SuperVision and Instructional Leadership: A Developmental Approach (8th Edition)
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| Rating | : | 4.79 (762 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0205625037 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 528 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-01-08 |
| Language | : | English |
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This groundbreaking text in instructional leadership and supervision continues to challenge and reshape the conventional purposes, practices, structure, and language of supervision. The Eighth Edition continues the book's trend-setting tradition by placing instructional leadership and school improvement within a community and societal context; providing new examples of direct assistance, professional development, and action research; and presenting an entire new chapter, “Supervision for What? Democracy and the Good School.” Building on the success of previous editions, the Eighth Edition addresses hot issues such as school improvement, constructivist teaching, professional development, Chaos Theory, and state-mandated standards. This is a resource that students purchase, use in class, and reference throughout their careers as education leaders.. The text's emphases on school culture, teachers as adult learners, developmental leadership, democratic education, and collegial supervision have helped redefine the meaning of supervision and instructional leadership
Ashlie Flowers said Seems like the author wanted to try to use a lot. Required for a class. Very poorly written book. Seems like the author wanted to try to use a lot of words and a lot of big words unnecessarily. Many times had to read a section multiple times to try to figure out what was being said. Book offered many case studies, but sometimes no definition or explanation of the concept. Book was incredibly overpriced for what you got. Pages were not glossy, nor was there color (things that normally justify a highe. Poorly written textbook. Not a lot of bolded titles janice werder Poorly written textbook. Not a lot of bolded titles or key words and it's difficult to skim for information. Several of the exercises or assignments seem pointless.. Amazon Customer said Lots of great models for framing issues that school leaders deal with. Lots of great models for framing issues that school leaders deal with. I use it on a regular basis in addressing challenges with my leadership team.
. The chapter Building Community compares the school as an organization to the school as a community, and explores the five attributes of a fully functioning community: democracy, moral principles, professional learning, inquiry, and engagement with the wider community. The chapter Addressing Diversity describes achievement gaps among diverse student groups and the cultural clashes that are largely responsible for those gaps, while discussing characteristics of culturally responsive teaching and culturally responsive schools. Eight concepts associated with successful school change and twelve norms of continuous improvement are examined. Building on the fundamentals of previous editions ba