Developing effective principals through collaborative inquiry / Mónica Byrne-Jiménez and Margaret Terry Orr ; foreword by Tom Sobol.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Byrne-Jiménez, Mónica.

Contributor:

Orr, Margaret Terry, 1953-

Sobol, Tom

James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

Series:

Critical issues in educational leadership series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

School principals--United States.

School principals.

United States.

Educational leadership--United States.

Educational leadership.

Group work in education--United States.

Group work in education.

School management and organization--United States.

School management and organization.

Physical Description:

xiii, 127 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Teachers College Press, [2007]

Summary:

This book describes a powerful professional development model for new and experienced principals-a collaborative inquiry leadership seminar. The authors combine successful models of structured professional conversations about education into an ongoing leadership development experience that will work in all districts, particularly larger, urban ones. They examine how to develop and manage collaborative inquiry with principals, the facilitator's role in guiding inquiry, and outcomes that can be expected. Featuring a user-friendly presentation with many practical examples, the book: Presents an effective, low-cost program for successful professional development with school principals (K-12). Describes in the steps required to implement a collaborative inquiry leadership seminar. Encourages administrators at the school and district level to contribute to constructive, practical dialogues about significant issues. Provides a clear alternative to present models, which frequently foster unproductive, adversarial relationships. Includes case studies that demonstrate how the program can benefit principals, schools, teachers, and students.

Contents:

Changing Education, Changing Leadership 3

The Challenges of the Urban School Principalship 5

Principal and District Relationships 7

Principal Development: Learning the Principalship 8

Developing Collaborative Inquiry as Leadership Development 10

The Collaborative Inquiry Leadership Seminar 11

Our Inquiry About This Form of Leadership Development 15

2 The Collaborative Inquiry Leadership Seminar: Description and Examples 19

Selecting a Collaborative Inquiry Framing Question 20

Seminar Components 21

Seminar Process 31

Seminars over Time 33

3 Collaborative Inquiry and Professional Development 37

What It Means to Learn 38

How to Generate New Ways of Thinking 40

Why Collaborative Inquiry Is a Better Way of Learning 43

How to Develop Leaders and Leadership 45

Summary and Implications 46

4 Developing and Managing the Inquiry 48

The Invitation 49

The Initiation 52

The Duration 57

The Conclusion 61

Summary and Implications 65

5 The Facilitator/Co-inquirer Role 67

Things to Keep in Mind 68

The Role of the Facilitator 70

Facilitators or Co-facilitators 71

Facilitating the Structure of CI 73

Facilitating Participation 75

Facilitating Learning 78

Evaluating the Inquiry 80

Becoming a Co-inquirer 81

Summary and Implications 83

Benefits of CI for Participants 86

Implications of CI as Leadership Development 88

Challenges 90

Incorporating CI into School and District Development 91

Appendix A Vignettes 95

Appendix B How to Conduct CI as Professional Development 101

Appendix C How to Conduct CI as Research 109.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 115-118) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

ISBN:

9780807748169

0807748161

9780807748176

080774817X

OCLC:

124159325