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Culture Re-Boot: Reinvigorating School Culture to Improve Student Outcomes
2013Leslie S. Kaplan and William A. Owings
Culture Re-Boot reframes school culture to include organizational learning, relational trust, accountability, program improvement, and teacher effectiveness while showing you how to: Be the transformational leader your school needs to reinvigorate your school culture; Establish a student-centered learning culture focused on student outcomes; Engage teachers in culture-focused leadership teams that support teacher and student learning; Get parents and community on-board to collaborate for student achievement; Connect professional development and school culture for maximum results
Packed with hands-on culture re-boot activities to help school leaders and faculty revitalize their school's values and practices, this practical handbook for school improvement will energize your school's culture and build the capacity to help all students succeed. [From the publisher]
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American Public School Finance
2013William A. Owings and Leslie S. Kaplan
This text presents the realities of school finance policy, issues, and applications to prepare educational leadership candidates for their future roles as school principals, superintendents, and other administrative positions. Authors William Owings and Leslie Kaplan provide guidance to help administrators understand the general finance and appropriation structure of federal, state, and local government as well as how to formulate and manage school budgets. They also go beyond coverage found in other texts by providing critical analysis and unique chapters on misconceptions about school finance, demographic issues, spending and student achievement, and future trends. [From Amazon.com]
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Leadership and Organizational Behavior in Education: Theory into Practice
2012William A. Owings and Leslie S. Kaplan
Leadership and Organizational Behavior in Education puts theory into practice in a readable, teachable, relevant, and timely look at actual leadership behaviors through numerous case studies and personal experiences. Readers get a firm understanding of the information and how to relate it to their own personal experiences or transfer it to new situations. [From Amazon.com]
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Successful School Leadership Preparation and Development
2012Karen Sanzo, Steve P. Myran, and Anthony H. Normore
This book features lessons learned about the successful implementation of leadership program preparation and development programs that are grant-funded by the United States Department of Education through the School Leadership Program. Each chapter highlights one or more practices that have been identified as a best practice by the literature and detail how the program implemented the practice(s). It is clear from the literature what should be done to prepare aspiring and current leaders (i.e. mentoring, in-depth internships, partnerships) but what is not clear is how to do this. This book does exactly that with real-life experiences in the implementation of these practices (including successes, challenges, etc.). These are authentic examples from the field about how practitioners have addressed challenges in implemented successful activities such as coaching, the internship, evaluating projects, and forging partnerships with preparation entities. [From Amazon.com]
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The Moral University
2010Maurice R. Berube and Clair T. Berube
The Moral University examines the ways that universities act morally toward students, faculty, their communities and the nation. It considers the effectiveness of moral reasoning courses in the curriculum and the growth of leadership courses. The book deals with the myriad ways in which universities act positively toward their communities. It also examines the involvement of universities in national projects. Moreover, the Berubes examine how students and faculty are treated, especially in terms of gender bias. The book concludes on a positive note with a model moral university. [From Amazon.com]
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American Education: Building a Common Foundation
2010Leslie Kaplan and William A. Owings
With a focus on the future of American education--and the goals and nature of teaching in a global economy--this forward-thinking text provides you with a comprehensive overview of the foundations of modern American schooling. The book's premise is that education in the 21st century must facilitate more complex, deeper, and more varied learning that will enable all citizens to survive and thrive in an ever-changing world. In presenting traditional topics and important educational issues--including diversity and equity, the accountability movement, effective schools, instructional best practices, and alternatives to public schools--the authors cultivate the very skills and knowledge base that they believe are critical for success in a "flat" world. With the overarching goal of furthering higher-order thinking, they model the principles of evidence-based practice and the critical-thinking process by examining issues and controversies in depth and presenting supporting research to validate their conclusions. Activities support the critical-thinking focus and promote your self-understanding, challenging you to weigh "common knowledge" against real evidence and form your own conclusions. Written in an appealing, conversational style, and using examples that immediately resonate with prospective student teachers, this thought-provoking new text provides a timely and insightful perspective of American education. [Amazon.com]
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Best Practices, Best Thinking, and Emerging Issues in School Leadership
2003William A. Owings (Editor) and Leslie S. Kaplan (Editor)
Features the leading figures in educational leadership, this resource presents research and key considerations to assist in making decisions about new programs and directions for your school.
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Teacher Quality, Teaching Quality, and School Improvement
2002Leslie S. Kaplan and William A. Owings
A guide for school administrators in identifying, hiring and supporting high quality teachers.
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