Principal Accomplishments

by Bellamy, G. Thomas; Fulmer, Connie L.; Murphy, Michael J.; Muth, Rodney

• ISBN13: 9780807747421
• ISBN10: 0807747424
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-12-01
• Publisher: Teachers College Pr

Summary

Responding to the increasing demands on school leadership, this timely book outlines a comprehensive model for re-organizing knowledge and guiding action to improve student learning. The authors take a fresh approach to the principalship by focusing on four accomplishment areas-creating sustainable goals, developing a strategic focus, practicing effective action, and building social and civic capital. They show why these accomplishments are important to a principal's success and how they can be achieved.

Author Biography

G. Thomas Bellamy is the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs at the University of Washington Bothell Connie L. Fulmer is Associate Professor at the University of Colorado at Denver Michael J. Murphy is Professor Emeritus of Administrative Leadership and Policy Studies at the University of Colorado at Denver Rodney Muth is Professor of Educational Administration and Policy in the School of Education and Human Development at the University of Colorado at Denver

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. ix
Preface	p. xiii
Challenges for the Principalship	p. 1
High Expectations and Difficult Conditions	p. 1
Enduring Leadership Paradoxes	p. 4
Implications for Renewal in the Principalship	p. 8
Understanding School Leadership as Accomplishment-Minded Practice	p. 13
Defining Goals for Student Learning and School Conditions	p. 17
Two Fundamental Goals	p. 17
Competing Purposes for Schools	p. 20
Who Decides Among Competing Priorities?	p. 23
The Principal's Role in Shaping School Goals	p. 25
School Goals and Accomplishment-Minded Practice	p. 16
Summary	p. 27
Accomplishments for School Goals	p. 28
Linking Lofty Goals to Daily Work	p. 28
Accomplishments as Components of a Theory of Action	p. 29
The Framework for School Leadership Accomplishments	p. 33
Summary	p. 39
Pragmatic Practice for School Accomplishments	p. 41
The Uncertain Circumstances of School Leadership	p. 41
A Deep Repertoire of Strategies Supported by an Eclectic Knowledge Base	p. 44
The Importance of Feedback	p. 45
Summary	p. 48
Social Capital for School Accomplishments	p. 49
Social Capital as a Resource for School Work	p. 50
Elements of a School's Social Capital	p. 52
Social Capital and the Democratic Purposes of Schools	p. 59
Summary	p. 60
The Practice of Accomplishment-Minded Leadership	p. 63
Leadership for Sustainable Goals	p. 67
How Sustainable Goals Support Student Learning	p. 67
Strategies for Developing Sustainable Goals	p. 69
Summary	p. 92
Leadership for Strategic Focus	p. 80
How Strategic Focus Supports Student Learning	p. 80
Strategies for Achieving Strategic Focus	p. 81
Summary	p. 92
Leadership for Effective Action	p. 94
How Leadership for Effective Action Supports Student Learning	p. 95
Strategies Supporting Effective Action	p. 96
A Special Focus on Teaching and Learning	p. 101
Summary	p. 103
Leadership for Social Capital	p. 105
How Social Capital Supports Student Learning	p. 106
Strategies for Improving Social Capital	p. 107
Summary	p. 119
Knowledge for School Leadership	p. 121
Organizing Knowledge to Support Accomplishments	p. 125
Current Knowledge for School Leadership	p. 126
Using Accomplishments to Frame the Profession's Knowledge	p. 129
Reflections on an Accomplishment Frame for Professional Knowledge	p. 136
Sharing Knowledge Through Practice Narratives	p. 138
Professional Cases for Building Craft Knowledge	p. 139
The Annual Case of School Leadership	p. 142
Using Annual Cases	p. 156
Developing Individual Knowledge for School Leadership	p. 158
Individual Knowledge	p. 159
Developing and Structuring Individual Knowledge	p. 160
Helping Principal Candidates Use Their Knowledge	p. 165
Programs for Preparing Accomplishment-Minded Leaders	p. 170
References	p. 173
Index	p. 193
About the Authors	p. 303
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