{"product_id":"schools-for-the-21st-century-leadership-imperatives-for-educational-reform-9781555423667","title":"Schools for the 21st Century: Leadership","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Schlechty's common-sense approach to restructuring is combinedwith a strategic planner's vision and the translation of beliefsinto action... A wide audience, including principals andsuperintAndents, can find in this book practical outlines forrestructuring, and a distinctive and focused view of their role inthe educational system sof the twenty-first century.\"\u003cbr\u003e --The School Administrator\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Schlechty provides an innovative, adaptable framework for helpingleaders in all areas of education to identify where change isneeded in order to make schools more useful and responsive tochildren and society.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e``Schlechty's common-sense approach to restructuring is combined with a strategic planner's vision and the translation of beliefs into action.... A wide audience, including principals and superintAndents, can find in this book practical outlines for restructuring, and a distinctive and focused view of their role in the educational systems of the twenty-first century.''\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForeword.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Part One: The Purpose of Schools.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 1. A Future in Jeopardy: Why the Schools of Today MustChange.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 2. How the Past Has Shaped the Present: The Shaky Foundation ofSchool System Structures.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 3. New Purposes for a New Era: Reinventing Our Schools.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Part Two: The Ingredients of Invention.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 4. The Power of Vision: Creating and Sharing the Seeds ofInnovation.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 5. The Capacity to Respond Quickly: Building Adaptability into theSystem.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 6. The Ability to Rally Support for Change: Managing to Satisfy theNeeds of Constituents.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 7. The Creation of Change Systems: Tackling Problems at TheirSource.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 8. A Focus on Results: Evaluating Performers andPerformances.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Part Three: Leadership for the Twenty-First Century.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 9. Leading a School System Through Change: Key Steps for MovingReform Forward.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 10. A Bright Future Secured: Developing Strong Leaders for OurSchools.","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49410176483671,"sku":"9781555423667","price":17.84,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781555423667.jpg?v=1730509206","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/schools-for-the-21st-century-leadership-imperatives-for-educational-reform-9781555423667","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}