The lifeworld of leadership
Subtitle: creating culture, community, and personal meaning in our schools
By: Thomas J. Sergiovanni.
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: The Jossey-Bass education series
Publisher: Jossey-Bass Publishers
Published: 2000
Place of publication: San Francisco
Language: eng
Number of pages: 218
Subjects: Educational leadership -- United States; School improvement programs -- United States; School environment -- United States; Educational accountability -- United States
Description: "The Lifeworld of Leadership explores the crucial link between school character and school improvement. By building institutional character at the local level, principals, superintendents, and policymakers can not only protect the lifeworld of their schools but also craft an educational system based on layered loyalties and shared accountability. Sergiovanni draws from an exhaustive review of school reform initiatives in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand to provide specific and compelling examples of local school leadership at its best. He proposes initiatives that invite all educational stakeholders to lead without compromising the legitimate interests of their schools and communities."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-211) and index.
Table of contents: title: The lifeworld at the center; title: School character, school effectiveness; title: Competence and caring in action; title: Community in a diverse society; title: Layered standards and shared accountability; title: Whole child, whole school, holistic assessment; title: Teachers, keys to school improvement; title: Deep change and the power of localism; title: Leadership, democracy, and the lifeworld.