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Authors: Thomas J. Sergiovanni, Carl Glickman
ISBN-13: 9781412936996, ISBN-10: 1412936993
Format: Paperback
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date Published: June 2006
Edition: 2nd Edition

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Author Biography: Thomas J. Sergiovanni

Thomas J. Sergiovanni is Lillian Radford Professor of Education at Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas, where he teaches in the school leadership program and in the five-year teacher education program. Sergiovanni received his master's degree from Teachers College, Columbia University, his Doctor of Education degree from the University of Rochester, and honorary degrees from the University of San Diego and State University of New York. Prior to joining the faculty at Trinity, he was on the faculty of education administration at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, for 19 years, and he chaired the department for seven years. A former associate editor of Educational Administration Quarterly, Sergiovanni serves on the editorial boards of Journal of Personnel Evaluation in Education and Catholic Education: A Journal of Inquiry and Practice. Among his recent books are Moral Leadership (1992), Building Community in Schools (1994), Leadership for the Schoolhouse (1996), The Lifeworld of Leadership: Creating Culture, Community, and Personal Meaning in Our Schools (2000), Supervision: A Redefinition (2002), and Strengthening the Heartbeat: Leading and Learning Together in Schools (2005).

Book Synopsis

In this updated collection of revolutionary articles, Sergiovanni encourages school leaders to discover the craft of moral leadership, practice effective instructional leadership, and build strong learning communities.

Table of Contents

Prologue : on rethinking leadership : a conversation with Tom Sergiovanni
Sect. 1Leadership as a moral craft1
Leadership and excellence in schooling : excellent schools need freedom within boundaries5
Administering as a moral craft19
New sources of leadership authority36
Leadership as stewardship49
Sect. 2The developmental stages of leadership61
Adding value to leadership gets extraordinary results65
Why transformational leadership works and how to provide it72
The roots of school leadership82
Why we should seek substitutes for leadership87
Sect. 3Leading the learning community97
Changing our theory of schooling101
Leadership as a practice112
Getting practical : enhancing collegiality and intrinsic motivation120
The eight basic competencies134
Sect. 4Value-added leadership141
The lifeworld of leadership145
The virtues of leadership152
Craftsman leaders are critical166

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