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Leading School Turnaround : How Successful Leaders Transform Low-Performing Schools by Kenneth Leithwood, Alma Harris and Tiiu Strauss (2010, Hardcover)
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This textbook titled "Leading School Turnaround: How Successful Leaders Transform Low-Performing Schools" is a valuable resource for educators who are looking to improve their leadership skills. The book provides insight into the subject area of education and covers topics such as aims and objectives, leadership, and transformation. The hardcover format of the book is durable and long-lasting, with a total of 304 pages. The book was published in 2010 by Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John, and authored by Kenneth Leithwood, Alma Harris, and Tiiu Strauss. The book is written in English and is 9.1 inches in length, 6.3 inches in width, and 1.1 inches in height. It weighs 17.6 ounces and is categorized under textbooks, textbooks, education & reference, and books & magazines.
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PublisherWiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
ISBN-100470407662
ISBN-139780470407660
eBay Product ID (ePID)80034908
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Number of Pages304 Pages
Publication NameLeading School Turnaround : How Successful Leaders Transform Low-Performing Schools
LanguageEnglish
SubjectLeadership, Aims & Objectives
Publication Year2010
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaEducation
AuthorKenneth Leithwood, Alma Harris, Tiiu Strauss
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.1 in
Item Weight17.6 Oz
Item Length9.1 in
Item Width6.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2010-008084
Dewey Edition22
Reviews"... well crafted... they expose the reader to interesting, practical, powerful, and insightful strategies." (The Business of Teaching), 'well crafted…they expose the reader to interesting, practical, powerful, and insightful strategies' The Business of Teaching
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal371.2/07
Table Of ContentFigures and Tables v The Authors ix Introduction: Understanding School Turnaround Leadership 1 Part One: The Dynamic Context in Which Turnaround Leaders Work 23 1. Reasons for School Failure 25 2. The Three Stages of School Turnaround 43 3. The Stages Illustrated: A Case Study 67 Part Two: What Turnaround Leaders Do, and How They Do It 83 4. How Turnaround Leaders Create a Shared Sense of Direction in Their Schools 85 5. How Turnaround Leaders Foster Capacity Development Among Their Teachers 111 6. How Turnaround Leaders Redesign Their Schools 129 7. How Turnaround Leaders Improve Their School's Instructional Program 155 8. Turnaround Leadership Up Close and Personal 181 Part Three: Outstanding Challenges 213 9 How Schools Move from Turnaround to "Stay Around" 215 10 How to Reach High Performance 235 Conclusion 257 Appendix: Methods Used for the Studies 259 Notes 267 References 271 Index 283
SynopsisPraise for Leading School Turnaround "Going beyond their previous considerable work on the study of leadership, Kenneth Leithwood, Alma Harris, and Tiiu Strauss now get up-close and detailed. They use their powerful framework for how school leaders influence student learning, but this time they get inside the 'how.' Practical, powerful, interesting, and insightful an indispensible resource for turnaround leaders." MICHAEL FULLAN, professor emeritus, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto "The problem of bringing about change in those schools where it is needed most remains one of the most intractable challenges in school leadership. This book is written by international scholars who understand the complexities of this challenge. Unlike other volumes based on a single person's experience or a reading of the literature, these authors offer useful specific insights based on data about what leaders in schools that accomplish fundamental change actually do." PHILIP HALLINGER, Chair Professor of Leadership and Change, Hong Kong Institute of Education, Praise for Leading School Turnaround "Going beyond their previous considerable work on the study of leadership, Kenneth Leithwood, Alma Harris, and Tiiu Strauss now get up-close and detailed. They use their powerful framework for how school leaders influence student learning, but this time they get inside the 'how.' Practical, powerful, interesting, and insightful-- an indispensible resource for turnaround leaders." --MICHAEL FULLAN, professor emeritus, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto "The problem of bringing about change in those schools where it is needed most remains one of the most intractable challenges in school leadership. This book is written by international scholars who understand the complexities of this challenge. Unlike other volumes based on a single person's experience or a reading of the literature, these authors offer useful specific insights based on data about what leaders in schools that accomplish fundamental change actually do." --PHILIP HALLINGER, Chair Professor of Leadership and Change, Hong Kong Institute of Education, LEADING SCHOOL TURNAROUND Leading School Turnaround offers new perspectives and concrete, evidence-based guidelines for the educational leaders and administrators faced with the challenge of turning our low-performing schools around. Using the tools outlined in this groundbreaking book, school leaders can guide their schools to higher levels of achievement and sustained academic success. Based on research conducted in the United States, Canada, and England, Leading School Turnaround addresses in three parts the dynamic context of the turnaround environment, what turnaround leaders do, and the incredible challenges of moving from turnaround to "stay around." Filled with illustrative examples, the book outlines the best practices and behaviors successful turnaround leaders exercise. The authors include detailed information for applying the four main categories of turnaround leadership: direction setting, developing people, redesigning the school, and managing the instructional program. This important resource can help any school leader get their school back on the track to academic success., A recent study estimates that the number of schools who miss the AYP mark will more than double to 5,000 schools in 2009-2010.
LC Classification NumberLB2805
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