{"product_id":"leadership-for-the-schoolhouse-isbn-9780787955427","title":"Leadership for the Schoolhouse","description":"\"A powerful template for crafting responsible and humane schools.\"\u003cbr\u003e --Educational Leadership\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Reading this book will make educators feel they have come home to familiar land and can still build anew from there.\"\u003cbr\u003e --Michael Huberman, professor, Graduate School of Education, Harvard University\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Sergiovanni's alternative vision of schools as caring, intimate places built on mutual respect, civic responsibility, and shared purposes gets to the heart of excellence in education.\"\u003cbr\u003e --Ernest L. Boyer, president, The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Best-selling author and education guru Thomas J. Sergiovanni debunks the popular notion that corporate leadership strategies can be applied to schools. He presents a leadership model based on the specific mission, goals, and rhythms of schools everywhere. This unique framework invites caring and thoughtful educators to build educational communities that are more democratic and responsive to human nature and student development. Filled with practical ideas and real-life examples from a variety of schools, Leadership for the Schoolhouse offers a compelling picture of schooling and leadership at their best.  What We Have, What We Need.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e A Theory for the Schoolhouse.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Understanding and Building Community in Schools.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Establishing a Moral Voice.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Roots of School Leadership.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Case for Smaller Schools.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Doing What's Best for Students.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Teacher Development and Schools as Centers of Inquiry.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e A New Theory of Change.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Politics of Virtue: A New Compact.  \"Sergiovanni gives educators a powerful template for crafting responsible and humane schools.\" (Educational Leadership)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Sergiovanni believes education must develop its own theories and practices based on what schools are trying to do and the kinds of people schools serve. . . . RecommAnded for all levels of readers.\" (Choice)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"The first book I've seen in years that provides an authentic organization for our schools--one reflecting their core purposes, functions, and rhythms. Reading this book will make educators feel they have come home to familiar land and can still build anew from there.\" (Michael Huberman, professor, Graduate School of Education, Harvard University)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Sergiovanni's alternative vision of schools as caring, intimate places built on mutual respect, civic responsibility, and shared purposes gets to the heart of excellence in education.\" (Ernest L. Boyer, president, The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching) THOMAS J. SERGIOVANNI is Lillian Radford Professor of Education and Administration, senior fellow at the Center for Educational Leadership, and founder of the Trinity Principals' Center at Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas. He is the author of several books, including The Lifeworld of Leadership, Building Community in Schools, and Moral Leadership.  \"Sergiovanni gives educators a powerful template for crafting responsible and humane schools.\"\u003cbr\u003e —Educational Leadership  \u003cp\u003e\"Sergiovanni believes education must develop its own theories and practices based on what schools are trying to do and the kinds of people schools serve. . . . Recommended for all levels of readers.\"\u003cbr\u003e —Choice\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The first book I've seen in years that provides an authentic organization for our schools—one reflecting their core purposes, functions, and rhythms. Reading this book will make educators feel they have come home to familiar land and can still build anew from there.\"\u003cbr\u003e —Michael Huberman, professor, Graduate School of Education, Harvard University\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Sergiovanni's alternative vision of schools as caring, intimate places built on mutual respect, civic responsibility, and shared purposes gets to the heart of excellence in education.\"\u003cbr\u003e —Ernest L. Boyer, president, The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBest-selling author and education guru Thomas J. Sergiovanni debunks the popular notion that corporate leadership strategies can be applied to schools. He presents a leadership model based on the specific mission, goals, and rhythms of schools everywhere. This unique framework invites caring and thoughtful educators to build educational communities that are more democratic and responsive to human nature and student development. Filled with practical ideas and real-life examples from a variety of schools, Leadership for the Schoolhouse offers a compelling picture of schooling and leadership at their best.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jossey-Bass","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989516009701,"sku":"NP9780787955427","price":33.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780787955427.jpg?v=1761784421","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/leadership-for-the-schoolhouse-isbn-9780787955427","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}