Reframing the Path to School Leadership: A Guide for Teachers and Principals / Edition 3

by Lee G. Bolman, Terrence E. Deal

Overview

The indispensable leadership companion—updated and more relevant than ever!

Part leadership manual, part short novel, this unique best-seller uses dialogues between a novice and a master teacher and between a new and a seasoned principal to illuminate how viewing a problem through a different lens—political, human resources, structural, or symbolic—can reveal the right solution. Featuring reflective questions and solid strategies for meeting real-life challenges, the third edition also includes:

• New views on building morale in the #Me Too age
• Revamped discussion of mandates, standards and rubrics
• Celebration of educators as skilled professionals
• Expanded conversations about hope, faith, and parental involvement

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781544338613
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	10/24/2018
Edition description:	Third Edition
Pages:	208
Sales rank:	110,752
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Lee G. Bolman is the Marion Bloch/Missouri Chair in Leadership at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. An author, teacher, con­sultant, and speaker, he has written numerous books on leadership and organizations with coauthor Terry Deal, including best-sellers Leading With Soul: An Uncommon Journey of Spirit (1995, 2001) and Reframing Organiza­tions: Artistry, Choice, and Leadership (1991, 1997), as well as The Path to School Leadership (1993) and Becoming a Teacher Leader (1994). Bolman holds a BA in History and a Ph D in Organizational Behavior from Yale University. He lives in Kansas City, Missouri, with his wife, Joan Gallos, and the two youngest of his children, Christopher and Bradley.

Terrence E. Deal is the Irving R. Melbo Professor at University of Southern California’s Rossier School. He is an internationally known lecturer and author who has written numerous books on leadership and organizations. In addition to those written with Lee Bolman, he is the coauthor of Corporate Cultures (with Alan Kennedy, 1982) and Shaping School Culture (with Kent Peterson, 1999).

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
About the Authors
Introduction
PART I: A PAIR OF ROOKIES
1. A New Teacher’s First Day
2. Getting Off on the Wrong Foot
3. Newcomers Find Wise Friends
Leadership Lessons I: Seeing and Solving Entry Barriers
PART II: THE POLITICAL GA
4. The Old Guard and New Principal
5. The Inclusion Wars: School Politics
Leadership Lessons II: Mapping and Mastering the Political Terrain
PART III: THE HUMAN RESOURCE LENS
6. Sagging Morale
Leadership Lessons III: Build Relationships and Empower Yourself
PART IV: THE STRUCTURAL FRAME
7. Student Discipline: Who’s Really in Charge?
8. Standards and Rubrics
Leadership Lessons IV: Align Structure With the Work
PART V: THE SYMBOLIC FRAME: BELIEVING IS SEEING
9. Changing the Guard
10. Building Confidence and Faith
11. “I’m Just a Great Teacher!”
Leadership Lessons V: Celebrate Values and Culture
PART VI: VALUES, ETHICS, AND SPIRIT
12. Teaching and Leading: Finding a Balance
13. It’s All About Values and Beliefs
Leadership Lessons VI: Problems and Dilemmas
PART VII: THE CYCLE CONTINUES
14. The Essence of Teaching: Leaving a Legacy
15. Loss . . . and Celebration
16. Passing the Torch
Leadership Lessons VII: The Enduring Sequence
References
Further Reading

Editorial Reviews

"I love this book! Reframing the Path to School Leadership is full of great spirit, liveliness, and energy. Bolman and Deal are master storytellers, and this tale will inspire every school leader, whether administrator, teacher, coach, parent, or student. "

Jim Kouzes

"Here is a rare blend of storytelling and analysis, brought together in a book that is both insightful and inviting. Lee Bolman and Terry Deal allow us to see our schools, and ourselves, through the lens of imagination rarely found in educational literature, offering embattled and discouraged educators the precious gifts of vision and hope. "

Parker J. Palmer

"The book is invaluable in helping the reader think about how to convert knowing about teaching and learning and leading to know-how about teaching and learning and leading. "

Volume 105, Number 1, 2003 - Teachers College Record