What every principal should know about collaborative leadership /
Jeffrey Glanz.
- Thousand Oaks : Corwin Press, c2006.
- xxvi, 122 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- What every principal should know about leadership .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Questionnaire: Before we get started -- Introduction -- Best practices in team building -- Action research as best practice for collaboration -- Best practices in shared decision making -- Conclusion: Making collaborative leadership a reality -- Resource A. Realities of collaborative leadership: in-basket simulations -- B. Assessing your role in teamwork -- C. Assessing your role in shared decision making -- E. An Annotated bibliography of best resources.
"Collaborate to alleviate stress and elevate success! The demands on today?'s principals can be overwhelming in their complexity. More than ever, it is critical for principals to engage in meaningful collaboration empowering staff, parents, community members, and students with a voice in making decisions and making a difference. By drawing on the collective wisdom of the school?'s stakeholders, principals can promote a sense of shared conviction and responsibility for heightened levels of success-and this guide will help you get there. It offers a proven three-phased collaborative leadership approach, covering best practices for: Team building-including 10 characteristics of successful teams, "25 Questions" exercise, and team assessments; Action research-highlighting the three forms of action research, plus steps for implementation; and Shared decision making-with emphasis on developing teacher leaders."--Provided by the publisher.
1412915902 (pbk.)
2005013302
School principals--United States. Educational leadership--United States. Action research in education--United States. School management and organization--United States. Teacher participation in administration--United States.