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Record Nr.

UNINA9910459151003321

Autore

Duke Daniel Linden

Titolo

The challenges of school district leadership / / Daniel L. Duke

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2010

ISBN

1-136-98941-2

1-136-98942-0

1-282-58675-0

9786612586750

0-203-85427-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (289 p.)

Disciplina

379.1/535

Soggetti

School districts

School boards

School superintendents

Educational leadership

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

BOOK COVER; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; PREFACE; INTRODUCTION; 1 THE CHALLENGE OF COMPETING PRIORITIES; 2 THE CHALLENGES OF CHANGING DEMOGRAPHICS; 3 THE CHALLENGES OF SCHOOL DISTRICT GOVERNANCE; 4 THE CHALLENGES OF SCHOOL DISTRICT ORGANIZATION; 5 THE CHALLENGES OF ACCOUNTABILITY; 6 THE CHALLENGES OF INSTRUCTIONAL IMPROVEMENT; 7 THE CHALLENGES OF SCHOOL SAFETY; 8 THE CHALLENGES OF STAFFING SCHOOLS; 9 THE CHALLENGES OF CHANGE; 10 THE CHALLENGES OF LEADING AND LEADERSHIP; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

Despite the rising interest in school districts, there are relatively few comprehensive resources available for graduate students in educational leadership programs. The Challenges of School District Leadership takes the position that the best way to prepare the next generation of school district leaders is to make certain that they are prepared to address the unending challenges that characterize public education



today. Drawing on the latest research as well as actual examples, the book spotlights ten of the perennial challenges facing superintendents and school boards. Among the challenges d