The Daily Disciplines of Leadership is a comprehensive and down-to-earth manual for school leaders that addresses the daunting challenges that today’s principals, superintendents, and teacher-leaders face on a daily basis. Written by Douglas Reeves– a leading authority on academic standards, performance assessment, and accountability– the information in this book is based on his extensive experience working with educators, administrators, and school board members from across the country and internationally. Reeves discusses the basic purpose of leadership, presents four key leadership archetypes, and offers practical recommendations for action. Covering a wide range of topics– from accountability systems to personal communications– this book will serve as the ‘go to’ resource for novice and seasoned school leaders alike.
Inhoudsopgave
Part One: Leadership Essentials.
1. Students Are Not Customers: The Unique Elements of Educational Leadership.
2. The Leadership Dilemma: Building Consensus or Creating Change?
3. The Leadership and Learning Matrix.
4. Leadership Matters: How Leaders Improve the Lives of Students, Staff, and Communities.
Part Two: Strategic Leadership.
5. Initiative Fatigue: When Good Intentions Fail.
6. Saving Strategic Planning from Strategic Plans.
7. Strategic Leadership in Action.
Part Three: Leadership in Action.
8. The Daily Disciplines of Leadership.
9. Accountability: From Autopsy to Physical.
10. Building the Next Generation of Leaders.
11. Conclusion: The Enduring Values of the Leader: The Key to Surviving the Disappointments and Disasters of the Leadership Life.
Over de auteur
Douglas B. Reeves–one of the nation’s leading authorities onacademic standards, performance assessment, andaccountability–is the chairman and founder of the Center for Performance Assessment. He is the author of fourteen books, including The Leader’s Guide to Standards (Jossey-Bass, 2002).Reeves was named to the Distinguished Authors Series by the Harvard University Graduate School of Education for 2002 and won the Parent’s Choice Award for his book, 20-Minute Learning Connection.He was named Education Writer of the Year by the California County Superintendents Association.
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