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Record Nr.

UNINA9910813241703321

Autore

Lynch Matthew <1978->

Titolo

A guide to effective school leadership theories / / Matthew Lynch

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Routledge, 2012

ISBN

1-136-58903-1

1-283-46193-5

9786613461933

1-136-58904-X

0-203-18101-8

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (233 p.)

Classificazione

EDU032000

Disciplina

371.2

Soggetti

Educational leadership - United States

School management and organization - United States

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

Cover; A Guide to Effective School Leadership Theories; Copyright; Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. Transformational Leadership : The (Un)Disputed Champion of Leadership Strategies; 2. Instructional Leadership : A Catalyst for the Promotion of Teaching and Learning; 3. Distributed Leadership : A Humanistic Approach to Shared Governance; 4. Ethical Leadership : Using Your Moral Compass to Steer the Ship; 5. Emotional Leadership : Using Your Heart to Lead; 6. Entrepreneurial Leadership : How Schools can Learn from Business Leaders

7. Strategic Leadership : Those Who Fail to Plan, Plan to Fail8. Sustainable Leadership : The Race is Won by Those Who Endure; 9. Invitational Leadership : Developing a School Culture of Trust, Respect, and Hope; 10. Constructivist Leadership : A Framework for Building Sustainable School Improvement; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Educational administrators know that leadership requires hundreds of judgments each day that require a sensitivity and understanding of various leadership strategies. Bridging the gap between the academic and practical world, A Guide to Effective School Leadership Theories provides an exploration of ten dominant leadership strategies to give



school leaders a solid basis in theory and practical application. Demonstrating the advantages and drawbacks of each theory, readers are encouraged to discover the most appropriate strategy, or combination of strategies, that will best enable t