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Direct linkHonig, Meredith I.; Rainey, Lydia R. – Harvard Education Press, 2023
In "From Tinkering to Transformation," Meredith Honig and Lydia Rainey call on superintendents and other district leaders to rethink the very premises that underlie the long-standing ways of working in their central offices. Based on the results of nearly two decades of research from districts of 2,000 to 200,000 students, Honig and…
Descriptors: Central Office Administrators, Administrator Role, Equal Education, Instruction
David Franklin – Jossey-Bass, An Imprint of Wiley, 2024
"Advice from the Principal's Desk: 5 Pillars of School Leadership" is a fresh, new take on school leadership from award-winning former school administrator and professor of education Dr. David Franklin. In the book, you'll find the tools and strategies that veteran school administrators need to succeed in their roles. You'll learn how to…
Descriptors: Principals, Instructional Leadership, College Faculty, Suspension
Lytle, James H., Ed.; Lytle, Susan L., Ed.; Johanek, Michael, Ed.; Rho, Kathy J., Ed. – Teachers College Press, 2018
This groundbreaking volume encourages today's educational leaders to reposition the way they think about leadership and its challenges. Experienced school and district leaders reveal how they conceptualize their roles, how they learn by posing and solving problems of practice, and how they cope with increasing expectations and complexity in their…
Descriptors: Educational Administration, Leadership Responsibility, Administrator Role, Administrator Attitudes
Alfirevic, N., Ed.; Burušic, J., Ed.; Relja, R., Ed. – Palgrave Macmillan Ltd., 2016
This book analyzes educational management in the context of developing effective schools in SouthEastern European countries and situates the discussion within ongoing education debates in EU countries. The book revolves around the specific role and practices of school principals, who are positioned as a nexus of educational management in each…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, School Effectiveness, Educational Administration, Educational Research
Riddell, Richard – Trentham Books, 2016
Richard Riddell draws on his interviews with senior managers in schools, academy chains and the regions during the UK Coalition Government to analyse the changes in education policy during its term. He argues that the developing regional organization for supervising schools in England, with its regional commissioners, provides a far more…
Descriptors: Interviews, Foreign Countries, Administrators, Educational Administration
Cypres, Autumn, Ed. – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2016
The purpose of this book is to examine the tensions, gaps, and intersections between the practices of leadership in educational systems, school leadership preparation programs, and the often different worlds of academia and k12 schools. Voices from both academia and k12 schools are used to illustrate the tensions that cluster around capacity,…
Descriptors: Leadership Training, Educational Administration, Educational Practices, Politics of Education
Gorman, Kevin A. – Rowman & Littlefield Education, 2012
Every building administrator must be proactive to accomplish the demands of educating children for the twenty-first century. This entails making ethical decisions, building relationships, prioritizing school safety, and developing excellent communication skills that utilize data as a baseline. As a new administrator, it is very difficult to be an…
Descriptors: School Safety, Communication Skills, Principals, Ethics
Frumkin, Peter; Manno, Bruno V.; Edgington, Nell – Harvard Education Press, 2011
"The Strategic Management of Charter Schools" addresses the challenges facing such schools by mapping out, in straightforward and highly pragmatic terms, a management framework for them. The first charter school law in the United States was enacted in Minnesota in 1991. In the twenty years since that modest beginning, the movement has burgeoned…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, Charter Schools, School Law, Educational Innovation
Lortie, Dan C. – University of Chicago Press, 2009
When we think about school principals, most of us imagine a figure of vague, yet intimidating authority--for an elementary school student, being sent to the principal's office is roughly on par with a trip to Orwell's Room 101. But with "School Principal", Dan C. Lortie aims to change that. Much as he did for teachers with his groundbreaking book…
Descriptors: Females, Principals, Administrator Role, Elementary Education
Ryan, James – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2012
This book describes the struggles in which inclusive-minded administrators find themselves when they promote equity initiatives. Administrators routinely struggle when they attempt to include all members of their school communities--teachers, students, and parents--the various aspects of schooling. Given the presence of a host of obstacles,…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Homosexuality, Gender Bias, Administrator Effectiveness
Midlock, Stephen F. – Pearson, 2010
"Case Studies for Educational Leadership" gives educational leadership students an opportunity to project themselves into real-life administrative situations and prepare for their future positions in the field. Each case study contained in this practical first edition book asks students to analyze complex problems, consider the moral ramifications…
Descriptors: Assistant Principals, Strategic Planning, Case Studies, Ethics
Berkey, Timothy B. – Eye on Education, 2009
This book will show principals how they can change daily practices to invest more time in the improvement of teaching and learning. It redirects leadership to effective practices in instructional leadership. Contents include an Introduction and the following chapters: (1) Why Change the Way I Lead?; (2) The Path to Effective School Leadership; (3)…
Descriptors: Leadership Training, Instructional Leadership, Teaching Methods, Leadership Effectiveness
Shields, Carolyn M., Ed. – Peter Lang New York, 2011
This important, timely, and thought-provoking reader is a collection of original chapters by authors from five different countries, each of whom explores a facet of transformative leadership. Transformative leadership is fundamentally a critical approach to leadership that goes well beyond the tenets of most current leadership theories to focus on…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Justice, Critical Theory, Democracy
Williamson, Ron; Blackburn, Barbara R. – Eye on Education, 2009
Like the other books in the A-Z series, this book provides practical tools and activities that can be used immediately to improve your practice. This guide offers specific strategies that will help you become a more effective principal. There are 26 chapters in this book, one for each letter of the alphabet. Contents include: (1) Achievement is…
Descriptors: Discipline, School Culture, School Safety, Public Relations
Engelking, Jeri L. – Rowman & Littlefield Education, 2007
Principals in today's schools face a wide range of requests and demands from a variety of sources that are often conflicting. There are government mandates, rules and regulations such as No Child Left Behind (NCLB), and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). There are state rules and regulations for program review, curriculum…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, Educational Administration, Leadership Qualities, Instructional Leadership
