Developing Expert Leadership For Future Schools

by Leithwood,Kenneth

• ISBN13: 9780750703277
• ISBN10: 075070327X
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 1994-07-01
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Based on the authors' research on the behaviour and thinking of school leaders, this volume presents arguments about the natue of expert school leadership. It parallels developments in the field from the early 1980s when the emphasis was on identifying the behaviours of effective principals, to the early 1990s, when the focus shifted to understanding the thinking underlying those behaviours. The ideas contained in this book should be useful in helping practising educationalists develop the skills involved in school leadership.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. ix
Foreword	p. x
Introduction	p. 1
A Perspective on Developing Expert Leadership for Future Schools	p. 3
A Conception of Expert Leadership for Future Schools	p. 4
What Research Tells Us About the Present State of School Leadership	p. 11
The Nature of Expert Leadership for Future Schools	p. 29
Envisioning Future Schools	p. 30
Expert School Leadership on the High Ground and in the Swamp	p. 42
Expert School Leadership on the High Ground	p. 55
Expert School Leadership in the Swamp	p. 76
The Special Role of Values in School Leadership	p. 98
Teacher Development: a Central Problem for Leaders of Future Schools	p. 113
Collaborative School Cultures: a Key Part of the Solution	p. 128
Developing Expert Leadership for Future Schools	p. 147
The Socialization of School-Leaders	p. 148
Characteristics of Formal Programs for Developing Expert School Leadership on the High Ground	p. 166
Characteristics of Formal Programs for Developing Expert School Leadership in the Swamp	p. 189
Performance Appraisal and Selection of School-Leaders: Performance Appraisal for Growth	p. 205
Performance Appraisal and Selection of School-Leaders: Selection Processes and Measurement Issues	p. 221
Conclusion: Implications for District Leaders	p. 246
	p. 256
References	p. 262
Author Index	p. 292
Subject Index	p. 298
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