The principal : leadership for a global society

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    • Whitehead, Bruce M.
    • Boschee, Floyd
    • Decker, Robert H.

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The principal : leadership for a global society

Bruce M. Whitehead, Floyd Boschee, Robert H. Decker

Sage, c2013

  • : [hbk.]

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Description

The path to becoming a leader for your students, faculty, and community begins here. The Principal: Leadership for a Global Society is the core textbook for aspiring and practicing K-12 school principals. Taking a practical and research-grounded approach, this inspiring text prepares school leaders to successfully face the challenges that they will deal with on a day-to-day basis and throughout their careers. From curriculum development to staff development to policy and discipline, it addresses the most up-to-date practices in developing leadership skills. The book provides a wide array of pedagogical features to help practicing and aspiring school principals improve programs, create a safer and more enriching environment for students and faculty; meet school, district, community, state, and national ideologies and standards; and much more. After reading The Principal, the educational leaders of tomorrow will be equipped with innovative, practical, and successful leadership concepts and ideas that will help them make a powerful impact on not just those who walk through the school doors, but the community as well.

Table of Contents

Preface Part I: Foundations of Principal Leadership 1. Nature of Leadership: Challenge of the Times 2. Metaphorical History of the Principalship: A Perspective of the Past 3. Theory: A Cornerstone of Leadership 4. Principals and Political Issues Part II: Process of Leadership for the Principal 5. The Wisdom of Planning 6. The Principal's Role in Curriculum Development and Implementation 7. Implementing Change 8. Developing Systemic Leadership Part III: Forces of Leadership 9. Managing Schools 10. Leadership and Supervision 11. Discipline: A Principal's Challenge 12. Improving Teacher Evaluation Part IV: The Principal and Current Trends 13. Leadership and Public Relations 14. Practical Applications of Leadership 15. Current Trends in Leadership 16. Principal Alerts: Issues in School Leadership Index About the Authors

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