Educational Leadership: A Reference Handbook

by Pat Williams-Boyd

Overview

An objective discussion of educational leadership from both inside and outside the school system, focusing on ethical issues, dominant models, and today's unprecedented commitment to community involvement.

During the last decade of the 20th century, the United States entered a new era of educational leadership. The seat of educational authority shifted from the district office to the individual school, from the principal-as-manager to the stakeholders: students, teachers, families, community members, school boards, politicians, and corporate and philanthropic foundations.

In Educational Leadership, educator Pat Williams-Boyd traces these changes from their roots in the 19th century to the present day. She shows readers what leadership looks like when it is distributed throughout a community and explains how collaborative relationships can be forged. She also examines techniques for effective leadership during the hazardous process of school reform and presents a critical discussion of 20 leading school reform models.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781576073537
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	04/03/2002
Series:	Contemporary Education Issues
Pages:	358
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.94(d)
Age Range:	12 - 18 Years

About the Author

Pat Williams-Boyd is associate professor of education at Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI and the director of Middle Vision: Center for Dynamic Middle Level Education. Her published works include ABC-CLIO's Middle Grades Education: A Reference Handbook.

Table of Contents

	Series Editor's Preface	xi
	Preface	xiii
	Acknowledgments	xv
Chapter 1	Overview	1
	Constructing the Past: Where We've Been	1
	Comparing the Corporate and the Educational	3
	Setting Twenty-First-Century Educational Leadership in Context: Where We Are	4
	Defining New Era Leadership	5
	Contrasting New Era Leadership with Previous Experience: Where We're Going	6
	Educational Leaders--Leaders in Education: Who Is Leading?	7
	An Example of Heightened Partnership	8
	Practice Level	9
	Students	9
	The Family: Parents/Guardians as Partner-Leaders	18
	Teachers	28
	School-Level Administrative Leadership	35
	Systems-Level Leadership	51
	Superintendents	51
	Local School Board	62
	Professional-Level Leadership	74
	Professional Developers	74
	Researchers	76
	Policy Level	78
	State Level	78
	Governor	79
	State Legislature	82
	State Education Agencies (SEAs)	83
	State Board of Education	84
	Chief State School Officer (CSSO)	85
	State Department of Education	87
	Federal Level	89
	United States Department of Education	93
	Congress	94
	Summary	95
	References	96
Chapter 2	Chronology: Shifting Perspectives--Involvement, Ownership, and the Business of Community Building	103
	References	115
Chapter 3	Shifting Styles, Changing Metaphors: The Art of Creating Effective Leadership	117
	Leadership Styles: Mobilizing for Improvement	118
	Roles Leaders Assume	132
	Technical Leadership	132
	Leader as Manager	132
	Tasks of Leader-Managers	137
	Leader as Problem Solver	149
	Leader as Decision Maker	152
	Nontechnical Educational Leadership	158
	Leader as Instructional Leader	158
	Leaders as Facilitators	164
	Leaders as Stewards, or Transcendent Leadership	169
	What Are the Critical Issues Educational Leaders Confront?	173
	What Is Considered to Be Effective, and How Is Effectiveness Measured?	177
	Conclusion	190
	References	191
Chapter 4	The Community of Leaders and Learners	199
	Schools as Communities	199
	Community of Ideas and Responsibility	203
	Core Values	214
	Conclusion	222
	References	223
Chapter 5	Competing Models: Leaders Initiating Change	227
	National Reform Models	234
	Systemic or Comprehensive Reform Models	234
	Curricular Models	248
	Instructional Model	253
	Foundations and Corporations	254
	References	263
Chapter 6	Directory of Organizations, Institutes, Associations, Government Agencies, and Leadership Academies	267
	Organizations	267
	Training	277
	Leadership Academies and Institutes	279
	State and National Initiatives of Note	281
	Associations	284
	Student Leadership	291
	Groups That Address the Family in a Leadership Role	292
Chapter 7	Selected Print and Nonprint Resources	297
	Selected Print Resources	297
	Books	297
	Authors of Note	301
	Selected Articles	302
	Research Reports	304
	Policy Brief	307
	Selected Nonprint Resources	307
	World Wide Web Sites	307
	Databases	313
	Videotapes	315
	Audiotapes	316
	Index	319
	About the Author	341

Editorial Reviews

[R]ecommended for high school and undergraduate libraries supporting teacher preparation programs.” —American Reference Books Annual

From the Publisher

Williams-Boyd (education, Eastern Michigan University) examines the shift in authority from the district office to the individual schools and the shift from the principal as authority-manager to a variety of constituents who share the school's governance, and describes 20 leading school reform models. He explores how leadership distributed throughout a community might look, how collaborative relationships might be forged, and how the school can become an environment of shared authority and authentic partnerships. He examines issues of leadership and discusses the moral and ethical responsibilities that leaders must exercise. Lists of reform funding resources, organizations, and leadership workshops and institutes are included. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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