Introduction to School Leadership

Written by MacBride, A. (2006). Site and District Based Leadeship; Instructional Module

The author/professor from the University of Houston has designed a complete course around 5 themes: (1) Building a Learning Community: Democratic Values, (2) Building a Learning Community: The Culture and Climate of Schools, (3) Shared Leadership, (4) The Principalship: Manager to Leader, and (5) The Principal's Role in Improving and Sustaining Parent Involvement. This is an excellent course for the Principalship and related leadership and administration courses. ACCESS FULL MANUSCRIPT HERE: http://cnx.org/content/col10293/latest/

Also in this issue

Failure to Make A.Y.P. on School Improvement and Staff Development Efforts
Faculty Action-Research: Applying Learning Pattern Theory to an E-folio Initiative
Offering Graduate Courses for Educational Leaders: Refining Teaching Modes And Approaches Towards Best Practices
Combining Forces in the Development of Programs and Services: Bringing Education, Government, and Nonprofit Agencies Together
Analyzing the Leadership Behavior of School Principals
Exceptional Scholarship and Democratic Agendas: Interviews with Harold Netherby, Vernon Ravensdale, Leonard Mowbray, and Angelo Pellegrino
Hope Replenished: Exceptional Scholarship Strides in Educational Administration
Perceptions within the Discipline: Exceptional Scholarship in Educational Leadership and Administration

Volume 1, Number 1 (January - June, 2006)