Gives readers an authoritative look at where and how principals spend their time, standards that inform their behavior, and the competencies they need to master in order to be effective. A new theory for the principalship is advocated that encourages practitioners and students to aspire to the highest good for themselves and all stakeholders. KEY TOPICS: A New Theory on the Principalship, Approaches to Effective Instructional Leadership, Common Core Standards, Race-to-the-Top, Research on Effective Teaching, Research on Effective Leadership, Research on Transforming Underperforming Schools, New Research on Building, Professional Learning Communities, Focused Professional Development (Learning Forward), New Emphases on Instructional Leadership, New Emphases on Supervising the Instructional Program, Research on Nurturing Schools, Models for Educational Change MARKET: For current and future principals and others in school leadership positions
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