| What Every Principal Should Know about Collaborative Leadership Contributor(s): Glanz, Jeffrey G. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1412915902 ISBN-13: 9781412915908 Publisher: Corwin Publishers OUR PRICE: $27.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2005 Annotation: 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 Other titles in this leadership series: What Every Principal Should Know About Leadership What Every Principal Should Know About Operational Leadership What Every Principal Should Know About School-Community Leadership What Every Principal Should Know About Strategic Leadership What Every Principal Should Know About Instructional Leadership What Every Principal Should Know About Cultural Leadership What Every Principal Should Know About Ethical and Spiritual Leadership |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Administration - General - Education | Leadership |
| Dewey: 371.201 |
| LCCN: 2005013302 |
| Series: What Every Principal Should Know about |
| Physical Information: 0.39" H x 6.46" W x 8.98" (0.54 lbs) 152 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Use collaborative leadership strategies to attain heightened success with these best practices for team building, action research, and decision making. |
Contributor Bio(s): Glanz, Jeffrey G.: - 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. |