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Record Nr.

UNINA9910827525803321

Autore

Kowalski Theodore J.

Titolo

The school principal : visionary leadership and competent management / / Theodore J. Kowalski

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2010

ISBN

1-135-15684-0

1-135-15685-9

1-282-65981-2

9786612659812

0-203-85739-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (272 p.)

Disciplina

371.2/011

Soggetti

School principals - United States

School management and organization - United States

Educational leadership - 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

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Detailed Contents; Figures; Tables; Interface of ElCC Standards and Book Chapters; Preface; PART I Schools and Principals; CHAPTER 1 Complex Nature of Schools; CHAPTER 2 Principal Roles and Responsibilities; CHAPTER 3 Effective Schools for All Students; PART II leadership Expectations; CHAPTER 4 Principal Behavior and Instructional leadership; CHAPTER 5 Organizing and Evaluating Instructional Programs; CHAPTER 6 Building and Maintaining Relationships; PART III Managerial Responsibilities; CHAPTER 7 Managing Material Resources

CHAPTER 8 Managing Human ResourcesCHAPTER 9 Managing Pupil Services; CHAPTER 10 Providing a Safe School Environment; PART IV Vital aspects of Practice; CHAPTER 11 Problem Solving and Decision Making; CHAPTER 12 Collaborative Efforts for School Improvement; CHAPTER 13 Commitment to Being a School Administrator; Notes; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Over the past two decades, efforts to improve schools have significantly modified role expectations for principals. Today, school-level



administrators are expected to be both visionary leaders and competent managers. Based on the conviction that administration is an amalgam of leadership and management, The School Principal emphasizes the need for practitioners to apply conceptual skills to make ""what to do"" decisions, to apply technical skills to make ""how to do"" decisions, and to apply relational skills to engage in democratic decision making. Kowalski frames th