Learning to lead [[electronic resource] /] / Graham Tyrer

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910458762503321
• Autore: Tyrer Graham
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, : Continuum International Pub. Group, c2010
• ISBN: 1-282-87662-7; 9786612876622; 1-4411-8785-5
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (191 p.)
• Disciplina: 370.1
• Soggetti: Educational leadership; School management and organization; Organizational learning; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Foreword; Introduction; Part 1: The Beginning; 1 Why leadership?; 2 What students have to say; 3 Leadership is about the future; 4 The future will require high order leadership skills; 5 Leadership is for everyone; 6 What leadership means; 7 How to use these materials; 8 Structuring the course; 9 Self-assessment; Part 2: 50 Leadership Activities; How to Lead Yourself; How to Lead Others; How to Lead Your Community; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W
• Sommario/riassunto: Students want to be trusted and challenged, even when it looks like they don't! Leadership gives them a sense that they have something to offer, and that their experiences can be useful and helpful to others. Even the most disruptive, difficult student is showing leadership qualities - it's just not in the right direction, yet. This book demonstrates that students have positive leadership abilities, and they can be taught how to use these abilities and then to teach others. Just as important, if not more so, these students make a difference in the classroom, in their school and in their local