Leadership

Thomas J. Sergiovanni is Lillian Radford Professor of Education and Administration and Senior Fellow, Center for Educational Leadership at Trinity University, San Antonio

• 1. The Real Context for Leadership; 2. Leading with Ideas; 3. New Leadership, Roles and Competencies; 4. Leading Communities of Responsibility; 5. School Character, School Effectiveness and Layered Standards; 6. Leadership and Learning: Seacrching for a Better Theory; 7. Where the Real World Begins: A Postscript by Richard Middleton

'This is an authorative and practical book written by an eminent and experienced author on the subject. He explores the part played by authentic, character-rich leadership in building a school that is not only academically successful and morally responsive but also an environment of which teacher, pupil and others are happy to be a part.' - Jeff Jones, Educational Review'What the book succeeds in doing is to offer principles for managing the inner structure of schools; to outline the basic competencies that are needed to lead effectively and to suggest some principles for organizing the learning environment. The book offers a sound vision of what school leadership should be about in the new millennium ... What makes this book valuable is that it proposes a new theory of school leadership.' - Geraint Davies, International Journal of Children's Spirituality