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What are the skills necessary for effective middle school leadership? What are the components of quality middle schools? The answers to these questions lie within this book. The author explores the important facets of a middle school principal's leadership role. It is organized around 11 central skill areas, such as: leadership effectiveness, interdisciplinary teaming, designing curriculum content, and meeting the needs of at-risk students. The result of years of research and evaluation, this essential guide is one that new and experienced middle school principals can implement in their schools in order to provide a better education and a safer learning environment for their students. New in Paperback.
List of contents
Chapter 1 The Middle School: A Conceptual Framework
Chapter 2 Leadership for Effective Middle Schools
Chapter 3 Leadership for the Exploratory Curriculum
Chapter 4 Teams, Team Building, Team Planning, and Team Teaching: The Role of the Middle School Principal
Chapter 5 The Principal and the Interdisciplinary Curriculum
Chapter 6 Intramural Athletics: Promoting Quality Middle School Goals
Chapter 7 A Quality Advisor/Advisee Program
Chapter 8 Leadership for At-Risk Students and Remedial Education in Middle Schools
Chapter 9 Schedules and Scheduling for Quality Education
Chapter 10 Leadership for Community and Home Involvement with the Middle School
Chapter 11 The Role of the Principal in Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Grouping Practices
Chapter 12 Continuous Improvement and Action Research: The Quality Methods, Tools, and Techniques for School Improvement
About the author
L. David Weller, Ph.D., is Professor of Educational Leadership at the University of Georgia.
