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Product Identifiers

PublisherPearson Education

ISBN-100133488993

ISBN-139780133488999

eBay Product ID (ePID)201628812

Product Key Features

Number of Pages416 Pages

Publication NamePrincipal : Creative Leadership for Excellence in Schools

LanguageEnglish

SubjectLeadership, General

Publication Year2015

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaEducation

AuthorGerald C. Ubben, Cynthia J. Norris, Larry W. Hughes

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight24.7 Oz

Item Length9.4 in

Item Width7.6 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number8

Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN2014-021333

Dewey Edition23

TitleLeadingThe

Dewey Decimal371.2012

Table Of ContentPart One Creating a Vision of Leadership and Learning Chapter 1 The Principal: A Creative Blend of Substance and Style Chapter 2 The Learning Community Chapter 3 Decision Making Chapter 4 School Improvement through Systematic Planning Part Two Developing a Positive School Culture Chapter 5 Creative a Positive Learning Climate Chapter 6 The School Curriculum Chapter 7 Promoting Student Achievement Chapter 8 Special Students and Special Services Chapter 9 Human Resources Development Part Three Managing the Organization Chapter 10 Staffing the School: Recruitment, Selection, and Termination Processes Chapter 11 Restructuring the Deployment of Instructional Personnel Chapter 12 Restructuring Time Chapter 13 Fiscal Accounting, Budgeting, and Building Management Chapter 14 Technology Applications for School Management Part Four Interacting with the External School Environment Chapter 15 Marketing the Schools Appendix A: Case Studies in School Leadership and Management

SynopsisNote: This is the bound book only and does not include access to MyEdLeadershipLab®. To order MyEdLeadershipLab® packaged with the bound book, use ISBN 0134311795. With its focus on the critical elements of leadership essential for today's school principals, this widely popular resource combines a strong research base with a practical, hands-on approach to help aspiring, new, and experienced educators become effective school administrators. Organized into four sections, The Principal presents a vision for leadership and learning and shows how to create a positive school culture, manage the organization, and interact with the external environment. The new edition reflects the evolution in the roles of educational leaders; explores the increased tasks that are requiring principals to expand their toolboxes of skills in such areas as instructional leadership, data analysis, technology, utilization, staff evaluation, and community relations; and looks at the mounting demands to rewrite their job descriptions every year. Also available with MyEdLeadershipLab® This title is also available with MyEdLeadershipLab -- an online homework, tutorial, and assessment program designed to work with this text to engage students and improve results. Within its structured environment, students practice what they learn, test their understanding, and pursue a personalized study plan that helps them better absorb course material and understand difficult concepts., Note: This is the bound book only and does not include access to MyEdLeadershipLab®. To order MyEdLeadershipLab® packaged with the bound book, use ISBN 0134311795. With its focus on the critical elements of leadership essential for today's school principals, this widely popular resource combines a strong research base with a practical, hands-on approach to help aspiring, new, and experienced educators become effective school administrators. Organized into four sections, The Principal presents a vision for leadership and learning and shows how to create a positive school culture, manage the organization, and interact with the external environment. The new edition reflects the evolution in the roles of educational leaders; explores the increased tasks that are requiring principals to expand their toolboxes of skills in such areas as instructional leadership, data analysis, technology, utilization, staff evaluation, and community relations; and looks at the mounting demands to rewrite their job descriptions every year. Also available with MyEdLeadershipLab® This title is also available with MyEdLeadershipLab -- an online homework, tutorial, and assessment program designed to work with this text to engage students and improve results. Within its structured environment, students practice what they learn, test their understanding, and pursue a personalized study plan that helps them better absorb course material and understand difficult concepts., Note: This is the bound book only and does not include access to MyEdLeadershipLab(r). To order MyEdLeadershipLab(r) packaged with the bound book, use ISBN 0134311795. With its focus on the critical elements of leadership essential for today s school principals, this widely popular resource combines a strong research base with a practical, hands-on approach to help aspiring, new, and experienced educators become effective school administrators. Organized into four sections, "The Principal" presents a vision for leadership and learning and shows how to create a positive school culture, manage the organization, and interact with the external environment. The new edition reflects the evolution in the roles of educational leaders; explores the increased tasks that are requiring principals to expand their toolboxes of skills in such areas as instructional leadership, data analysis, technology, utilization, staff evaluation, and community relations; and looks at the mounting demands to rewrite their job descriptions every year. Also available with MyEdLeadershipLab(r) This title is also available with MyEdLeadershipLab an online homework, tutorial, and assessment program designed to work with this text to engage students and improve results. Within its structured environment, students practice what they learn, test their understanding, and pursue a personalized study plan that helps them better absorb course material and understand difficult concepts."

LC Classification NumberLB2805.U2 2014