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UNINA9910807910703321 |
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Autore |
Gray Susan Penny |
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Titolo |
From good schools to great schools : what their principals do well / / Susan Penny Gray, William A. Streshly; foreword by Marge Hobbs |
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Thousand Oaks, CA, : Corwin Press, c2008 |
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ISBN |
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1-4522-8072-X |
1-4522-1898-6 |
1-4522-0779-8 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xxvi, 157 p.) : ill |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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School principals - United States |
Educational leadership - United States |
School management and organization - United States |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 142-146) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; 1 - We Know What to Do, So Why Do We Fail?; 2 - First, Build Relationships; 3 - Exercise Your Professional Will, But Stay Humble; 4 - Credit Others, Accept the Blame; 5 - Be Ambitious First for the School's Success; 6 - Resolve to Do What Needs Doing . . .Then Do It!; 7 - Get the Right People on the Bus; 8 - Confront the Brutal Facts; 9 - Know What Drives Your Educational Engine and Be Passionate About It; 10 - Build a Culture of Discipline |
11 - Know Commonalities and Differences Between Public Schools and the Private Sector12 - Support Research-Based Principal Preparation; Resource A: Research Methodology; Resource B: Interview Participant Selection; Resource C: Principal Interview Questions Derived From Collins' (2001) CEO Interview Questions and Demographic Questionnaire; References; Suggested Readings; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Gray and Streshly show how we can rethink the way headteachers are trained and illustrate how to incorporate key leadership qualities into administrative preparation curriculum and ongoing professional development for leaders. |
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