Educational Leadership: Perspectives on Preparation and Practice

By (author) Norris M. Haynes, Sousan Arafeh, Cynthia McDaniels

Publication date:

30 December 2014

Length of book:

286 pages

Publisher

UPA

ISBN-13: 9780761864721

Educational Leadership: Perspectives on Preparation and Practice identifies core knowledge and skills that educational leaders should be exposed to during pre-service preparation and throughout in-service professional development. The contributors discuss established pedagogical and experiential learning models as well as provocative new paradigms of their own to help prepare leaders and reinforce leadership effectiveness. Implicit throughout the book are five key leadership themes: sensitivity to student development and learning; continual professional development; responsiveness to developmental, socio-cultural, and learning contexts; accepting accountability; and advancing the field. The contributors draw upon many collective years of experience as educators and supervisors of educational leaders to offer perspectives on the application and integration of core leadership principles in leadership preparation and practice.

Foreword
Introduction
Norris M. Haynes
Section One: CoreKnowledge for Educational Leaders
Introduction to Section One
Sousan Arafeh
Chapter 1: Orienting Education Leaders to Education Policy: A Primer
Sousan Arafeh
Chapter 2: The Central Role of Learning Theory in School Leadership
Lystra M. Richardson and Cynthia McDaniels
Chapter 3: Leadership in Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (ASEL)
Norris M. Haynes
Chapter 4: Social Justice and Educational Leadership
Cynthia McDaniels and Cathryn Magno
Section Two: Professional Development for Educational Leaders
Introduction to Section Two
Cynthia McDaniels
Chapter 5: An Eco-Developmental Framework for Educational Leadership
Norris M. Haynes and Cynthia McDaniels
Chapter 6: Leadership Development
Sue Williams and Charles Williams
Chapter 7: Educational Leadership in a Global Context
Cathryn Magno
Chapter 8: On Becoming a Leader
Jess L. Gregory
Chapter 9: Field Experience in Educational Leadership Programs: The Essential Core
Cynthia McDaniels
Section Three: Knowledge and Strategies for Improving Education
Introduction to Section Three
Norris M. Haynes
Chapter 10: Applied Research Methods for Educational Leadership
Norris M. Haynes, Jess L. Gregory, and William Diffley
Chapter 11: Orienting Leaders to Program Evaluation
Norris M. Haynes
Chapter 12 : Educational Leadership for Multicultural Education: Teaching English Learners
Gladys Labas, Norris M. Haynes and Jess L. Gregory
Chapter 13: A Balanced Curriculum Approach for Educational Leaders
David A. Squires
Chapter 14: Educational Technology Leadership for Educational Leaders: An Integrated Technology Leadership Model
Sousan Arafeh

This volume. . . .does have value for those who teach in other disciplines at the undergraduate or graduate level. I found the chapters on policy and balanced curriculum to be most helpful.