Connecting Teacher Leadership and School Improvement

Book Overview

Increase student learning by developing teacher leaders

Research over the years has consistently identified leadership as a critical component of school change, and as initiatives to reform the educational system have emerged, one significant line of work emphasizes teachers assuming greater leadership roles within their organizations.

Connecting Teacher Leadership and School Improvement is the first book to synthesize theoretical, empirical, and practice-based literature to provide a comprehensive look at what is known about teacher leadership and what works to support it. The first part of the book explores the core concepts of teacher leadership, while the second part shows readers how to establish the context in their school or district to cultivate and support teacher leaders.

A vital piece of equipment in the school improvement toolbox, this book covers such important topics as:

The principal′s critical role in supporting teacher leadershipCultivating teacher leadership through professional developmentOvercoming organizational barriers that hinder teacher leadershipHow teacher leadership can help advance school improvement efforts Presenting a comprehensive model of this successful change strategy, author Joseph Murphy examines the ideological and empirical basis of teacher leadership and offers strategies to help teachers and principals create productive relationships that will strengthen our nation′s schools.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761988300
• ISBN13: 9780761988304
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Corwin Publishers
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

Connecting Teacher Leadership

I would recommend this book to prospective administrators as, Murphy's (2005) text can be instrumental for school improvement. Murphy's discussion of the professional learning model involved continuous inquiry, suggestions for collaboration, and steps toward effective teacher development. The book offered ideas toward assisting teachers in becoming effective leaders who can offer more to students. The book would be helpful in assisting principals in campus decision making through the examples that included the creation of an inviting culture.