Description
Book SynopsisSchools tend to focus on improving schools or remaking them anew rather than sustaining what has been created by past leaders. Similarly, leaders rarely think about how the improvements they make will survive their own departure. In this book, the authors examine what we know about making leadership last in schools.
Trade Review“highly recommended” (
Times Educational Supplement, 6
th January 2006)
"...a must read for educational leaders and for scholars of educational change..." (Journal of Educational Change, June 2006)
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ix
The Authors xi
Introduction Sustainability and Unsustainability 1
The Choices for Change
Principle 1 Depth 23
Learning and Integrity
Principle 2 Length 55
Endurance and Succession
Principle 3 Breadth 95
Distribution, Not Delegation
Principle 4 Justice 141
Others and Ourselves
Principle 5 Diversity 159
Complexity and Cohesion
Principle 6 Resourcefulness 191
Restraint and Renewal
Principle 7 Conservation 225
History and Legacy
Conclusion Sustainability in Action 251
A Meal, Not a Menu
Research Sources 275
Notes 277
Index 319
