James W. (Southern Methodist University, USA) Guthrie & Patrick J. (Vanderbilt University, USA) Schuermann 
Leading Schools to Success : Constructing and Sustaining High-Performing Learning Cultures [PDF ebook] 
Constructing and Sustaining High-Performing Learning Cultures

Lead your school to success with PRIDEWhat’s missing in education reform in the United States? The answer is leadership; specifically, the ability of school and district leaders to construct and continually nurture a culture of sustained high performance. A true leader needs to have not only a vision of the desired culture, but the skills and information necessary to make that vision a reality. Providing a combined 70 years of classroom and administrative experience, renowned authors James Guthrie and Patrick Schuermann offer a practice-based approach, grounded in research and theory, to achieving and maintaining an atmosphere of success in schools through effective leadership.