Rethinking Leadership: A Collection of Articles / Edition 2

by Thomas J. Sergiovanni

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781412936996
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	06/14/2006
Edition description:	Second Edition
Pages:	192
Sales rank:	300,416
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

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).

Table of Contents

Foreword by Carl Glickman
Prologue: On Rethinking Leadership: A Conversation With Tom Sergiovanni by Ron Brandt
Section 1. Leadership as a Moral Craft
Leadership and Excellence in Schooling
Administering as a Moral Craft
New Sources of Leadership Authority
Leadership as Stewardship
Section 2. The Developmental Stages of Leadership
Adding Value to Leadership Gets Extraordinary Results
Why Transformational Leadership Works and How to Provide It
The Roots of School Leadership
Why We Should Seek Substitutes for Leadership
Section 3. Leading the Learning Community
Changing Our Theory of Schooling
Leadership as a Practice
Getting Practical
The Eight Basic Competencies
Section 4. Value-Added Leadership
The Lifeworld of Leadership
The Virtues of Leadership
Craftsman Leaders Are Critical
Index

Editorial Reviews

"Consider this a lexicon of Sergiovanni's best images and insights for school leaders from over his many years of contribution to education. Assembled here in one tidy volume, 'the best of Tom' is only an arm's length away. With his customary clarity and focus, these essays remind us of the vital role that morality, relationships, purpose, and artistic action play in making schools serve kids and community. A great resource for every principal, teacher leader, and system administrator. "

Gordon A. Donaldson

"A powerful collection of articles by North America′s foremost authority on moral leadership. A comprehensive, coherent and definitive treatment of all aspects of moral leadership: What it is, how to develop it, how to lead in the learning community, and value - added leadership for the future!"--Michael Fullan, Professor of Policy Studies (11/20/2005 12:00:00 AM)

"A seminal collection of work from the foremost scholar of educational leadership of the last half century."--Joseph Murphy, Professor (10/12/2005 12:00:00 AM)

"Consider this a lexicon of Sergiovanni′s best images and insights for school leaders from over his many years of contribution to education. Assembled here in one tidy volume, ′the best of Tom′ is only an arm′s length away. With his customary clarity and focus, these essays remind us of the vital role that morality, relationships, purpose, and artistic action play in making schools serve kids and community. A great resource for every principal, teacher leader, and system administrator."--Gordon A. Donaldson, Jr., Professor of Education (10/8/2005 12:00:00 AM)

"Establishes a framework for a new leadership strategy that is morally based, with the concept of community building at its core. Wonderful and inspiring."--Journal of Educational Research, Vol. 101, No. 1 (10/17/2007 12:00:00 AM)

"To be successful, a leader must master the management of attention, meaning, trust, self, paradox, effectiveness, follow-up, and responsibility. Sergiovanni′s work provides a different way to think about leadership--as an individual and as a leader of leaders."--The School Administrator, August 2007 (8/10/2007 12:00:00 AM)

"Tom Sergiovanni has led the field of educational leadership toward a paradigm shift. This old paradigm was focused on concepts like organizations, technical rationality, and leadership by authority, personality, and bartering. The new paradigm is characterized by concepts like moral community, value added leadership, purposing, professionalism, collegiality, craftsmen leaders, and the virtues of leadership. When you open Rethinking Leadership you will enter a treasure trove of revolutionary ideas that will stir your soul - and change your concept of leadership forever."--Stephen P. Gordon, Professor and Co-director (10/9/2005 12:00:00 AM)

From the Publisher

"To be successful, a leader must master the management of attention, meaning, trust, self, paradox, effectiveness, follow-up, and responsibility. Sergiovanni's work provides a different way to think about leadership—as an individual and as a leader of leaders. "

The School Administrator

"Tom Sergiovanni has led the field of educational leadership toward a paradigm shift. This old paradigm was focused on concepts like organizations, technical rationality, and leadership by authority, personality, and bartering. The new paradigm is characterized by concepts like moral community, value added leadership, purposing, professionalism, collegiality, craftsmen leaders, and the virtues of leadership. When you open Rethinking Leadership you will enter a treasure trove of revolutionary ideas that will stir your soul - and change your concept of leadership forever. "

Stephen P. Gordon

"A powerful collection of articles by North America's foremost authority on moral leadership. A comprehensive, coherent and definitive treatment of all aspects of moral leadership: What it is, how to develop it, how to lead in the learning community, and value - added leadership for the future! "

Michael Fullan

"A seminal collection of work from the foremost scholar of educational leadership of the last half century. "

Joseph Murphy

"Establishes a framework for a new leadership strategy that is morally based, with the concept of community building at its core. Wonderful and inspiring. "

Journal of Educational Research