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The School Principal - Visionary Leadership and Competent Management (Paperback)
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The School Principal - Visionary Leadership and Competent Management (Paperback)
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Over the past two decades, efforts to improve schools have
significantly modified role expectations for principals. Today,
school-level administrators are expected to be both visionary
leaders and competent managers. Based on the conviction that
administration is an amalgam of leadership and management, The
School Principal emphasizes the need for practitioners to apply
conceptual skills to make "what to do" decisions, to apply
technical skills to make "how to do" decisions, and to apply
relational skills to engage in democratic decision making. Kowalski
frames the book with a discussion of the nature of schools, the
roles of principals, and their need to improve schools. The book
then provides a balanced treatment of leadership and management,
covering issues of personal behavior, instructional leadership,
relationship building issues, finances, facilities, personnel
management, pupil services, and maintaining safe schools. The text
closes with discussion of the vital aspects of practice for
contemporary principals, addressing problem solving, collaborative
change strategies, and personal commitment to being a principal.
Special Features: Vignettes introduce the subject matter in the
context of common challenges faced by practitioners.
Knowledge-Based Questions and Skill-Based Activities prompt readers
to engage with and reflect on the chapter content. The School
Principal aligns with the Educational Leadership Consortium Council
(ELCC) Standards. Treating principals as concurrently visionary
leaders and competent managers, this excellent text addresses the
needs of aspiring and practicing principals, providing the tools to
build effective and efficient schools.
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