1st Edition

A Guide to Effective School Leadership Theories

By Matthew Lynch Copyright 2012
232 Pages
by Routledge

230 Pages
by Routledge

232 Pages
by Routledge

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... Read more

Preface

Acknowledgments

Chapter 1: Transformational Leadership: The (Un)Disputed Champion of Leadership Strategies

Chapter 2: Instructional Leadership: A Catalyst for the Promotion of Teaching and Learning

Chapter 3: Distributed Leadership: A Humanistic Approach to Shared Governance

Chapter 4: Ethical Leadership: Using Your Moral Compass to Steer the Ship

Chapter 5: Emotional Leadership: Using Your Heart to Lead

Chapter 6: Entrepreneurial Leadership: How Schools Can Learn from Business Leaders

Chapter 7: Strategic Leadership: Those Who Fail to Plan, Plan to Fail

Chapter 8: Sustainable Leadership: The Race Is Won by Those Who Endure

Chapter 9: Invitational Leadership: Developing a School Culture of Trust, Respect, and Hope

Chapter 10: Constructivist Leadership: A Framework for Building Sustainable School Improvement

Biography

Matthew Lynch is Assistant Professor of Education at Widener University.