Learning to lead together
Subtitle: the promise and challenge of sharing leadership
By: Janet H. Chrispeels, editor.
Contributors: Chrispeels, Janet H.
Publisher: Sage
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Thousand Oaks, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 389
Subjects: School management teams -- United States -- Case studies.; Teacher participation in administration -- United States -- Case studies.; Educational leadership -- United States -- Case studies.
Genres: Case studies.
Description: Examines the dilemmas principals face in engaging teachers in shared leadership. This text makes a contribution to the field of educational leadership, administration, and leader preparation through cases and the description of professional development initiatives to prepare pre-service principals and administrators for shared leadership.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Learning to lead together / Janet Chrispeels; title: Changing the culture of a middle school : a narrative examination of a new principal's implementation of shared leadership / Peggy Burke and Mary Cavalier; title: Creating meaningful opportunities for collaboration / Vishna Herrity and Pat Morales; title: Reflections on practice : a leader's 16-year journey to promote teacher leadership and learning / David Burke and Ian Mitchell; title: A middle school strives to achieve team leadership through opposition and uncertainty / Kathleen Martin and Janet Chrispeels; title: Evolving roles and sharing leadership : the path of one leadership team / Shiou-Ping Shiu, Janet Chrispeels, and Robin Endacott Doerr; title: Principals reflect on sharing leadership / Maureen Yep and Janet Chrispeels; title: Lessons learned about sustainable results in urban middle schools : four principals and their reflection on the process of change / Peggy H. Burke; title: Elementary school principals conceptualize the development of teacher leaders / Deborah McDonald and John L. Keedy; title: Principal choice and teacher participation in site-based management : four schools implement one policy / S. David Brazer; title: Learning to lead : successful leadership in schools in challenging circumstances / Alma Harris; title: Supporting teachers' leadership : what can principals do? : a teacher perspective from research / David Frost and Judy Durrant; title: Promoting leadership development and collaboration in rural schools / Joseph I. Castro; title: Problem-based learning and its role in preparing school leaders for collaboration / Edwin M. Bridges; title: Principals sharing leadership : learning from challenge, aiming toward promise; title: Janet Chrispeels.