Learning-Centered School Leadership

Jianping Shen

ISBN 10: 1433130920 / ISBN 13: 9781433130922

Published by Peter Lang, Peter Lang Sep 2015, 2015

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Neuware -This book, a sequel to A Resource Book for Improving Principals¿ Learning-Centered Leadership, first introduces the content and process of the Learning-Centered Leadership Development Program. It then presents nine case studies and a cross-case analysis of how schools enacted the content and process, in a framework of school renewal, to improve their school operations and student achievement. The book is unique in offering an inside view from the perspective of the school personnel. Finally, it summarizes the parameters of the renewal model (versus the reform model). The book will be useful for school administrators and teachers, educational policy makers, and educational researchers.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 246 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Learning-Centered School Leadership
• Publisher: Peter Lang, Peter Lang Sep 2015
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1433130920
• ISBN 13: 9781433130922
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu

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Synopsis

This book, a sequel to A Resource Book for Improving Principals’ Learning-Centered Leadership, first introduces the content and process of the Learning-Centered Leadership Development Program. It then presents nine case studies and a cross-case analysis of how schools enacted the content and process, in a framework of school renewal, to improve their school operations and student achievement. The book is unique in offering an inside view from the perspective of the school personnel. Finally, it summarizes the parameters of the renewal model (versus the reform model). The book will be useful for school administrators and teachers, educational policy makers, and educational researchers.

About the Author

Jianping Shen is the John E. Sandberg Professor of Education and currently the Gwen Frostic Endowed Chair for Research and Innovation at Western Michigan University.
Walter L. Burt is an associate professor of educational leadership at Western Michigan University. He worked in the K–12 system for 28 years, up to the superintendent level, before becoming a faculty member.