1st Edition

The Challenges of School District Leadership

By Daniel L. Duke Copyright 2010
288 Pages
by Routledge

288 Pages
by Routledge

288 Pages
by Routledge

Despite the rising interest in school districts, there are relatively few comprehensive resources available for graduate students in educational leadership programs. The Challenges of School District Leadership takes the position that the best way to prepare the next generation of school district leaders is to make certain that they are prepared to address the unending challenges that... Read more

Preface
Introduction
Section I. Strategic Challenges
1. The Challenges of Competing Priorities
2. The Challenges of Changing Demographics
3. The Challenges of School District Governance
Section II. Operational Challenges
4. The Challenges of School District Organization
5. The Challenges of Accountability
6. The Challenges of Instructional Improvement
7. The Challenges of School Safety
8. The Challenges of Staffing Schools
Section III. Fundamental Challenges
9. The Challenges of Change
10. The Challenges of Leading and Leadership

 

Biography

Daniel L. Duke is Professor of Educational Leadership in the Curry School of Education at the University of Virginia. He is also a member of the Partnership for Leaders in Education, a unique collaboration between the Curry School and the Darden Graduate School of Business Administration.