What Every Principal Should Know About Collaborative Leadership

Häftad, Engelska, 2006

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Collaborate to alleviate stress and elevate success! The demands on today′s principals can be overwhelming in their complexity. More than ever, it is critical for principals to engage in meaningful collaboration empowering staff, parents, community members, and students with a voice in making decisions and making a difference. By drawing on the collective wisdom of the school′s stakeholders, principals can promote a sense of shared conviction and responsibility for heightened levels of success-and this guide will help you get there. It offers a proven three-phased collaborative leadership approach, covering best practices for: Team building-including 10 characteristics of successful teams, "25 Questions" exercise, and team assessments; Action research-highlighting the three forms of action research, plus steps for implementation; and Shared decision making-with emphasis on developing teacher leaders. This fifth volume of a seven-part leadership series features reader-friendly tools including:Insightful questionnaire and response analysis Case study with reflective questions "What You Should Know About" sections framing each chapter Self-Assessment resources "In-basket Simulations" exploring real-life examples

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2006-02-02
Mått152 x 228 x 8 mm
Vikt230 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor152
FörlagSAGE Publications Inc
ISBN9781412915908

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Jeffrey Glanz currently serves as a Senior Fellow at the Institute for University-School Partnership, Director of the Masters Program and the Raine and Stanley Silverstein Chair in Professional Ethics and Values at the Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education and Administration at Yeshiva University. Prior to coming to YU, Dr. Glanz served as Dean of Graduate Programs and Chair of the Department of Education at Wagner College in Staten Island, New York. He also coordinated the educational leadership program that led to New York State certification as a principal and assistant principal. Prior to arriving at Wagner, he served as executive assistant to the president of Kean University in Union, New Jersey. Dr. Glanz held faculty status as a tenured professor in the Department of Instruction and Educational Leadership at Kean University’s College of Education. He was named Graduate Teacher of the Year in 1999 by the Student Graduate Association and was also that year’s recipient of the Presidential Award for Outstanding Scholarship. He served as a teacher and assistant principal in the New York City public schools. He has conducted numerous workshops and seminars internationally. Dr. Glanz has authored, coauthored, and co-edited 20 books and has many peer-reviewed article publications.

DedicationAcknowledgmentsAbout the AuthorQuestionnaire: Before We Get Started…1. IntroductionCase Study and Reflective Questions2. Best Practices in Team BuildingLeading with Passion, Vision Building, and TeamworkTen Characteristics of Successful TeamsAssessing your Leadership StyleDraw a PigThe Twenty-Five Questions Team-Development ExerciseTeam Effectiveness CritiqueConclusion3. Action Research as Best Practice for CollaborationAction Research for Collaboration and MoreBenefits of Action ResearchSteps in Action ResearchThree Forms of Action ResearchAction Research in ActionGuidelines for Implementing Action ResearchConclusion4. Best Practices in Shared Decision MakingEncouraging Teacher LeadershipSite-Based ManagementConclusionConclusion: Making Collaborative Leadership a RealityResource A: Realities of Collaborative Leadership: In-Basket SimulationsResource B: Assessing Your Role in TeamworkResource C: Assessing Your Role in Action ResearchResource D: Assessing Your Role in Shared Decision MakingResource E: An Annotated Bibliography of Best ResourcesReferencesIndex