Bringing Out the Best in Teachers: What Effective Principals Do"Reading this book is like having a conversation with several great colleagues sharing their ideas and expertise. The ideas and suggestions are clear, relevant, and doable. This book is inspiring!" Teachers reveal how principals can empower them to perform their best! What strategies do great principals use to influence teachers, students, and classroom instruction? This best-selling book by Joseph Blase and Peggy C. Kirby, now in its third edition, provides the answers from the teachers themselves. New material in this revised edition compares the authors′ original research findings with recent literature on transformational leadership, school productivity, and adult learning, as well as the ISLLC and ELCC standards. Such comparisons underscore the continued timeliness and timelessness of this teacher′s-eye view of effective school leadership. The book offers strategies and related practices that allow leaders to
Ideal for experienced or aspiring school principals, this enlightening and compact resource provides invaluable perspectives on how to motivate and inspire classroom teachers. |
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... motivate heretofore unappreciated, underpaid, and overworked teachers. The third edition of Bringing Out the Best in Teachers validates the role of the principal—we are the shepherds who tend to the needs of teachers, bringing them ...
... motivate, and empower teachers. It is written entirely from the teacher's perspective, a perspective that has largely been ignored in the administration literature. The research approach used to collect the data for this book allowed ...
... motivation, commitment, and innovation and enhance teachers' abilities to achieve high academic and social goals with students. The descriptions from the teachers' reports are presented in a straightforward and understandable way. We ...
... ) conceptualization of leaders who motivate followers to accomplish goals that represent shared values and beliefs. Unlike transactional leadership which is based on an exchange, transformational leadership Bringing Out the Best in ...
... motivation, intellectual stimulation, and individualized consideration) and two dimensions of transactional leadership (management by exception and contingent reward), plus nonleadership or the absence of leadership. More relevant to ...
Contents
CHAPTER 3 INFLUENCING BY EXPECTING | |
CHAPTER 4 INFLUENCING BY INVOLVING | |
CHAPTER 5 GRANTING PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY | |
CHAPTER 6 LEADING BY STANDING BEHIND | |
SUGGESTING VERSUS DIRECTING | |
CHAPTER 8 POSITIVE USE OF FORMAL AUTHORITY | |
CHAPTER 9 MIRRORS TO THE POSSIBLE | |
CHAPTER 10 CONCLUSIONS CAVEATS AND CHALLENGES | |
RESEARCH METHODS AND PROCEDURES | |
REFERENCES | |
INDEX | |
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Bringing Out the Best in Teachers: What Effective Principals Do Joseph Blase,Peggy C. Kirby Limited preview - 2008 |
Bringing Out the Best in Teachers: What Effective Principals Do Joseph Blase,Peggy C. Kirby Limited preview - 2008 |
Bringing Out the Best in Teachers: What Effective Principals Do Joseph Blase,Peggy C. Kirby No preview available - 2008 |