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

Bolman, Lee G.; Deal, Terrence E.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1544338619 ISBN 13: 9781544338613

Publisher: Corwin, 2018

Synopsis

The indispensable leadership companion—updated and more relevant than ever! 

Part leadership manual, part short novel, this unique best-seller uses dialogues between a novice and a master teacher and between a new and a seasoned principal to illuminate how viewing a problem through a different lens—political, human resources, structural, or symbolic—can reveal the right solution. Featuring reflective questions and solid strategies for meeting real-life challenges, the third edition also includes:

• New views on building morale in the #MeToo age
• Revamped discussion of mandates, standards and rubrics
• Celebration of educators as skilled professionals
• Expanded conversations about hope, faith, and parental involvement

About this title

About the Authors

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.

Terrence E. Deal is the Irving R. Melbo Professor at University of Southern California’s Rossier School. He is an internationally known lecturer and author who has written numerous books on leadership and organizations. In addition to those written with Lee Bolman, he is the coauthor of Corporate Cultures (with Alan Kennedy, 1982) and Shaping School Culture (with Kent Peterson, 1999).

From the Back Cover

Part leadership manual, part short novel, this unique best-seller uses dialogues between a novice and a master teacher and between a new and a seasoned principal to illuminate how viewing a problem through a different lens - political, human resources, structural, or symbolic - can reveal the right solution

Edition details

• Publisher: Corwin
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1544338619
• ISBN 13: 9781544338613
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 208