Reframing the Path to School Leadership: A Guide for Teachers and Principals - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0761946071 ISBN 13: 9780761946076

Publisher: Corwin, 2002

Synopsis

`Here is a rare blend of storytelling and analysis, brought together in a book that is both insightful and inviting. Lee Bolman and Terry Deal allow us to see our schools, and ourselves, through the lens of imagination rarely found in educational literature, offering embattled and discouraged educators the precious gifts of vision and hope' - Parker J Palmer, author of Let Your Life Speak and The Courage to Teach (Corwin Press)

`I love this book! Reframing the Path to School Leadership is full of great spirit, liveliness, and energy. Bolman and Deal are master storytellers, and this tale will inspire every school leader, whether administrator, teacher, coach, parent, or student' - Jim Kouzes, co-author of The Leadership Challenge and Encouraging the Heart (Corwin Press)

This book will aid new teachers to view and manage common challenging situations in the classroom.The guide is written by prominent educators/authors, Lee Bolman and Terrence Deal, and will help teachers establish effective leadership using powerful habits of mind.

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Review

"Here is a rare blend of storytelling and analysis, brought together in a book that is both insightful and inviting. Lee Bolman and Terry Deal allow us to see our schools, and ourselves, through the lens of imagination rarely found in educational literature, offering embattled and discouraged educators the precious gifts of vision and hope." (Parker J. Palmer, author)

"I love this book! Reframing the Path to School Leadership is full of great spirit, liveliness, and energy. Bolman and Deal are master storytellers, and this tale will inspire every school leader, whether administrator, teacher, coach, parent, or student." (Jim Kouzes, coauthor)

"The book is invaluable in helping the reader think about how to convert knowing about teaching and learning and leading to know-how about teaching and learning and leading." (Teachers College Record Volume 105, Number 1, 2003)

About the Author

Lee G. Bolman is the Marion Bloch/Missouri Chair in Leadership at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. An author, teacher, con­sultant, and speaker, he has written numerous books on leadership and organizations with coauthor Terry Deal, including best-sellers   Leading With Soul: An Uncommon Journey of Spirit (1995, 2001) and Reframing Organiza­tions: Artistry, Choice, and Leadership (1991, 1997), as well as The Path to School Leadership (1993) and Becoming a Teacher Leader (1994). Bolman holds a BA in History and a PhD in Organizational Behavior from Yale University. He lives in Kansas City, Missouri, with his wife, Joan Gallos, and the two youngest of his children, Christopher and Bradley.

Edition details

• Publisher: Corwin
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0761946071
• ISBN 13: 9780761946076
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 144
• Editor: Bolman Lee G., Deal Terrence E.