Transformational leadership & decision making in schools / Robert E. Brower, Bradley V. Balch ; acquisitions editor Elizabeth Brenkus ; cover designer Rose Storey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brower, Robert, 1951- author.

Balch, Bradley V., author.

Contributor:

Brenkus, Elizabeth, editor.

Storey, Rose, cover designer.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

School management and organization--Decision making.

School management and organization.

Educational leadership.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (145 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Thousand Oaks, California : Corwin Press, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Helps school leaders re-center their decision making on student achievement, mission, and goal alignment. Covers self-assessment, reflective thinking, vision and mission, motivation, and barriers to decision making.

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""About the Authors""; ""Chapter 1 - Introduction""; ""Summary""; ""Reflective Thinking""; ""Chapter 2 - Decision-Making Pedagogy: A Leadership Essential""; ""Summary""; ""Conceptual Framework""; ""Reflective Thinking""; ""Chapter 3 - Overcoming Internal Obstacles to Decision Making""; ""Summary""; ""Conceptual Framework""; ""Reflective Thinking""; ""Chapter 4 - Overcoming External Barriers to Decision Making""; ""Summary""; ""Conceptual Framework""; ""Reflective Thinking""

""Chapter 5 - Aligning Decision Making to the Leader�s Mission""""Summary""; ""Conceptual Framework""; ""Reflective Thinking""; ""Chapter 6 - Understanding How Human Nature Affects Decision Making""; ""Summary""; ""Conceptual Framework""; ""Reflective Thinking""; ""Chapter 7 - Defining Relationships with Respect and Rapport""; ""Summary""; ""Conceptual Framework""; ""Reflective Thinking""; ""Chapter 8 - Entrust: The Value of Empowerment and Delegation""; ""Summary""; ""Conceptual Framework""; ""Reflective Thinking""; ""Chapter 9 - Creating Motivating Capacities for the Common Good""

""Summary""""Conceptual Framework""; ""Reflective Thinking""; ""Chapter 10 - The Influence of Capitalism on Decision Making""; ""Summary""; ""Conceptual Framework""; ""Reflective Thinking""; ""Chapter 11 - Refining and Rethinking Change in Education""; ""Summary""; ""Conceptual Framework""; ""Reflective Thinking""; ""Chapter 12 - Facing the Challenges of Leadership""; ""Summary""; ""Conceptual Framework""; ""Reflective Thinking""; ""Chapter 13 - Leadership for the Common Good: The Essential Imperative""; ""A Case Study for Decision Making""; ""Summary""; ""Conceptual Framework""

""Reflective Thinking""""Resource: Decision Making Self-Assessment""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781483363653

1483363651

OCLC:

923707550