Full Description
Prospective educational leaders get practical help for developing a sound understanding of ISLLC Standards and how to put them into practice effectively. The problem-based approach uses realistic scenarios patterned on those that appear on national examinations to show how theory relates to practice. The author covers the full spectrum of educational leadership theories and how they apply to today's actual classrooms and schools.
Contents
Chapter 1Standards for School Leaders The Use of Standards and Organizations that Create Them Unpacking the ISLLC Standards Other Organizations Using Standards Transforming Standards into Practice Leadership for Today's Schools Chapter Summary Moving Into Practice Acquiring an Understanding of Self Deepening Your Understanding Practice for The School Leader Licensure Assessment Suggested Readings Websites Chapter 2: Establishing a Framework for Leadership Leadership Defined Leadership: A Historical Perspective Contingency and Situational Leadership Theories Power and Authority Bridging the Past and the Present Leadership for Today's Schools The Scenarios The Consequences of Working in Isolation Chapter Summary Moving into Practice Acquiring an Understanding of Self Deepening Your Understanding Practice for The School Leader Licensure Assessment Suggested Readings Websites Chapter 3: Contemporary Theories and Approaches to School Leadership The Role of 21st Century School Leaders: Learning Leader The Responsibilities of 21st Century Leaders The Four Dimensions of Leadership Servant Leadership Transformational Leadership The Moral Dimension of Leadership Distributive Leadership Synergistic Leadership Leader-Member Exchange Theory Other Contemporary Perspectives on Leadership The Role of Management in 21st Century Schools Leadership for Today's Schools The Scenarios The New Principal at Frost Changing the Way We Teach Science Chapter Summary Moving into Practice Acquiring an Understanding of Self Deepening Your Understanding Practice for The School Leader Licensure Assessment Suggested Readings Websites Chapter 4: Organizational Influences on Leadership A Definition of Organization Schools as Organizations Traditional Theories Influencing Contemporary Practice Contemporary Theories Informing Organizational Leadership Learning Organizations The Influence of Perception Leadership for Today's Schools The Scenarios Understanding and Predicting Individual and Group Behavior in Schools Addressing Dysfunctional Thinking One of the Bus Contracts Has Been Canceled Chapter Summary Moving into Practice Acquiring an Understanding of Self Deepening Your Understanding Practice for the School Leader Licensure Assessment Suggested Readings Websites Chapter 5: Enhancing Leadership Effectiveness Through Communication The Importance of Effective Communication The Communication Process The Flow of Communication in Schools Reducing Barriers to Effective Communication Interpersonal Relationships Communication: The Rise and Fall of School Leaders Electronic Communication Leadership For Today's Schools The Scenarios "The Tardy Policy Killed Kato" The New Professional Development Plan Chapter Summary Moving into Practice Acquiring an Understanding of Self Deepening Your Understanding Practice for The School Leader Licensure Assessment Suggested Readings Websites Chapter 6: 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 Leadership for Today's Schools The Scenarios The Requested Change Retaining the Student Recognition Program Chapter Summary Moving into Practice Acquiring an Understanding of Self Deepening Your Understanding Practice for the School Leader Licensure Assessment Suggested Readings Websites Chapter 7: 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 Leadership for Today's Schools The Scenarios The Discipline Plan I Am Your New Principal The Assignment of an Assistant Superintendent of Instruction Chapter Summary Moving into Practice Acquiring an Understanding of Self Deepening Your Understanding Practice for the School Leader Assessment Suggested Readings Websites Chapter 8: 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 Leadership for Today's Schools The Scenarios Just Get Those Test Scores Up The Strategic Planning Process Chapter Summary Moving into Practice Acquiring an Understanding of Self Deepening Your Understanding Practice for the School Leaders Licensure Assessment Suggested Readings Websites Index
