Principalship, The: A Reflective Practice Perspective

by Sergiovanni, Thomas J.

• ISBN13: 9780205321858
• ISBN10: 0205321852
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-01-01
• Publisher: Allyn & Bacon

Summary

The major theme of The Principalship is school leadership based on reflective practice and moral authority. This book continues to emphasize school culture, standards, and building community as means of navigating through contextual issues and constraints that principals routinely face. This edition aims to inform future principals about the decisions they will make about their practice and how those decisions will affect students and teachers. Extensively updated with new emphasis given to diversity as a part of community building, school character as an important ingredient in school effectiveness, new definitions of school effectiveness, and a new view of the process of change.

Author Biography

Thomas J. Sergiovanni is Lillian Radford Professor of Education at Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas, where he teaches in the school leadership program and in the 5-year teacher education program.

Table of Contents

Preface	xi
About the Author	xv
PART I Toward a New Theory	1	(96)
Views of the Principal's Job	3	(39)
Ideal Conceptions of the Principalship	4	(3)
A Values Approach	7	(4)
A Standards-Based Approach	11	(6)
The Changing Role	17	(4)
A Look Ahead	21	(3)
Referenes	24	(18)
Interstate School Leadership Consortium: Standards for School Leaders	25	(8)
Profile of an ICEL Graduate	33	(2)
A Day in the Life of an Urban Elementary Principal	35	(7)
The Limits of Traditional Management Theory	42	(14)
Mindscapes of Practice	42	(2)
Reflective Practice: The Paradigm of the Scruffies	44	(3)
Changing Mindscapes	47	(3)
The Limits of Traditional Management Theory	50	(5)
References	55	(1)
A New Theory for the Principalship	56	(18)
Toward a New Theory	56	(8)
Controlling Events or Probabilities?	64	(5)
The New Theory and School Organization	69	(1)
The Language of Theory	70	(2)
References	72	(2)
The School as a Moral Community	74	(23)
Social Covenants	75	(2)
A Theory of Community	77	(2)
The Importance of Relationships	79	(3)
The Pattern Variables	82	(2)
Finding the Right Balance	84	(1)
Problems with Community	84	(1)
Bringing Community and Diversity Together	85	(3)
Implications for School Management and Leadership	88	(1)
References	89	(8)
Profiles of Community: Assessing Organizational and Community Values	91	(6)
PART II Providing Leadership	97	(62)
The Forces of Leadership and the Culture of Schools	99	(32)
The Forces of Leadership	100	(8)
The Dynamic Aspects of School Culture	108	(7)
References	115	(16)
Frances Hedges and Orchard Park Elementary School	117	(7)
A Primer on School Culture	124	(7)
The Stages of Leadership: A Developmental View	131	(14)
The Sources of Authority for Leadership	132	(2)
The Stages of Leadership	134	(3)
Operationalizing Charismatic Leadership	137	(5)
Idea-Based Leadership	142	(2)
References	144	(1)
Becoming a Community of Leaders	145	(14)
Practical Issues	146	(2)
New Leadership Values for the Principalship	148	(8)
Constructivist Leadership	156	(1)
A Community of Leaders	156	(2)
References	158	(1)
PART III Building Community	159	(84)
Characteristics of Successful Schools	161	(16)
Effectiveness and School Success	163	(4)
Characteristics of Successful Schools	167	(3)
Academic Press and Community Together	170	(1)
The Importance of Character	170	(3)
Reflective Practice	173	(1)
References	174	(3)
Becoming a Community of Mind	177	(27)
The Importance of Goals	179	(4)
Purposing Is the Linchpin	183	(6)
Both Discipline and Discretion Are Key	189	(2)
Providing the Necessary Leadership	191	(4)
References	195	(9)
Assumptions about Learning and Knowledge	197	(7)
Layered Standards, Holistic Assessment	204	(17)
More than Effective	205	(1)
The Role of Standards	205	(1)
The Ends Usually Determine the Means	206	(1)
How Objective Are Standards?	207	(1)
Local Authority	208	(1)
Layered Standards as an Alternative	209	(1)
Social and Emotional Learning	210	(1)
A Holistic Approach	211	(1)
The Quality Review Process	212	(2)
Who Should Be Responsible for What	214	(6)
References	220	(1)
Teaching, Learning, and Community	221	(22)
Comparing the Theories	221	(3)
Implications for Supervision	224	(1)
Research on ``Effective Teaching''	225	(1)
Process-Product Research	226	(1)
Recent Research	226	(1)
Teaching for Understanding	227	(1)
The Classroom as Learning Community	228	(1)
Authentic Learning	229	(1)
An Integrated View	230	(3)
Manager and Executive Roles of Teaching	233	(2)
Mediator and Leader Roles of Teaching	235	(1)
References	236	(7)
Standards and Scoring Criteria for Assessment Tasks	238	(5)
PART IV The Development of Human Resources	243	(98)
Teacher Development and Supervision	245	(34)
Training Models	247	(1)
Professional Development Models	248	(1)
Renewal Models	249	(1)
Teacher Development and Types of Teacher Competence	250	(2)
The Nature of Professional Expertise	252	(2)
Reflecting on Supervision	254	(1)
Supervision and Evaluation	255	(8)
Linking Teacher Development to School Effectiveness	263	(1)
Helping Teachers Achieve Goals	264	(1)
References	265	(14)
Clinical Supervision, Peer Inquiry, and Teacher Learning	267	(9)
Rethinking Teacher Evaluation	276	(3)
Motivation, Commitment, and the Teacher's Workplace	279	(31)
Problems and Contradictions in Policy and Practice	279	(9)
Using Motivation Theory and Research to Inform Practice	288	(7)
Women as a Special Case	295	(1)
Motivation, Efficacy, and Student Performance	295	(2)
The Power of Beliefs	297	(1)
References	298	(12)
Studying the Climate of Your School	301	(8)
Quality of Work Life in Teaching Scoring Form	309	(1)
The Change Process	310	(31)
More than Adoption, More than Implementation	310	(2)
The ``One-Best-Way'' Problem	312	(1)
A Systems View of Change	313	(8)
Leadership for School Improvement	321	(3)
Some Ethical Questions	324	(1)
The Change Facilitating Team	325	(1)
The Meaning of Educational Change	326	(3)
References	329	(12)
Change Facilitator Styles Inventory	332	(9)
PART V The Moral Dimension	341	(18)
Administering as a Moral Craft	343	(16)
The Heart, Head, and Hand of Leadership	343	(1)
The Moral Imperative	344	(4)
Normative Rationality	348	(1)
The Four Competencies	349	(1)
Followership Is the Goal	350	(1)
The Challenge of Leadership	351	(1)
Building the Character of Your School	352	(1)
A Commitment to Democratic Values	353	(2)
A Personal Note	355	(3)
References	358	(1)
Index	359