Transformational Leadership & Decision Making in Schools - Couverture souple

Balch, Dr. Bradley V.; Brower, Robert E.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1412914876 ISBN 13 : 9781412914871

Editeur : Corwin, 2005

Synopsis

Helps school leaders re-center their decision making on student achievement, mission, and goal alignment. Covers self-assessment, reflective thinking, vision and mission, motivation, and barriers to decision making.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Dr. Robert Brower is superintendent for the North Montgomery Community School Corporation in Crawfordsville, Indiana. Besides these duties, Dr. Brower is a consultant and presenter for many educational issues. Some of these include trimester scheduling, discipline in schools, teaching on the extended period, leadership topics, decision-making philosophy, building professional staff capacity, and teaching for learning. Dr. Brower has also published articles in numerous professional journals on these topics. Dr. Brower is recognized nationally as an expert on trimester scheduling for both middle schools and high schools. He and Dr. Brad Balch invented the Transformational Leadership theory presented in this book. Dr. Brower is an entertaining presenter who mixes research with common sense. Dr. Brower's educational career has included teaching and coaching for twenty-two years, six years as a high school principal, and four years as a public school superintendent. This is Dr. Brower's first book but several more are in the works.

Dr. Bradley Balch is currently the Chairperson for the Department of Educational Leadership, Administration, and Foundations at Indiana State University in Terre Haute, Indiana. Formerly, Dr. Balch served as a teacher, building administrator, and superintendent. In addition to his current capacity as a school board president, Dr. Balch also serves as a facilitator and consultant to school boards on leadership and governance issues. His scholarship agenda, including presentations and publications at the regional, state and national levels focus, in part, on the recruitment, retention and professional development of school leaders, mentoring and induction of new school leaders, and stress factors in district-level leadership.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Corwin
• Date d'édition: 2005
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1412914876
• ISBN 13: 9781412914871
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 144
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible