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Principalship : A Reflective Practice Perspective by Thomas Sergiovanni (2000, Hardcover)

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PublisherAllyn & Bacon, Incorporated

ISBN-100205321852

ISBN-139780205321858

eBay Product ID (ePID)1729273

Product Key Features

Number of Pages365 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NamePrincipalship : a Reflective Practice Perspective

Publication Year2000

SubjectLeadership, Administration / General, General, Administration / School Superintendents & Principals, Aims & Objectives

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaEducation

AuthorThomas Sergiovanni

FormatHardcover

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Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight25.1 Oz

Item Length9.6 in

Item Width7.2 in

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Edition Number4

Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN00-025101

TitleLeadingThe

Dewey Edition21

Dewey Decimal371.2/012/0973

Table Of ContentPreface. About the Author. I.TOWARD A NEW THEORY. 1.Views of the Principal's Job. Ideal Conceptions of the Principalship. A Values Approach. A Standards-Based Approach. The Changing Role. A Look Ahead. Appendix 1.1: Interstate School Leadership Consortium: Standards for School Leaders. Appendix 1.2: Profile of an ICEL Graduate. Appendix 1.3: A Day in the Life of an Urban Elementary Principal. 2.The Limits of Traditional Management Theory. Mindscapes of Practice. Reflective Practice: The Paradigm of the Scruffies. Changing Mindscapes. The Limits of Traditional Management Theory. 3.A New Theory for the Principalship. Towards a New Theory. Controlling Events or Probabilities? The New Theory and School Organization. The Language of Theory. 4.The School as a Moral Community. Social Covenants. A Theory of Community. The Importance of Relationships. The Pattern Variables. Finding the Right Balance. Problems with Community. Bringing Community and Diversity Together. Implications for School Management and Leadership. Appendix 4.1: Profiles of Community: Assessing Organizational and Community Values. II.PROVIDING LEADERSHIP. 5.The Forces of Leadership and the Culture of Schools. The Forces of Leadership. The Dynamic Aspects of School Culture. Appendix 5.1: Frances Hedges and Orchard Park Elementary School. Appendix 5.2: A Primer on School Culture. 6.The Stages of Leadership: A Developmental View. The Sources of Authority for Leadership. The Stages of Leadership. Operationalizing Charismatic Leadership. Idea-Based Leadership. 7.Becoming a Community of Leaders. Practical Issues. New Leadership Values for the Principalship. Constructivist Leadership. A Community of Leaders. III. BUILDING COMMUNITY. 8.Characteristics of Successful Schools. Effectiveness and School Success. Characteristics of Successful Schools. Academic Press and Community Together. The Importance of Character. Reflective Practice. 9. Becoming a Community of Mind. The Importance of Goals. Purposing Is the Linchpin. Both Discipline and Discretion Are Key. Providing the Necessary Leadership. Appendix 9.1: Assumptions about Learning and Knowledge. 10.Layered Standards, Holistic Assessment. More Than Effective. The Role of Standards. The Ends Usually Determine the Means. How Objective Are Standards? Local Authority. Layered Standards as an Alternative. Social and Emotional Learning. A Holistic Approach. The Quality Review Process. Who Should Be Responsible for What. 11.Teaching, Learning, and Community. Comparing the Theories. Implications for Supervision. Research on Effective Teaching. Process-Product Research. Recent Research. Teaching for Understanding. The Classroom as Learning Community. Authentic Learning. An Integrated View. Manager and Executive Roles of Teaching. Mediator and Leader Roles of Teaching. Appendix 11.1: Standards and Scoring Criteria for Assessment Tasks. IV.THE DEVELOPMEN

Synopsistextformat=02> The major theme of The Principalship is leadership based on reflective practice and moral authority. This book also emphasizes school culture, standards, and building community. This edition aims to inform future principals about the decisi, 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.

LC Classification NumberLB2831.92.S47 2001