Leading small and mid-sized urban school districts / edited by Ian E. Sutherland, Karen L. Sanzo, Jay Paredes Scribner.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sutherland, Ian E., editor.

Sanzo, Karen, editor.

Scribner, Jay Paredes, 1963- editor.

James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

Series:

Advances in educational administration ; v. 22.

Advances in educational administration ; volume 22

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

School districts--United States--Management.

School districts.

Educational leadership--United States.

Educational leadership.

Urban schools.

Management.

United States.

Urban schools--United States.

School districts--Management.

Physical Description:

xiv, 284 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Bingley, UK : Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2015.

Summary:

The majority of the research in the US public education system has been conducted in large urban areas that do not reflect the majority of urban systems. The categorization of the size of districts does not capture the organizational diversity and complexity of school systems, including at-risk students and other demographic variables. The implications are that policy, preparation, research and funding are adversely skewed by an overrepresentation of research in urban districts that do not reflect the majority. This edited collection explores the ways in which small to midsized school districts influence leadership preparation, leadership practice, and accountability and assessment. With contributions from respected specialists, the volume addresses topics such as coaching, poverty, leadership preparation programs, accountability and assessment, English Language Learners, district leadership, and organizational learning and trust. Book jacket.

Contents:

Large and small urban school districts : empirical identification and comparison utilizing student population

Leadership preparation in small and mid-sized urban school districts

Working conditions and retention of principals in small and mid-sized urban districts

Principals' and teachers' decision making power in small, medium, and large school districts

Teaching students in poverty in small and mid-sized urban school districts

Leadership for English learners

Engaging Latino parents in the middle : valuing, validating, and building upon what families already do

Instructional leadership for special education in small to mid-size urban school districts

Prekindergarten interventions and instructional leadership in small and mid-sized urban school districts

Executive coaching of school leaders in a mid-sized urban school district : development of a model of effective practice

Educational leadership in medium and small urban districts serving the new mainstream

A look into the workings of data use in a mid-sized district.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Local Notes:

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

Other Format:

ebook version

ISBN:

9781784418182

1784418188

OCLC:

909314329

Publisher Number:

99971415203