Jeffrey GlanzWhat Every Principal Should Know about Collaborative Leadership
Jeffrey Glanz currently serves as a Senior Fellow at the Institute for University-School Partnership, Director of the Masters Program and the Raine and Stanley Silverstein Chair in Professional Ethics and Values at the Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education and Administration at Yeshiva University. Prior to coming to YU, Dr. Glanz served as Dean of Graduate Programs and Chair of the Department of Education at Wagner College in Staten Island, New York. He also coordinated the educational leadership program that led to New York State certification as a principal and assistant principal. Prior to arriving at Wagner, he served as executive assistant to the president of Kean University in Union, New Jersey. Dr. Glanz held faculty status as a tenured professor in the Department of Instruction and Educational Leadership at Kean University's College of Education. He was named Graduate Teacher of the Year in 1999 by the Student Graduate Association and was also that year's recipient of the Presidential Award for Outstanding Scholarship. He served as a teacher and assistant principal in the New York City public schools. He has conducted numerous workshops and seminars internationally. Dr. Glanz has authored, coauthored, and co-edited 20 books and has many peer-reviewed article publications.
Dedication
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Questionnaire: Before We Get Started...
1. Introduction
Case Study and Reflective Questions
2. Best Practices in Team Building
Leading with Passion, Vision Building, and Teamwork
Ten Characteristics of Successful Teams
Assessing your Leadership Style
Draw a Pig
The Twenty-Five Questions Team-Development Exercise
Team Effectiveness Critique
Conclusion
3. Action Research as Best Practice for Collaboration
Action Research for Collaboration and More
Benefits of Action Research
Steps in Action Research
Three Forms of Action Research
Action Research in Action
Guidelines for Implementing Action Research
Conclusion
4. Best Practices in Shared Decision Making
Encouraging Teacher Leadership
Site-Based Management
Conclusion
Conclusion: Making Collaborative Leadership a Reality
Resource A: Realities of Collaborative Leadership: In-Basket Simulations
Resource B: Assessing Your Role in Teamwork
Resource C: Assessing Your Role in Action Research
Resource D: Assessing Your Role in Shared Decision Making
Resource E: An Annotated Bibliography of Best Resources
References
Index
