Alfred Street (University of Auckland Store)
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Changing Leadership Changing Times
Paperback Edition: 1/1999
Envisioning the nature of schools of the future is more art than science. But the response of schools to challenges presented by such forces as technology, changing demographics, and government austerity offer useful clues. As a minimum, schools need to be able to thrive on
uncertainty, have considerably greater capacities for collective problem solving than they do, and meet a wider array of student needs. This volume examines the type of leadership that are likely to be productive in creating and sustaining such schools. Based on a long term study of "transformational" leadership in school restructuring contexts, the chapters offer an account of such leadership grounded in a substantial body of evidence.
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Contents:
Part 1 The context for changing leadership: changing leadership - a menu of possibilities; transformational leadership as a place to begin. Part 2 Transformational school leadership: transformational leadership at Central Ontario Secondary School; setting directions - vision, goals and high expectations; developing people - individualized support, intellectual stimulation and modelling; redesigning the organization - culture, structure, policy and community relationships. Part 3 Beyond transformational leadership - broadening and deepening the approach: the problem-solving processes of transformational leaders; fostering teacher leadership; building teachers' commitment to change; creating the conditions for growth in teachers' professional knowledge and skill; leadership for organizational learning; maintaining emotional balance; conclusion - future schools and leader's values.