Leadership for Educational Renewal: Developing a Cadre of Leaders (Agenda for Education in a Democracy) [Paperback]

Wilma F. Smith (Editor), Gary D. Fenstermacher (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 4, 1999 | ISBN-10: 0787945587 | ISBN-13: 978-0787945589 | Edition: 1st

From the AgAnda for Education in a Democracy Series

Sponsored by the National Network for Educational Renewal

Introduction by John I. Goodlad

This volume from the AgAnda for Education in a Democracy series introduces the four-part mission that guides the National Network for Educational Renewal's agAnda:

Enculturate the young in a democracy
* Ensure access to knowledge for all students
* Provide caring and effective pedagogy
Exercise responsible stewardship of schools

Using real-life case examples from an innovative national leadership program and its local and regional affiliates, the authors demonstrate why effective leadership is essential to advancing this vital agAnda and how leadership capacity and commitment can be cultivated. From curriculum to evaluation, this important guide outlines the core concepts and winning strategies for building leadership skills in school administrators, teachers, teacher educators, and other university faculty.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"This collection of engaging essays on developing leadership for renewal reveals that compelling ideas, self-reflection, moral commitment, and democratic ideals are keys to success. This book provides the foundation for developing this leadership and shows how to get there. A must read for anyone interested in leadership development." (Thomas J. Sergiovanni, Lillian Radford Professor of Education and Administration and senior fellow, Center for Educational Leadership, Trinity University)

"This book is a bulletin from the frontiers of educational renewal. The authors not only report their thoughts and efforts, but show how to sustain moral and compassionate education for democracy at all levels. Leadership for Educational Renewal makes a forceful case for rebuilding democracy from the schools up." (Stanley N. Katz, professor, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University)

"Without the strength of public schools, this experiment of democracy would not have Andured as long as it has. It is this notion--the democratic purposes of public education--that has been captured and explained in Leadership for Educational Renewal. Educators and politicians should read this book. It is a thoughtful and clear blueprint for the educational renewal necessary to strengthen our public schools." (Julie Underwood, general counsel, National School Boards Association)

"This book makes a compelling case for the increasingly critical need to prepare students for democracy and includes powerful examples of how to meet this challenge in our public schools." (Janice M. Reeder, codirector, Northwest Center, Coalition of Essential Schools)

About the Author

WILMA F. SMITH is an educational consultant, a senior associate of the Institute for Educational Inquiry, and former superintAndent of schools for the Mercer Island School District in Washington. GARY D FENSTERMACHER is professor of education at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor and a senior fellow of the Institute for Educational Inquiry.[NOTE: There should be NO period after his middle initial.]

Product Details

• Paperback: 416 pages
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass; 1st edition (March 4, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0787945587
• ISBN-13: 978-0787945589
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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