1st Edition
Leadership for Change and School Reform International Perspectives
240 Pages
by
Routledge
240 Pages
by
Routledge
240 Pages
by
Routledge
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School reform is a top priority for governments today. This timely and challenging book, edited by leading international researchers, Kathryn Riley and Karen Seashore Louis, offers a rich comparative perspective on leadership for change and school reform. Contributors form North America, Europe and Australia demonstrate how school leadership is influenced by global pressures, differing national... Read more
Preface Kathryn A. Riley and Karen Seashore Louis 1. Relational Leadership for Change Karen Seashore Louis and Kathryn A. Riley 2.Four Dilemmas, Three Heresies and a Matrix John MacBeath with Angus MacDonald 3.Learning Through Leadership: Leadership Through Learning (Leadership for sustained improvement) Mel West, David Jackson, Alma Harris and David Hopkins 4.Distributed Leadership and Student Engagement with Schools Kenneth Leithwood and Doris Jantzi 5.Leadership in the Creation of World Class Schools Brian J. Caldwell 6.Global and National Perspectives on Leadership Lejf Moos 7.Caught Between (Local Education Authorities : Making a difference through their leadership?) Kathryn A. Riley, Jim Docking and David Rowles 8.Local Leadership : Policy Implementation, Local Education Authorities and Schools John Fitz, William A. Firestone and Janet Fairman 9.Bringing Teacher Organisations back into the Frame John Bangs 10.The Role of Unions as Leaders for School Change: An analysis of the 'KEYS' program in two US States Karen Seashore Louis, Patricia Seppanen, Mark Smylie and Lisa Jones 11.Creating a School Culture from the Ground Up: The Case of Celebration School Kathryn M. Borman with Edward Glickman and Allyson Haag 12.Leading Towards Improvement Kathryn A. Riley and Karen Seashore Louis
Biography
Riley, Kathryn; Seashore Louis, Karen
'What is the role of leadership in creating "intelligent, thinking schools"? Contributors find a range of answers from a selection of countries.' - Michael Duffy, Times Educational Supplement
'The synthesis is handled in a convincing way and the book achieves its aims of presenting an expanded view of leadership based on current advances in theory and research.' - School Leadership and Management
