Leadership and school boards : guarding the trust in an era of community engagement / Laura E. Reimer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Reimer, Laura, 1959- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

School boards--North America.

School boards.

ducational leadership--North America.

ducational leadership.

Democracy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (169 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book is about the remarkable and unique purpose of school boards. It is not a book about abolition, or drastic reform. It explains clearly that school boards were established as part of the foundation for a strong democratic society and encourages everyone involved with school systems to guard that foundation.

Contents:

Contents; Foreword; Preface to the Second Edition; How to Use This Book; Chapter One: Local Democracy; Chapter Two: Complex Arena of Democracy; Chapter Three: Community Democracy; Chapter Four: Governing Democracy; Chapter Five: Democratic Leadership; Chapter Six: Active Democracy; Chapter Seven: Ensuring Democracy; Chapter Eight: Encouraging Democracy; Chapter Nine: Modeling Democracy; Chapter Ten: Administering Democracy; Conclusion; Bibliography; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

979-82-16-29951-6

1-4758-1508-5