Developing Expert Leadership For Future Schools

Kenneth Leithwood, Paul T. Begley, J. Bradley Cousins

• Part 1 A perspective on developing expert leadership for future schools: a conception of expert leadership for future schools; what research tells us about the present state of schools leadership. Part 2 The nature of expert leadership for future schools: envisioning the future schools; expert school leadership on the high ground and in the swamp; expert leadership on the high ground; expert leadership in the swamp; the special role of values in school leadership; teacher development - a central problem for leaders of future schools; collaborative school cultures - a key part of the solution. Part 3 Developing expert leadership for future schools: the socialization of school-leaders; characteristics of formal programs for developing leadership on the high ground; characteristics of formal programmes for developing expert school leadership in the swamp; performance appraisal and selection of school leaders - performance appraisal for growth; performance appraisal and selection of school leaders - selection processes and measurement issues; implications for district leaders.