Principals as Maverick Leaders: Rethinking Democratic Schools - Hardcover

Sharron Goldman Walker; Michael Chirichello

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1610483480 ISBN 13: 9781610483483

Publisher: R&L Education (UK), 2011

Synopsis

After her school wins the coveted United States National Secondary Education Award, a school principal embarks upon an educational odyssey. The principal discovers that the reasons for winning the award are a sham! As her school falls apart, she begins to reflect on the stagnant school organization and the ineffective prescriptions for improvement. She wonders why as a democratic nation, American schools do not model the practice of democracy for students. The principal begins her quest to unearth the flaws in her own thinking about the way schools work in her quest to create more democratic schools. Endeavoring to understand how systems really work, the principal puts her new ideas into practice and shares with the reader the lessons learned from past practices. This book presents a guide for principals in the form of rules that suggest that educational leaders must ask themselves why they do what they do. It also takes readers through a series of vignettes focused on how principals can practice democracy in the schoolhouse, while challenging themselves and their school community.

About this title

About the Author

Michael Peter Chirichello was a teacher, principal, superintendent of schools, and college professor for four decades. He is currently visiting professor at Northern Kentucky University, where he teaches aspiring doctoral students. Sharron Goldman Walker was a public school teacher and principal for almost four decades. She continues to write books and articles about the practice of democracy in the schoolhouse in order to preserve freedom.

Edition details

• Publisher: R&L Education (UK)
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1610483480
• ISBN 13: 9781610483483
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 266