Francis M. Duffy is a former high school teacher and certified school administrator and supervisor. He is a professor of change leadership in education at Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C. He is also the founding editor of Rowman & Littlefield Education's Leading Systemic School Improvement series and author of six books on school improvement.

• Chapter 1 Prologue: Dynamic Leadership for Systemic Change in School DistrictsChapter 2 AcknowledgmentsPart 3 The Context for Leader's Guide to Systems ThinkingChapter 4 A Change Leader's Guide to Systems ThinkingChapter 5 Change Leadership for Strategic ChangeChapter 6 The Destination of Three Paths: Improved Student, Faculty and Staff, and System LearningPart 7 Power, Political Behavior, and EthicsChapter 8 Using Power and Political Behavior to Lead Whole-System TransformationChapter 9 Change Leadership Ethics: A Moral Compas for Navigating Whole-System TransformationChapter 10 Using Power and Political Skills in Ethical Ways to Manage Resistance to ChangePart 11 The Voices of Reason: Essays on Power, Politics, and EthicsChapter 12 On the Ethical Use of Power and Political Behavior to Lead Systemic ChangeChapter 13 Decisions, Dilemmas, and DangersChapter 14 Parents, Power, and the Politics of School ReformChapter 15 Disrupting the Status Quo: A Case for EmpowermentChapter 16 Schools and the "Hidden Curriculum"Chapter 17 The Power of an Idea: New American Schools and Comprehensive School ReformChapter 18 Lessons in Power Sharing and Leadership Shaping Within the Forums of Campus Governance: A Concerto in C Minor

The battle to improve the US School System must be fought and won at the district and school level argues Francis Duffy. In this excellent book Duffy and the thought leaders he has assembled argue that local leaders have to lead system wide change and for that ethical, value driven change is needed. This book will provide important insights for those leaders in our school systems who want to make a difference.

Francis M. Duffy is a former high school teacher and certified school administrator and supervisor. He is a professor of change leadership in education at Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C. He is also the founding editor of Rowman & Littlefield Education's Leading Systemic School Improvement series and author of six books on school improvement.

• Chapter 1 Prologue: Dynamic Leadership for Systemic Change in School DistrictsChapter 2 AcknowledgmentsPart 3 The Context for Leader's Guide to Systems ThinkingChapter 4 A Change Leader's Guide to Systems ThinkingChapter 5 Change Leadership for Strategic ChangeChapter 6 The Destination of Three Paths: Improved Student, Faculty and Staff, and System LearningPart 7 Power, Political Behavior, and EthicsChapter 8 Using Power and Political Behavior to Lead Whole-System TransformationChapter 9 Change Leadership Ethics: A Moral Compas for Navigating Whole-System TransformationChapter 10 Using Power and Political Skills in Ethical Ways to Manage Resistance to ChangePart 11 The Voices of Reason: Essays on Power, Politics, and EthicsChapter 12 On the Ethical Use of Power and Political Behavior to Lead Systemic ChangeChapter 13 Decisions, Dilemmas, and DangersChapter 14 Parents, Power, and the Politics of School ReformChapter 15 Disrupting the Status Quo: A Case for EmpowermentChapter 16 Schools and the "Hidden Curriculum"Chapter 17 The Power of an Idea: New American Schools and Comprehensive School ReformChapter 18 Lessons in Power Sharing and Leadership Shaping Within the Forums of Campus Governance: A Concerto in C Minor

The battle to improve the US School System must be fought and won at the district and school level argues Francis Duffy. In this excellent book Duffy and the thought leaders he has assembled argue that local leaders have to lead system wide change and for that ethical, value driven change is needed. This book will provide important insights for those leaders in our school systems who want to make a difference.

Francis M. Duffy is a former high school teacher and certified school administrator and supervisor. He is a professor of change leadership in education at Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C. He is also the founding editor of Rowman & Littlefield Education's Leading Systemic School Improvement series and author of six books on school improvement.

• Chapter 1 Prologue: Dynamic Leadership for Systemic Change in School DistrictsChapter 2 AcknowledgmentsPart 3 The Context for Leader's Guide to Systems ThinkingChapter 4 A Change Leader's Guide to Systems ThinkingChapter 5 Change Leadership for Strategic ChangeChapter 6 The Destination of Three Paths: Improved Student, Faculty and Staff, and System LearningPart 7 Power, Political Behavior, and EthicsChapter 8 Using Power and Political Behavior to Lead Whole-System TransformationChapter 9 Change Leadership Ethics: A Moral Compas for Navigating Whole-System TransformationChapter 10 Using Power and Political Skills in Ethical Ways to Manage Resistance to ChangePart 11 The Voices of Reason: Essays on Power, Politics, and EthicsChapter 12 On the Ethical Use of Power and Political Behavior to Lead Systemic ChangeChapter 13 Decisions, Dilemmas, and DangersChapter 14 Parents, Power, and the Politics of School ReformChapter 15 Disrupting the Status Quo: A Case for EmpowermentChapter 16 Schools and the "Hidden Curriculum"Chapter 17 The Power of an Idea: New American Schools and Comprehensive School ReformChapter 18 Lessons in Power Sharing and Leadership Shaping Within the Forums of Campus Governance: A Concerto in C Minor

The battle to improve the US School System must be fought and won at the district and school level argues Francis Duffy. In this excellent book Duffy and the thought leaders he has assembled argue that local leaders have to lead system wide change and for that ethical, value driven change is needed. This book will provide important insights for those leaders in our school systems who want to make a difference.