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Finding, Preparing, and Supporting School Leaders
Conley, Sharon C.; Cooper, Bruce S.
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Description for Finding, Preparing, and Supporting School Leaders
Hardback. With dwindling funds and resources, tougher state and federal standards, and fatigue from more regulations and testing, many school administrators are giving up _or 'crashing' and leaving their posts. This book examines the process of preparing, encouraging, and retaining quality leaders at the school and district levels. Num Pages: 168 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 164 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
With dwindling funds and resources, tougher state and federal standards, and fatigue from more regulations and testing, many school administrators are giving up _or 'crashing' and leaving their posts. This book examines the process of preparing, encouraging, and retaining quality leaders at the school and district levels. Beginning with a chapter outlining six steps of critical organizational supports, subsequent chapters address factors in preparing administrator candidates effectively; improving novice teacher retention through principal support and mentoring; utilizing more fully mid-career teachers who come to schools having worked outside of education; the role of isolation in new principals' sense of efficacy; ... Read more
With dwindling funds and resources, tougher state and federal standards, and fatigue from more regulations and testing, many school administrators are giving up _or 'crashing' and leaving their posts. This book examines the process of preparing, encouraging, and retaining quality leaders at the school and district levels. Beginning with a chapter outlining six steps of critical organizational supports, subsequent chapters address factors in preparing administrator candidates effectively; improving novice teacher retention through principal support and mentoring; utilizing more fully mid-career teachers who come to schools having worked outside of education; the role of isolation in new principals' sense of efficacy; ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
Number of Pages
168
Place of Publication
Lanham, United States
ISBN
9781607098379
SKU
V9781607098379
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Ref
99-15
About Conley, Sharon C.; Cooper, Bruce S.
Sharon C. Conley, Ph.D. is professor of education in the Gevirtz Graduate School of Education at University of California, Santa Barbara. Her latest articles include: 'Organizational Routines in Flux: A Case Study of Change in Recording and Monitoring Student Attendance' with Ernestine K. Enomoto in Education and Urban Society and 'Teacher Role Stress, Satisfaction, Commitment and Intentions to Leave: A ... Read more
Reviews for Finding, Preparing, and Supporting School Leaders
Today, the media challenge school leaders on a global stage—in film, print, and using social networks—to improve their practices. Hence, we need to leverage our knowledge on educational leadership now more than ever. This book provides critical models to help future leaders actualize the changes they seek. As a superintendent, I often see potential school leaders struggling to understand where ... Read more