This research-based book provides clear information about what urban high schools in the US are now doing to improve in light of recent school reform reports. The main theme is the need for school-based leadership and management. An overview of current programmes and problems is also included.

Improving the Urban High School (School Development)

Louis, Karen Seashore

Cassell

Sponsored by the American Educational Research Association In this completely revised edition of the Handbook of Research on Educational Administration, distinguished scholars draw from recent and classic studies to offer cross-disciplinary views of the most important research in K-12 education. They address the challenges that school leaders and policymakers face, the pressures that bear on their work, and the issues that they must address in order to create successful schools and districts. This comprehensive reference shows how organizational and leadership theory and practice have not only influenced, but responded to systemic changes in education--ranging from theories of learning to changing student demographics. The contributors are among the most respected researchers and thinkers in the field of educational leadership and administration. In twenty-four chapters, they examine the individual, organizational, and institutional dimensions of leadership--especially as they relate to changing views of teaching and learning, new forms of school organization and governance, and shifting trAnds in the social and community climate. The authors also pay particular attention to the changing roles and responsibilities of school administrators and the vital task of preparing new professionals for the field. Their explorations set the agAnda for future research and policy development. The Handbook of Research on Educational Administration is a vital reference for scholars, researchers, administrators, and graduate students who want to learn the fundamentals and latest findings in educational administration.

Handbook of Research on Educational Administration

Education & Teaching

MURPHY, JOSEPH

Schools & Teaching

Jossey-Bass

Reshaping the Principalship: Insights From Transformational Reform Efforts

This volume examines how the work of principals is being reshaped by transformational reform measures, as well as how the principals themselves are shaping initiatives. The authors explore the challenges and possiblities for principals in restructuring schools, and analyze nine case studies which highlight the changing role of the principal.

Murphy, Joseph F.

Corwin

How the work of principals is being shaped by transformational reform measures is examined in this book. It aims to enrich our understanding of how restructuring has redesigned the work of principals, as well as the ways in which principals themselves are helping to shape and direct reform initiatives. Part I reviews the empirical evidence available at the start of the project and analyzes the challenges and possiblities for principals in restructuring schools. In Part II, nine case studies developed and presented by well-known researchers examine the changing role of the principal in the context of a single improvement effort. The editors then review and analyze the cases in Part II, with special attention to the overall themes and dilemmas.

School-based professional community is a concept that portrays teachers as working together towards a set of shared goals of improved professionalism for themselves and increased learning opportunities for students. Attempts to put this into practice in urban schools in the United States have met with varying degrees of success. Using case studies, the contributors to this book examine the reasons for this inconsistency, focusing on the structural, social and human relations conditions of schooling.

Professionalism and Community: Perspectives on Reforming Urban Schools

Kruse, Sharon

Improving the Urban High School: What Works and Why

Book by Louis, Karen Seashore, Miles, Matthew B.

Miles, Matthew B.

Teachers College Pr

This landmark book translates positive and asset-based understandings of organizations to develop a powerful model of school leadership that is grounded in both existing research and the complexities of life in schools. The authors―both senior scholars in educational leadership―apply insights from positive psychology to the role and function of educational leaders. The Positive School Leadership (PSL) model draws on the strengths of relationships among staff and the broader school community to communicate and instill shared values and a common mission. This book builds a compelling case for creating a more inclusive, less “mechanistic” approach to leadership. Designed to engage both the hearts and minds of readers, the text is organized around reflective questioning of educational practice and current assumptions about the purposes and goals of leadership in schools. 
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Book Features:
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<li>An integrated way to think about organizational, interpersonal, and systemic leadership from the inside out.</li>
<li>A look at positive leadership in action, demonstrating how it operates to strengthen relationships that make a school more effective.</li>
<li>An examination of the long-range impacts that can be anticipated from reorienting schools toward positive leadership.</li>
<li>Reflective questions in each chapter that engage readers in deeper analysis of the information presented.</li>
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Positive School Leadership: Building Capacity and Strengthening Relationships

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Psychology & Counseling

Teachers' College Press

Real-life examples to inform and inspire caring in your leadership practices!The practice of caring is essential to effective schooling. Stories of Caring School Leadership is a comprehensive resource of powerful, real-life stories of caring leadership practice. Readers will find stories that&nbsp;* will help aspiring and practicing leaders reflect upon and further develop caring as a quality of their leadership&nbsp;* affirm the importance of caring as a fundamental quality of school leadership&nbsp;* provide examples of caring school leadership in action that can be analyzed, reflected upon, and used to develop practice&nbsp;* make clear the connection between caring leadership and student academic success and well-being&nbsp;

Stories of Caring School Leadership

Smylie, Mark A.

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Improving the Urban High School (School Development)

Handbook of Research on Educational Administration

Reshaping the Principalship: Insights From Transformational Reform Efforts

Reshaping the Principalship: Insights From Transformational Reform Efforts

Professionalism and Community: Perspectives on Reforming Urban Schools

Professionalism and Community: Perspectives on Reforming Urban Schools

Improving the Urban High School: What Works and Why

Improving the Urban High School: What Works and Why

Positive School Leadership: Building Capacity and Strengthening Relationships

Stories of Caring School Leadership