| Description |
1 online resource (x, 352 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
SUNY series, educational leadership |
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SUNY series in educational leadership.
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| Contents |
Introduction : Transforming politics into education / Kenneth Leithwood -- How effective superintendents understand their own work / Edward A. Holdaway and Anthony Genge -- Chiefs and chairs : working relationships between effective CEOs and Board of Education chairpersons / Derek J. Allison, Patricia A. Allison, and Helen A. McHenry -- Prospects for organizational learning in expertly managed group problem solving / Kenneth Leithwood, Rosanne Steinbach, and Tiiu Raun -- Superintendents' management of state-initiated reform : a matter of interpretation / Fran Wills and Kent Peterson -- Restructuring in Kentucky : the changing role of the superintendent and the district office / Joseph Murphy -- How a few politicians and managers of education find policy success and happiness : part I / Richard G. Townsend -- Plucking billiard balls out of thin air : how a few politicians and managers of education hustle policy : part II / Richard G. Townsend -- How CEOs influence school system culture / Donald Musella -- Educated dissent : implications of policy disagreement for educational leadership / Mark Holmes -- Toward improving the structures for school system leadership / Stephen B. Lawton, Joyce Scane, and Shihui Wang -- Toward a more comprehensive appreciation of effective school district leadership / Kenneth Leithwood |
| Summary |
Annotation The authors describe how effective superintendents work with their immediate staffs, elected trustees, and school-based administrators. Each chapter examines the meaning of effective district leadership from different perspectives |
| Notes |
Includes essays based on research funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada |
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"Most chapters in this book are the outcome of a project undertaken by a group of faculty, research staff, and students in the Department of Educational Administration at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education"--Preface |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
School superintendents -- Ontario
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Educational leadership -- Ontario
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School management and organization -- Ontario
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EDUCATION -- Leadership.
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Educational leadership
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School management and organization
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School superintendents
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Theory & Practice of Education.
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Education.
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Social Sciences.
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Ontario
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Leithwood, Kenneth A.
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Ontario Institute for Studies in Education. Department of Educational Administration.
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| LC no. |
94003955 |
| ISBN |
0585045518 |
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9780585045511 |
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9780791422533 |
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0791422534 |
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9780791422540 |
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0791422542 |
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