LEADER 03441nam 2200649Ia 450 001 9910220125703321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-8330-4917-8 035 $a(CKB)2670000000014541 035 $a(EBL)510396 035 $a(OCoLC)498417577 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000338953 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12080306 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000338953 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10299333 035 $a(PQKB)10501333 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC510396 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000014541 100 $a20091029d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aImproving school leadership $ethe promise of cohesive leadership systems /$fCatherine H. Augustine ... [et al.] 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aSanta Monica, CA $cRAND$dc2009 215 $a1 online resource (179 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8330-4891-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aCover; Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; CHAPTER ONE - Introduction; CHAPTER TWO - Data Sources and Analytic Approach; CHAPTER THREE - Policies and Initiatives Taken to Improve Leadership; CHAPTER FOUR - Variations in State and District Roles in Improving School Leadership; CHAPTER FIVE - Building Cohesion Across Policies and Initiatives; CHAPTER SIX - Effective Strategies for System-Building; CHAPTER SEVEN - Prospects for Sustainability; CHAPTER EIGHT - Support for the CLS Hypothesis; CHAPTER NINE - Recommendations 327 $aAPPENDIX A - Background Information on Study States and DistrictsAPPENDIX B - Indicators of Leadership Policy Initiatives, Factors of Cohesion, Conditions, and Effective Leadership Practices; APPENDIX C - Principal Survey Technical Notes; APPENDIX D - Principal End-of-Day-Log Technical Notes; APPENDIX E - Index Construction for the Analyses in Chapter Eight; APPENDIX F - Methodology and Elaborated Results for Analyses inChapter Eight; References 330 $aThis study documents actions of Wallace Foundation grantees to create more-cohesive policies and initiatives to improve instructional leadership in schools; describes how states and districts have worked together to forge such policies and initiatives; and examines the hypothesis that cohesive systems improve school leadership. Such efforts appear to be a promising approach to developing school principals engaged in improving instruction. 606 $aEducational leadership$zUnited States 606 $aSchool management and organization$zUnited States 606 $aEducational change$zUnited States 606 $aSchool principals$zUnited States 606 $aPublic schools$zUnited States 606 $aEducation and state$zUnited States 615 0$aEducational leadership 615 0$aSchool management and organization 615 0$aEducational change 615 0$aSchool principals 615 0$aPublic schools 615 0$aEducation and state 676 $a371.200973 701 $aAugustine$b Catherine H.$f1968-$0891506 712 02$aRand Education (Institute) 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910220125703321 996 $aImproving school leadership$92876268 997 $aUNINA 999 $p$32.48$u04/18/2015$5Educ