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Informationen zum Autor By M. Scott Norton Klappentext The primary purpose of the book is to provide practicing principals and others to meet the challenges related to learning leadership. The book serves as a guide for ensuring the accomplishment of the goal of establishing a learning culture in the school. Persons who use the bo... Zusammenfassung The primary purpose of the book is to provide practicing principals and others to meet the challenges related to learning leadership. The book serves as a guide for ensuring the accomplishment of the goal of establishing a learning culture in the school. Persons who use the book will gain the knowledge and skills that are required for becoming an effective learning-leader in practice. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1-The Building of the School Principalship in America The Primary Chapter Goal The School Principal: A Historical Perspective Establishment of American Schools Horace Mann and Universal Education Benjamin Rush and the Spirit of Nationalism Common Schools in America The Emergence of the Junior High School The Development of the American High School and the Evolution of the School Principalship The Lancastrian System of Instruction The Emergence and Development of the Position of Assistant Principal The School Principal's Limited Role as an Assistant Principal Changing Roles of the Assistant Principal Summary References Discussion Questions Case StudiesChapter 2-Theory and Concepts Into Practice: Foundations for the Work of the School Principal The Primary Chapter Goal Theory and Concepts and Their Influence on the Work of the School Principal The Scientific Management Era: Its Influence on the Growth of the Principalship The Human Relations Era and Its Influence on the Growth of the Principalship The Behavioral Science Era and the Years of Postmodernism Contemporary Problems encountered By School Principals Keeping the Quality School Principals on the Job Primary Responsibilities of the School Principal Major Issues and Problems Facing Education: Implications for the Work of the School Principal Summary References Discussion Questions Case StudiesChapter 3-Competency-Based Administration and Its Implications for the Work of the School Principal The Primary Chapter Goal The Competency Concept and Its Implications for the School Principal Characteristics and Behaviors of the Competency-Based School Principal A Competency-Based Personal Growth Model for the School Principal The ISLLC Standards and Their Knowledge Requirements for School Leaders NASSP Administrative Skill Dimensions The School Principal's Job Description: Identification of Required Competencies Core Competencies of the School Principal Ethics and Responsibilities of the School Principal: Important Competency-Based Characteristics Summary References Discussion Questions Case StudiesChapter 4-The School's Vision and Mission-Foundations for Effective Planning, Organization, and Decision-Making by the School Principal The Primary Chapter Goal The School Principal's Administrative Philosophy The Planning Process: A Foundational Responsibility of the School Principal Problem Analysis, A Required Skill for Decision-Making Organizational Theory: A Basis for Decision-Making How Does the Principal Demonstrate Decisiveness? Sources of Power and Decision-Making Decision-Making as a Group Process Summary References Discussion Questions Case StudiesChapter 5-Organizational Culture and Organizational Climate: The School Principal and Staff Relationships The Primary Chapter Goal School Culture and Climate: Can They Be Defined? How the School Benefits from Understanding the Culture in Which It is Embedded Organizational Climate and Its Impact on Significant Aspects of School Programs How Does School Climate and School Culture Enhance School Improvement, Including the Staff De...
