Understanding Communities of School Leadership

Joseph Murphy is an Emeritus Professor at Peabody College of Vanderbilt University. In the public schools he taught first grade.  He also served as an administrator at the school, district, and state levels. He was the Founding President of the Ohio Principals Academy and a past Vice President of the American Educational Research Association. He works in the areas of school improvement, leadership, and policy. He has authored 31 books and 243 articles and his work has been cited over 32,000 times. He was the Founding Chair of the Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium (ISLLC). He led colleagues who crafted (1996) and updated (2008, 2015) the national standards for school leaders.

• Chapter 1:  Unpacking the Concept of Communities of School Leadership.- Chapter 2:  Rationale.- Chapter 3:  Change Forces.- Chapters 4 & 5:  The Changing Nature of School Organizations and Change Forces.- Chapter 6:  Organizational Blueprints.- Chapter 7:  Barriers.- Chapter 8:  Dangers.