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UNINA9910810649703321 |
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Autore |
Smith Stuart C. |
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Titolo |
School leadership : handbook for excellence in student learning / / Stuart C. Smith, Philip K. Piele ; foreword by Joseph Murphy ; acquisitions editor Elizabeth Brenkus ; cover designer Lisa Miller |
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Thousand Oaks, California : , : Corwin Press, , 2006 |
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©2006 |
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ISBN |
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1-4833-6202-7 |
1-4833-6419-4 |
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Edizione |
[Fourth edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (521 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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School management and organization |
Educational leadership |
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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 and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Contents; Foreword; Preface; How This Book Was Written; Intended Audience; Method of Citation; Scope and Organization; Acknowledgments; About the Editors; About the Contributors; Introduction: Leadership for Excellence in Learning; The Mission is Student Learning; What is Leadership?; Assumptions about the Nature of Leadership; Leadership Expresses itself in Varied Ways; Schools Need to be Both Managed and Led; Leadership Makes a Difference; There are No Substitutes for Leadership; Leadership can be Shared; Power Given Away is Power Gained; Motive Matters |
Conclusion: A Passion for LearningPart I - The State of School Leadership; Chapter 1 - The Landscape of School Leadership; The State of the Principalship: A Snapshot; Demographics; Working Conditions; Stresses; Optimism; The Supply and Demand Challenge; Diminishing Quality?; Does Anybody Want This Job?; An Impossible Job?; What is the Principal's Proper Role?; ISLLC Standards; Did ISLLC Get it Right?; What Does it Mean to be an Instructional Expert?; Beyond Instructional Leadership; New Ways to Lead; Creating a Synthesis; Conclusion: What's Over the Next Hill?; Reflections |
Chapter 2 - The Effects of LeadershipThe Search for Leadership Effects; Conceptions of Leadership; Discerning Leadership's Effect on Learning; |
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Linking Leadership with Results; Correlational Research; Syntheses of the Evidence; Essential Acts of Leadership; Setting Direction; Developing People; Leading Change; Establishing Managerial Order; How Big are the Effects?; Conclusion: A Compass, Not a Road Map; Reflections; Part II - The Person; Chapter 3 - Portrait of a Leader; The Characteristics of Leaders; A Role for Traits; Limitations; Personality; Energy and Involvement; Sociability; Charisma |
CompetenceIntelligence; Technical Knowledge and Skill; Cognitive Skill; Mastery of Self; Emotional Intelligence; Psychological Health; Self-Assurance; Interpersonal Competence; Empathy; Communication; Character; Authenticity; Moral Strength; Beliefs; Leadership Behaviors; Building Coherence; Acting Entrepreneurially; Infusing Spirit; The Genesis of Leadership; Heredity; Birth Order; Family; Socioeconomic Variables; Education and Training; What We Don't Know about Leadership; No Magic Bullet; New Faces,New Approaches; The Person Behind the Mask; Implications |
Conclusion: A Sketch for Each Leader to CompleteReflections; Chapter 4 - Leadership Styles and Strategies; Dimensions of Leadership Style; People or Work; Directive or Participative; Personality Type; Unanswered Questions about Style; Can Style be Changed?; Can Style be Reliably Identified?; Is There an Ideal Style?; How Does Situation Affect Style?; The Importance of Style; Leadership Strategies; Types of Power; Analytic Frames; Hierarchical Leadership; The Psychology of Hierarchical Leadership; Advantages of Hierarchy; Limitations of Hierarchy; The Exemplary Hierarchical Leader |
Transformational Leadership |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Emphasizing the school leader's role in student learning, this new edition covers the principalship, accountability, leadership effects, distributed leadership, political leadership, resource allocation, and more! |
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