers to Effective Communication

Decision Making: Quality and Acceptance

Defining Decision Making

Approaches to Decision Making

Autocratic or Participatory Decision Making

Group Decision Techniques

Barriers and Traps That Inhibit Decision Effectiveness

Managing Conflict in Today's Schools

A Definition of Conflict

The Nature of Conflict in Schools

Sources of Conflict in Schools

How Individuals Respond to Conflict

Role Conflict

Conflict Management

Instructional Leadership and Change

Instructional Leadership Defined

The Concept of Instructional Change

Theories and Practices Informing Change

Implementing and Sustaining the Change Initiative

Addressing the Needs of All Students

The Interstate School Leader Licensure Standards and Indicators

Additional Scenarios for Analyses and Reflections

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