Leadership for Educational Renewal: Developing a Cadre of Leaders

by Wilma F. Smith (Editor), Gary D. Fenstermacher (Editor)

Overview

From the Agenda for Education in a Democracy Series

Sponsored by the National Network for Educational Renewal

Introduction by John I. Goodlad

This volume from the Agenda for Education in a Democracy seriesintroduces the four-part mission that guides the National Networkfor Educational Renewal's agAnda:

Enculturate the young in a democracy
* Ensure access to knowledge for all students
* Provide caring and effective pedagogy
Exercise responsible stewardship of schools

Using real-life case examples from an innovative nationalleadership program and its local and regional affiliates, theauthors demonstrate why effective leadership is essential toadvancing this vital agAnda and how leadership capacity andcommitment can be cultivated. From curriculum to evaluation, thisimportant guide outlines the core concepts and winning strategiesfor building leadership skills in school administrators, teachers,teacher educators, and other university faculty.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780787945589
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	03/22/1999
Series:	Agenda for Education in a Democracy Series , #1
Edition description:	Volume 1
Pages:	416
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

WILMA F. SMITH is an educational consultant, a senior associate of the Institute for Educational Inquiry, and former superintAndent of schools for the Mercer Island School District in Washington. GARY D FENSTERMACHER is professor of education at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor and a senior fellow of the Institute for Educational Inquiry.[NOTE: There should be NO period after his middle initial.]

Table of Contents

Introduction (J. Goodlad).

BACKGROUND AND MISSION.

Agenda for Education in a Democracy (G. Fenstermacher).

Developing Leadership for Educational Renewal (W. Smith).

ADVANCING THE AGENDA: THE CORE CURRICULUM.

"To Ourselves and Our Posterity": Enculturating the Young into aDemocracy (R. Soder).

On Knowledge and Its Place in the Human Conversation (G.Fenstermacher).

Access to Knowledge (M. Bailey).

Voicing Democracy in an Imperfect World: Toward a Public Pedagogyof Nurture (D. Kerr).

Serving as Moral Stewards of the Schools (W. Smith).

DEVELOPING LEADERSHIP: CASE STUDIES.

The Hawaii School University Partnership (A. Port).

The Metropolitan St. Louis Consortium for Educational Renewal (K.Rasch).

The Nebraska Network for Educational Renewal (M. Hadley & J.Surface).

Montclair University and the New Jersey Network for EducationalRenewal (T. Jacobowitz & N. Michelli).

The South Carolina Summer Institute of Leaders (B.Gottesman).

The Utah Associates Program for Leaders (R. Patterson & K.Hughes).

LESSONS IN LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT.

What Changed over Time and Why (W. Smith).

The Impact of the Leadership Program (W. Smith).

Editorial Reviews

"This collection of engaging essays on developing leadership forrenewal reveals that compelling ideas, self-reflection, moralcommitment, and democratic ideals are keys to success. This bookprovides the foundation for developing this leadership and showshow to get there. A must read for anyone interested in leadershipdevelopment." (Thomas J. Sergiovanni, Lillian Radford Professor ofEducation and Administration and senior fellow, Center forEducational Leadership, Trinity University)

"This book is a bulletin from the frontiers of educational renewal.The authors not only report their thoughts and efforts, but showhow to sustain moral and compassionate education for democracy atall levels. Leadership for Educational Renewal makes a forcefulcase for rebuilding democracy from the schools up." (Stanley N.Katz, professor, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and InternationalAffairs, Princeton University)

"Without the strength of public schools, this experiment ofdemocracy would not have Andured as long as it has. It is thisnotion—the democratic purposes of public education—that has beencaptured and explained in Leadership for Educational Renewal.Educators and politicians should read this book. It is a thoughtfuland clear blueprint for the educational renewal necessary tostrengthen our public schools." (Julie Underwood, general counsel,National School Boards Association)

"This book makes a compelling case for the increasingly criticalneed to prepare students for democracy and includes powerfulexamples of how to meet this challenge in our public schools."(Janice M. Reeder, codirector, Northwest Center, Coalition ofEssential Schools)

From the Publisher

Introduces the four-part mission that guides the National Network for Educational Renewal's agenda: enculturate the young in a democracy, ensure access to knowledge for all students, provide caring and effective pedagogy, and exercise responsible stewardship of schools. Uses real-life case examples from an innovative national leadership program and its local and regional affiliates to demonstrate why effective leadership is essential to advancing this agenda and how leadership capacity and commitment can be cultivated. Of interest to school administrators, teachers, and teacher educators. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknew.com)

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