Making Schools Smarter : Leading With Evidence

Kenneth Leithwood

ISBN 10: 1412917638 / ISBN 13: 9781412917636

Published by Corwin, 2006

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Making Schools Smarter : Leading With Evidence
• Publisher: Corwin
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1412917638
• ISBN 13: 9781412917636
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Edition: 3rd Edition
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 280W x 216H x 13D millimeters 280 millimeters width by 216 millimeters height by 13 millimeters depth
• Weight: 562 grams

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Synopsis

Achieve a workable model for effectively reshaping today's school districts for positive outcomes by addressing three of the most central challenges in district and school leadership.

About the Author

Dr. Leithwood is Emeritus Professor at OISE/University of Toronto. His research and writing is about school leadership, educational policy and organizational change. He has published extensively on these topics. For example, he is the senior editor of both the first and second International Handbooks on Educational Leadership and Administration (Kluwer Publishers, 1996, 2003). His most recent books include How School Leaders Contribute to Student Success (2017, Springer), Linking Leadership to Student Learning (2012, Jossey Bass), Leading School Turnaround (2010, Jossey Bass), Distributed leadership: The state of the evidence (2009, Routledge), Leading with Teachers’ Emotions in Mind (2008, Corwin), Making Schools Smarter (Corwin, 3^rd edition, 2006) and Teaching for Deep Understanding (Corwin, 2006). Among his awards, Professor Leithwood is the inaugural recipient of the University of Toronto’s Impact on Public Policy award, AERA (Division A) 2011 Outstanding Leadership Researcher Award, the 2012 Roald F.  Campbell Lifetime Achievement Award from the University Council for Educational Administration and the Ontario Principal Councils’ Outstanding Contributions to Education Award for 2016. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. With colleagues, he has completed one of the largest studies of its kind about how state, district and school-level leadership influences student learning.