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Record Nr.

UNINA9910480353103321

Titolo

Learning to lead together [[electronic resource] ] : the promise and challenge of sharing leadership / / Janet H. Chrispeels, editor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, Calif. ; ; London, : SAGE, c2004

ISBN

0-7619-2885-5

1-322-41890-X

1-4522-6694-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (409 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

ChrispeelsJanet

Disciplina

371.106

Soggetti

School management teams - United States

Teacher participation in administration - United States

Educational leadership - United States

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 indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Preface; About the Editor; About the Contributors; 1 - The Dynamics of Sharing and Distributing Leadership; 2 - Changing the Culture of a Middle School; 3 - Creating Meaningful Opportunities for Collaboration; 4 - Reflections on Practice; 5 - A Middle School Strives to Achieve Team Leadership Through Opposition and Uncertainty; 6 - Evolving Roles and Sharing Leadership; 7 - Sharing Leadership; 8 - Lessons Learned About Sustainable Results in Urban Middle Schools; 9 - Principals Conceptualize the Development of Teacher Leaders

10 - Principal Choice and Teacher Participation in Site-Based Management11 - Successful Leadership in Schools Facing Challenging Circumstances; 12 - Supporting Teachers' Leadership; 13 - Promoting Leadership Development and Collaboration in Rural Schools; 14 - Problem-Based Learning and Its Role in Preparing School Leaders for Collaboration; 15 - Sharing Leadership; Name Index; Subject Index

Sommario/riassunto

'Learning to Lead' examines the dilemmas principals face in engaging teachers in shared leadership. The text makes a contribution to the field of educational leadership administration, and leader preparation through cases and the description of professional development



initiatives.