Effective school district leadership : transforming politics into education / edited by Kenneth Leithwood.

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0585045518
9780585045511
9780791422533
0791422534
9780791422540
0791422542

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Effective school district leadership.DDC classification:

371.2/011/09713 20

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LB2831.726.C2 E33 1995eb

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Contents:

Introduction : Transforming politics into education / Kenneth Leithwood -- How effective superintendents understand their own work / Edward A. Holdaway and Anthony Genge -- Chiefs and chairs : working relationships between effective CEOs and Board of Education chairpersons / Derek J. Allison, Patricia A. Allison, and Helen A. McHenry -- Prospects for organizational learning in expertly managed group problem solving / Kenneth Leithwood, Rosanne Steinbach, and Tiiu Raun -- Superintendents' management of state-initiated reform : a matter of interpretation / Fran Wills and Kent Peterson -- Restructuring in Kentucky : the changing role of the superintendent and the district office / Joseph Murphy -- How a few politicians and managers of education find policy success and happiness : part I / Richard G. Townsend -- Plucking billiard balls out of thin air : how a few politicians and managers of education hustle policy : part II / Richard G. Townsend -- How CEOs influence school system culture / Donald Musella -- Educated dissent : implications of policy disagreement for educational leadership / Mark Holmes -- Toward improving the structures for school system leadership / Stephen B. Lawton, Joyce Scane, and Shihui Wang -- Toward a more comprehensive appreciation of effective school district leadership / Kenneth Leithwood.

Summary: Annotation The authors describe how effective superintendents work with their immediate staffs, elected trustees, and school-based administrators. Each chapter examines the meaning of effective district leadership from different perspectives.

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Includes essays based on research funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.

"Most chapters in this book are the outcome of a project undertaken by a group of faculty, research staff, and students in the Department of Educational Administration at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education"--Preface.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Annotation The authors describe how effective superintendents work with their immediate staffs, elected trustees, and school-based administrators. Each chapter examines the meaning of effective district leadership from different perspectives.