Distributed leadership in schools : a practical guide for learning and improvement / John A. DeFlaminis, Mustafa Abdul-Jabbar, Eric Yoak.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

DeFlaminis, John A., author.

Abdul-Jabbar, Mustafa, author.

Yoak, Eric, author.

Contributor:

James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

Series:

Eye on Education book

An Eye on Education book.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Educational leadership.

School management and organization.

Physical Description:

xxv, 206 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Routledge, 2016.

Summary:

Building on best practices and lessons learned, Distributed Leadership in Schools shows educators how to design and implement distributed leadership to effectively address challenges in their schools. Grounded in case studies and full of practical tools, this book lays out a framework for building strategic, collaborative, and instructionally focused teams. Supported by voices of practitioners and based upon original research, this comprehensive resource shares concrete strategies, tips, and tools for creating teams that are skilled at using data to plan and monitor their work, and successful in facilitating change to improve student learning. This innovative method will aid leader development and facilitate reflection, and will reshape leadership practice in a way that benefits teachers, leaders, schools, and students. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part I A Distributed Approach to Leadership and Leader Development 1

1 Distributed Leadership as a Framework for Learning and Practice 3

2 Operationalizing Distributed Leadership: The Design, Implementation, and Replication of the Program 23

3 Leadership Theory into Practice: The Curriculum, Instruction, and Coaching in the Distributed Leadership Program 43

Part II Distributed Leadership for Building School Leadership Capacity 63

4 Distributed Leadership Teams: A Model for Team Leadership Development and Building Leadership Capacity in Schools 65

5 Scaling Leadership in Schools: The Development of Teacher Leadership Practice in Distributed Leadership Schools 83

6 Learning to Trust, Learning to Lead: Implications for Leadership Development and Building Relational Trust in Schools 101

Part III Distributed Leadership and Instructional Improvement 123

7 Building Team and School Leadership Capacity: The Strategies and Routines that Work 125

8 Tips and Tools for Building School Leadership Capacity for Instructional Improvement 143

9 Revisiting the Distributed Leadership Program: Reflecting on Why/How it Worked as a Model for Leadership Development 165.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

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

ISBN:

9781138846005

9781138845992

113884599X

1138846007

OCLC:

929917923

Publisher Number:

99969657555