{"product_id":"making-sense-as-a-school-leader-9780787901646","title":"Making Sense As a School Leader","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA real contribution to an over-discussed subject.... This book reaches below the surface to the real issues and relationships that confront principles in their orchestration of the daily affairs of teachers, parents, and students.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e --Harold Howe II, former president of the Ford Foundation for Education and Public Policy\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Based on the work of the prestigious Harvard Principal''s Center, this book shares some of the sense that practicing principals have made of their own complex experiences. The authors offer real-life case examples of typical leadership dilemmas in such areas as student discipline, teacher assessment, fiscal management, parental involvement, and schoolwide planning.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A real contribution to an over-discussed subject...This book reaches below the surface to the real issues and relationships that confront principals in their orchestration of the daily affairs of teachers, parents, and students.\" (Harold Howe II, former president of the Ford Foundation for Education and Public Policy)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForeword.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Leadership as a Quest.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Justice: Doing What's Right..But What Is Right?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Teaching: Promoting Effective Teaching and Valuing Each Teacher.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Purpose: Process or Product?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Resources: Balancing Infinite Needs and Finite Resources.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Change: Fostering Change and Respecting the Individual.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Ownership: Weaving Diverse Interests into Mutual Purpose.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Autonomy: Encouraging Creativity and Preserving Community.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Trusting in Community.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Trusting in Yourself.","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405023191383,"sku":"9780787901646","price":33.24,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780787901646.jpg?v=1730488399","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/making-sense-as-a-school-leader-9780787901646","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}