Reframing the Path to School Leadership: A Guide for Teachers and Principals / Edition 3

by Lee G. Bolman, Terrence E. Deal

Overview

The best leaders use multiple frames to view common challenges and to solve the most difficult problems. A series of dialogues between a novice and a master teacher and between a new and a seasoned principal demonstrate how framing—and then reframing—challenges brings clarity.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781544338613
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	10/24/2018
Edition description:	Third Edition
Pages:	208
Sales rank:	665,580
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Lee G. Bolman is the Marion Bloch/Missouri Chair in Leadership at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. An author, teacher, con­sultant, and speaker, he has written numerous books on leadership and organizations with coauthor Terry Deal, including best-sellers Leading With Soul: An Uncommon Journey of Spirit (1995, 2001) and Reframing Organiza­tions: Artistry, Choice, and Leadership (1991, 1997), as well as The Path to School Leadership (1993) and Becoming a Teacher Leader (1994). Bolman holds a BA in History and a Ph D in Organizational Behavior from Yale University. He lives in Kansas City, Missouri, with his wife, Joan Gallos, and the two youngest of his children, Christopher and Bradley.

Terrence E. Deal is the Irving R. Melbo Professor at University of Southern California’s Rossier School. He is an internationally known lecturer and author who has written numerous books on leadership and organizations. In addition to those written with Lee Bolman, he is the coauthor of Corporate Cultures (with Alan Kennedy, 1982) and Shaping School Culture (with Kent Peterson, 1999).

Table of Contents

	Acknowledgments	vii
	About the Authors	viii
	Introduction	1
Part I	A Pair of Rookies	9
1.	A New Teacher's First Day	11
2.	Getting Started on the Right Foot	16
3.	A New Principal Finds a Wise Friend	21
	Leadership Lessons: Seeing and Solving Barriers to Entry	25
Part II	The Political Frame	29
4.	The Old Guard and the New Principal	31
5.	The Tracking Wars: School Politics at Work	39
	Leadership Lessons: Map the Terrain, Hone Your Skills	51
Part III	The Human Resource Frame	55
6.	Sagging Morale	57
	Leadership Lessons: Build Relationships and Empower Yourself	66
Part IV	The Structural Frame	69
7.	Student Discipline: Who's Really in Charge?	71
8.	Standards	79
	Leadership Lessons: Align the Structure With the Work	84
Part V	The Symbolic Frame	87
9.	The End of the Year: Symbols and Culture in Schools	89
10.	"I'm Just a Great Teacher!"	97
	Leadership Lessons: Celebrate Values and Culture	104
Part VI	Values, Ethics, and Spirit	107
11.	Teaching and Leading: Finding a Balance	109
12.	A Talk About Values	116
13.	The Essence of Teaching: Leaving a Legacy	119
14.	Passing the Torch	126
	Epilogue	132
	Annotated Bibliography	134

Editorial Reviews

"I love this book! Reframing the Path to School Leadership is full of great spirit, liveliness, and energy. Bolman and Deal are master storytellers, and this tale will inspire every school leader, whether administrator, teacher, coach, parent, or student. "

Jim Kouzes

"Here is a rare blend of storytelling and analysis, brought together in a book that is both insightful and inviting. Lee Bolman and Terry Deal allow us to see our schools, and ourselves, through the lens of imagination rarely found in educational literature, offering embattled and discouraged educators the precious gifts of vision and hope. "

Parker J. Palmer

"The book is invaluable in helping the reader think about how to convert knowing about teaching and learning and leading to know-how about teaching and learning and leading. "

Volume 105, Number 1, 2003 - Teachers College Record