Excellent leadership matters Without excellent leadership, school improvement is impossible, or at least impossible to sustain. But what are the characteristics of an excellent leader? This integrated, holistic resource explores the virtues that are integral to achieving excellence in educational leadership, while offering practical guidance on how to do the right work the right way-no matter what challenges you face or student inequities you're trying to overcome. Features include: * Practical, research-based applications of virtue theory * Examples of school leaders' thinking and actions *…mehr
Excellent leadership matters Without excellent leadership, school improvement is impossible, or at least impossible to sustain. But what are the characteristics of an excellent leader? This integrated, holistic resource explores the virtues that are integral to achieving excellence in educational leadership, while offering practical guidance on how to do the right work the right way-no matter what challenges you face or student inequities you're trying to overcome. Features include: * Practical, research-based applications of virtue theory * Examples of school leaders' thinking and actions * In-depth yet accessible theoretical analysis * Detailed analysis showing theoretical concepts in practice * Summaries and reflection questionsHinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Viviane is a Distinguished Professor in the Faculty of Education and Social Work at the University of Auckland, New Zealand and Academic Director of its Centre for Educational Leadership. Her research identifying the impact of different types of leadership on student outcomes (Student- Centered Leadership) has been used to shape leadership policy and practice in Scandinavia, England, Singapore, Chile, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. She has received numerous awards from national and international professional and academic organisations including the Australian Council for Educational Leaders, the New Zealand Secondary Principals Association and the US-based University Council on Educational Administration. In 2011, she was made a Fellow of the American Educational Research Association for sustained excellence in educational research. In 2016 the Royal Society of New Zealand awarded her the Mason Durie Medal for her international contributions to educational leadership research and practice. She currently leads a research and development programme on the leadership knowledge and skills involved in school improvement. To learn more visit her website at www.education.auckland.ac.nz/vmj-robinson
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Preface Acknowledgments About the Author Part A: Identifying the Proper Purpose of Leadership Work Chapter 1: Three Proper Purposes of Education The Proper Purposes of Educational Institutions Less Satisfactory Approaches to Identifying the Right Work Summary Reflection and Action Chapter 2: Linking the Purposes to the Science of Learning and Teaching How Students Learn Implications for Classroom Teaching Summary Reflection and Action Part B: Doing the Right Leadership Work Chapter 3: Implications of the Science of Learning and Teaching for Leadership Dimension 1: Setting Goals and Expectations for Deep Learning Dimension 2: Resourcing Strategically for Deep Learning Dimension 3: Ensuring Quality Teaching for Deep Learning Dimension 4: Leading Teacher Professional Learning for Deep Learning Dimension 5: Ensuring a Safe and Orderly Environment for Deep Learning Summary Reflection and Action Chapter 4: Taking Context Seriously Traditional Concepts of Context Proposed Concept of Context Summary Reflection and Action Part C: Doing the Right Work the Right Way Chapter 5: Virtues for Doing the Right Work the Right Way Virtues Explained Virtues as Inclusive of Motives, Knowledge, and Skills The Place of Virtues in Leadership Frameworks A Taxonomy of Virtues for Doing the Right Work the Right Way Summary Reflection and Action Chapter 6: Leadership Virtues Sources of Leadership Influence Virtuous Leadership Motivations Identifying and Nurturing a Virtuous Disposition to Lead Recruiting and Retaining Virtuous Leaders Reluctance to Lead Summary Reflection and Action Chapter 7: Problem-Solving Virtues: Strategic The Role of Knowledge and Skill in Virtuous Strategic Leadership The Role of Motivation in Virtuous Strategic Leadership Connecting the Details With the Big Picture Finding the Strategic Focus Enacting the Strategic Focus Maintaining the Strategic Focus Summary Reflection and Action Chapter 8: Problem-Solving Virtues: Analytic Analytic Virtues and Theories of Action Analytic Virtues and Truth-Seeking Motivational Aspects of Analytic Virtues The Ladder of Inference: A Tool for Truth-Seeking Leaders Strategic and Analytic Virtues in Action Summary Reflection and Action Chapter 9: Problem-Solving Virtues: Imaginative Imaginative Virtues and the Integration of Solution Requirements Imaginative Virtues, Creativity, and Problem-Solving Strategic, Analytic, and Imaginative Virtues in Action Summary Reflection and Action Chapter 10: Interpersonal Virtues Relational Trust: A Guide for Deriving Interpersonal Virtues Four Interpersonal Virtues Summary Reflection and Action Chapter 11: Integrating Leadership, Problem-Solving, and Interpersonal Virtues The Task-Relationship Dilemma Summary Reflection and Action Chapter 12: Being Virtuous in Tough Spots Fostering Accurate Reporting Building Collegial Accountability Providing Critical Evaluation Summary Reflection and Action Chapter 13: Virtuous Leadership of Educational Improvement: A Case Study The Problem: Attendance at Vauxhall Secondary College The Leaders: Roles and Contributions The Method: Using CCPS to Improve Attendance The New Challenge: Addressing an Unanticipated Obstacle Reflections on the Success of CCPS at Vauxhall Secondary College Reflections on the Contributions of Leaders' Virtues to the Success of CCPS at VSC Summary Reflection and Action Conclusion Chapter 14: Conclusion References Index
Preface Acknowledgments About the Author Part A: Identifying the Proper Purpose of Leadership Work Chapter 1: Three Proper Purposes of Education The Proper Purposes of Educational Institutions Less Satisfactory Approaches to Identifying the Right Work Summary Reflection and Action Chapter 2: Linking the Purposes to the Science of Learning and Teaching How Students Learn Implications for Classroom Teaching Summary Reflection and Action Part B: Doing the Right Leadership Work Chapter 3: Implications of the Science of Learning and Teaching for Leadership Dimension 1: Setting Goals and Expectations for Deep Learning Dimension 2: Resourcing Strategically for Deep Learning Dimension 3: Ensuring Quality Teaching for Deep Learning Dimension 4: Leading Teacher Professional Learning for Deep Learning Dimension 5: Ensuring a Safe and Orderly Environment for Deep Learning Summary Reflection and Action Chapter 4: Taking Context Seriously Traditional Concepts of Context Proposed Concept of Context Summary Reflection and Action Part C: Doing the Right Work the Right Way Chapter 5: Virtues for Doing the Right Work the Right Way Virtues Explained Virtues as Inclusive of Motives, Knowledge, and Skills The Place of Virtues in Leadership Frameworks A Taxonomy of Virtues for Doing the Right Work the Right Way Summary Reflection and Action Chapter 6: Leadership Virtues Sources of Leadership Influence Virtuous Leadership Motivations Identifying and Nurturing a Virtuous Disposition to Lead Recruiting and Retaining Virtuous Leaders Reluctance to Lead Summary Reflection and Action Chapter 7: Problem-Solving Virtues: Strategic The Role of Knowledge and Skill in Virtuous Strategic Leadership The Role of Motivation in Virtuous Strategic Leadership Connecting the Details With the Big Picture Finding the Strategic Focus Enacting the Strategic Focus Maintaining the Strategic Focus Summary Reflection and Action Chapter 8: Problem-Solving Virtues: Analytic Analytic Virtues and Theories of Action Analytic Virtues and Truth-Seeking Motivational Aspects of Analytic Virtues The Ladder of Inference: A Tool for Truth-Seeking Leaders Strategic and Analytic Virtues in Action Summary Reflection and Action Chapter 9: Problem-Solving Virtues: Imaginative Imaginative Virtues and the Integration of Solution Requirements Imaginative Virtues, Creativity, and Problem-Solving Strategic, Analytic, and Imaginative Virtues in Action Summary Reflection and Action Chapter 10: Interpersonal Virtues Relational Trust: A Guide for Deriving Interpersonal Virtues Four Interpersonal Virtues Summary Reflection and Action Chapter 11: Integrating Leadership, Problem-Solving, and Interpersonal Virtues The Task-Relationship Dilemma Summary Reflection and Action Chapter 12: Being Virtuous in Tough Spots Fostering Accurate Reporting Building Collegial Accountability Providing Critical Evaluation Summary Reflection and Action Chapter 13: Virtuous Leadership of Educational Improvement: A Case Study The Problem: Attendance at Vauxhall Secondary College The Leaders: Roles and Contributions The Method: Using CCPS to Improve Attendance The New Challenge: Addressing an Unanticipated Obstacle Reflections on the Success of CCPS at Vauxhall Secondary College Reflections on the Contributions of Leaders' Virtues to the Success of CCPS at VSC Summary Reflection and Action Conclusion Chapter 14: Conclusion References Index
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