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Author Knapp, Michael S. (Michael Sturgis), 1946- author.

Title Learning-focused leadership in action : improving instruction in schools and districts / Michael S. Knapp, Meredith I. Honig, Margaret L. Plecki, Bradley S. Portin, and Michael A. Copland
Published New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2014
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Description 1 online resource (xii, 242 pages)
Contents Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction: The Evolution of Learning-Focused Leadership in Scholarship and Practice; PART I Learning-Focused Leadership in Schools; 2 Team-Based Leadership of Instructional Improvement in Demanding School Contexts; 3 Learning-Focused Leadership Support Within the School; PART II The Central Office as Learning-Focused Support System for Instructional Improvement; 4 Transforming Central Office Leadership for Instructional Improvement
5 Conditions Supporting Central Office Leadership for Instructional ImprovementPart III Investing in Learning-Focused Leadership; 6 Frameworks and Strategies for Investing in Instructional Leadership; 7 Investing for Equity in Instructional Improvement; Conclusion; 8 Conclusion: Practicing and Supporting Learning-Focused Leadership in Schools and Districts; Methodological Appendix; References; Index
Summary "In an educational context where school and district performance is of increasing focus, it's essential for leaders at all levels of the educational system to focus on improving student performance. This volume zeros in on a promising set of strategies and practices for all leaders to motivate, support, and sustain learning in contemporary schools. Learning-Focused Leadership in Action explores what it means for educational leadership to be "learning-focused," what this looks like in practice at both the school and district level, and how such leadership changes can be set in motion. Drawing on extensive case study research in schools and districts that are making progress on learning improvement, this volume explores how leaders at all levels of the educational system can productively seek to improve the quality of learning opportunities and student performance, no matter how challenging the circumstances."-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Educational leadership.
Education -- Aims and objectives.
Urban schools.
EDUCATION -- Leadership.
EDUCATION -- Administration -- General.
EDUCATION -- Organizations & Institutions.
Education -- Aims and objectives
Educational leadership
Urban schools
Form Electronic book
Author Honig, Meredith I., 1971- author.
Plecki, Margaret L., author.
Portin, Bradley S., author.
Copland, Michael A., author.
ISBN 9781134748327
1134748329
9781315880013
1315880016