Out-of-the-Box Leadership (The Soul of Educational Leadership Series)

In this handbook that combines research and reflective exercises, recognized experts discuss transformative leadership, leadership alternatives, improvements in school reform, and challenges in leadership roles. Develop a leadership style that inspires an entire school community to achieve high goals! In this second volume of The Soul of Educational Leadership series, editors Paul D. Houston, Alan M. Blankstein, and Robert W. Cole offer creative perspectives on the challenges of reframing leadership practice. Presenting key strategies from leadership experts such as Thomas Sergiovanni and Dennis Sparks, this compact resource combines research, reflective exercises, and day-to-day school leadership procedures for motivating students and providing meaningful cultural change in school communities. An ideal handbook for principals, assistant principals, superintendents, and district administrators, this copublication with AASA and the HOPE Foundation discusses: Developing high-quality leadership Inspiring transformative leadership Embracing leadership alternatives Evaluating current school reform practices Meeting the challenges in leadership roles Out-of-the-Box Leadership is the perfect guide to help administrators rethink, reshape, and strengthen their leadership styles and provide confident, focused direction that will help build real success for students and all members of the school community. Resource Added For The Leadership Development Program 101961. Out-of-the-box Leadership / Paul D. Houston -- What It Means To Be An Outside-the-box Leader / Dennis Sparks -- Caring, Serving, Leading / Les M. Omotani -- An Epistemological Problem: What If We Have The Wrong Theory? / Thomas J. Sergiovanni -- Reflections On Leadership: When Minds And Hearts Are Open / Kari Cocozzella And Thomas J. Kasper -- Out-of-the-box Leadership: A Reflection On Leading Educational Transformation / Jane A. Kendrick -- Through Others' Eyes: A Collaborative Model Of Leadership / Hank Rubin -- Embracing The Enemy: Moving Beyond The Pain Of Leadership / Jerome T. Murphy. Paul D. Houston, Alan M. Blankstein, Robert W. Cole, Editors. A Joint Publication With The Hope Foundation And The American Association Of School Administrators.. Chapter 8 Written By Jerome T. Murphy, Former Dean Of The Harvard Graduate School Of Education. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Directed to principals, assistant principals, superintendents, and district administrators, offers creative perspectives on the challenges of reframing leadership practice.