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Principals as Maverick Leaders
Chirichello, Michael; Walker, Sharron Goldman
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Description for Principals as Maverick Leaders
Hardback. This book presents a guide for principals in the form of rules that suggest that educational leaders must ask themselves why they do what they do. It also takes readers through a series of vignettes focused on how principals can practice democracy in the schoolhouse, while challenging themselves and their school community. Num Pages: 266 pages. BIC Classification: JNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 576.
After her school wins the coveted United States National Secondary Education Award, a school principal embarks upon an educational odyssey. The principal discovers that the reasons for winning the award are a sham! As her school falls apart, she begins to reflect on the stagnant school organization and the ineffective prescriptions for improvement. She wonders why as a democratic nation, American schools do not model the practice of democracy for students. The principal begins her quest to unearth the flaws in her own thinking about the way schools work in her quest to create more democratic schools. Endeavoring to understand ... Read more
After her school wins the coveted United States National Secondary Education Award, a school principal embarks upon an educational odyssey. The principal discovers that the reasons for winning the award are a sham! As her school falls apart, she begins to reflect on the stagnant school organization and the ineffective prescriptions for improvement. She wonders why as a democratic nation, American schools do not model the practice of democracy for students. The principal begins her quest to unearth the flaws in her own thinking about the way schools work in her quest to create more democratic schools. Endeavoring to understand ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
266
Condition
New
Number of Pages
266
Place of Publication
Lanham, United States
ISBN
9781610483483
SKU
V9781610483483
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About Chirichello, Michael; Walker, Sharron Goldman
Michael Peter Chirichello was a teacher, principal, superintendent of schools, and college professor for four decades. He is currently visiting professor at Northern Kentucky University, where he teaches aspiring doctoral students. Sharron Goldman Walker was a public school teacher and principal for almost four decades. She continues to write books and articles about the practice of democracy in the schoolhouse ... Read more
Reviews for Principals as Maverick Leaders
A provocative guide to leading school change and to transforming schools into democratic learning communities.
Robert Evans, author of The Human Side of School Change and Seven Secrets of The Savvy School Leader This book features a compelling guide for principals in navigating the '10 rules' of educational leadership while helping to define a new, comprehensive role for principals ... Read more
Robert Evans, author of The Human Side of School Change and Seven Secrets of The Savvy School Leader This book features a compelling guide for principals in navigating the '10 rules' of educational leadership while helping to define a new, comprehensive role for principals ... Read more