Evans Seven Secrets of the Savvy School Leader

A Guide to Surviving and Thriving
1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-0-470-59307-3
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 160 Seiten, E-Book

The keys to having an outstanding career as a school leader.
The American educational system is in crisis; trends of recentyears have been extraordinarily hard on educators. An entiregeneration of school leaders is retiring, many of them early, andthe number of candidates applying to replace them is plummeting. Inmany districts, applications have shrunk by nearly two-thirds.Seven Secrets of The Savvy School Leader hopes to counteractthese glum statistics by giving both aspiring and experiencedschool leaders important survival tools, and encouraging long-termleaders to renew their faith in their own abilities.
* Describes the innate tensions inherent in leadership
* Explores the difference between dilemmas and problems
* Encourages leaders to make change by making meaning
* Offers guidance for being your best and bold self
Written an expert on school leadership who has worked closelywith thousands of schools over the years, the book will help anyoneserving as or considering becoming a school administrator.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Evans, Robert

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction.
Author's Note.
1. The First Secret: When You Go to See the Wizard, TakeToto.
2. The Second Secret: They'll Never Understand.
3. The Third Secret: Change Is What It Means.
4. The Fourth Secret: Bite Off What You Can Chew.
5. The Fifth Secret: Be Your Best, Bold Self.
6. The Sixth Secret: Nourish to Flourish.
7. The Seventh Secret: From Savvy to Wise: Look Out for NumberOne.
Notes.
References.

Über Autor(innen)

Robert Evans, Ed.D., is a clinical and organizational psychologist and director of the Human Relations Service in Wellesley, Massachusetts. A former high school and preschool teacher, he has served as a consultant to hundreds of schools throughout the United States and around the world--offering training and long-term support for teachers, administrators, boards, and parents. He is a contributor to key educational publications, including Education Week, Educational Leadership, and Phi Delta Kappan and the author of the books The Human Side of School Change and Family Matters (both from Jossey-Bass).