Author: Cynthia J. Alby
Publisher: ScarecrowEducation
Keywords: community, professional, leader, mentor, becoming
Number of Pages: 120
Published: 2003-12-20
List price: $27.95
ISBN-10: 1578860652
ISBN-13: 9781578860654

This professional development guide for Mentor Leaders draws on the work of Shoen (reflective practice), Noddings (philosophy and teaching), Vygotsky (social constructivism), Dewey (democratic education), and others. The many facets of becoming a Mentor Leader are explored, including the five key elements: professional community/agency/empowerment; strong affiliative relationships; integration of theory and practice; integration of learning through inquiry; and learning to foster and provoke uncertainty, ambiguity, and change.

Author: Carolyn S. Carr
Publisher: ScarecrowEducation
Keywords: way, going, showing, knowing, leadership, educational
Number of Pages: 376
Published: 2004-07-29
List price: $80.00
ISBN-10: 1578861721
ISBN-13: 9781578861729

The twelfth annual yearbook of the National Council of Professors of Educational Administration represents the latest work and research of NCPEA members, who include both professors and practitioners of educational leadership. This collection of essays represents the current thinking in educational administration and principal preparation and is an excellent resource for leadership preparation programs.

Author: Doug Eadie
Publisher: ScarecrowEducation
Keywords: superintendent, savvy, board
Number of Pages: 104
Published: 2003-02
List price: $32.95
ISBN-10: 0810844702
ISBN-13: 9780810844704

The Board-Savvy Superintendent’s hard-hitting, no-nonsense, advice on school board leadership capitalizes on Houston and Eadie’s hands-on experience working with hundreds of boards and superintendents over the past quarter-century. It is a practical, survive-and-thrive book that will help school district leaders--board members, superintendents, and senior administrators--learn to work together successfully in leading their districts in these extraordinarily challenging times.

Author: William Hayes
Publisher: ScarecrowEducation
Keywords: member, board, school
Number of Pages: 152
Published: 2002-01
List price: $32.95
ISBN-10: 081084141X
ISBN-13: 9780810841413

Dedicated, informed school board members are basic to school improvement and success. This practical book explains the role of the board member, from election to taking office. Potential board members are introduced to timely issues they are likely to face, including school violence, high-stake testing, curriculum reform, and school choice. In addition to an overview of issues, Hayes examines the relational aspect of the job--working with the superintendent, school employees, and the community. All superintendents should buy this book for potential board members, and the readable style will at

Author: M. James Kedro
Publisher: ScarecrowEducation
Keywords: based, steps, success, school, outcomes, resources, student, aligning
Number of Pages: 216
Published: 2004-06-10
List price: $39.95
ISBN-10: 1578861276
ISBN-13: 9781578861279

From the practical perspective of an urban educator and school system evaluator, M. James Kedro describes how to use a variety of school-based practices to secure additional resources, improve cohesiveness, and focus on strengths to raise student achievement.

Author: Linda L. Lyman
Publisher: ScarecrowEducation
Keywords: schools, poverty, practices, leadership
Number of Pages: 182
Published: 2004-02-10
List price: $39.95
ISBN-10: 1578860792
ISBN-13: 9781578860791

Best Leadership Practices for High-Poverty Schools presents both the practice and theory of best leadership practices in high-poverty schools. Authors Linda Lyman and Christine Villani take a unique approach by inviting readers into two high-poverty elementary schools where they will experience, through in-depth case studies, how two extraordinary principals model and practice their beliefs in the ability and worth of all children.

Author: William Hayes
Publisher: ScarecrowEducation
Keywords: later, decades, risk, nation
Number of Pages: 202
Published: 2004-11-18
List price: $36.95
ISBN-10: 1578861799
ISBN-13: 9781578861798