Leading schools to learn, grow, and thrive using theory to strengthen practice /

"Leading Schools to Learn, Grow, and Thrive provides a unique approach to preparing prospective education leaders by combining theory, research, and practice. Grounded in organizational and leadership theory, this book helps leaders understand their schools and districts from multiple perspecti...

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Main Author: Brazer, S. David,
Other Authors: Bauer, Scott C., Johnson, Bob L., 1956-
Format: Book
Language: English
Published: New York, NY : Routledge, 2019.
Physical Description: xviii, 258 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Understanding organizations
  • Understanding schools and districts as organizations
  • Schools as open systems : there's a whole world out there
  • School leadership as organized anarchy : taming the untamable beast
  • Organizational learning
  • What do leaders do?
  • Leading schools
  • Transformational leadership and change
  • Leading instruction
  • Leading with others : distributed leadership and its conceptual ancestors
  • Epilogue : leading schools to learn, grow, and thrive.