Bringing Out the Best in Teachers
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"Reading this book is like having a conversation with several great colleagues sharing their ideas and expertise. The ideas and suggestions are clear, relevant, and doable. This book is inspiring!"
—Pam Newell Bradley, Principal
Irving Elementary School, Muskogee, OK
Teachers reveal how principals can empower them to perform their best!
What strategies do great principals use to influence teachers, students, and classroom instruction? This best-selling book by Joseph Blase and Peggy C. Kirby, now in its third edition, provides the answers from the teachers themselves.
New material in this revised edition compares the authors' original research findings with recent literature on transformational leadership, school productivity, and adult learning, as well as the ISLLC and ELCC standards. Such comparisons underscore the continued timeliness and timelessness of this teacher's-eye view of effective school leadership. The book offers strategies and related practices that allow leaders to
- Use the power of praise
- Influence others by using expectations and involvement
- Encourage professional autonomy
- Lead by standing behind
- Suggest rather than direct
- Use formal authority positively
Ideal for experienced or aspiring school principals, this enlightening and compact resource provides invaluable perspectives on how to motivate and inspire classroom teachers.
Contents
Foreword to the First Edition by Arthur Blumberg
Foreword to the First Edition by Arthur Blumberg
Foreword to the Second Edition by Roland S. Barth
Foreword to the Second Edition by Roland S. Barth
Foreword to the Third Edition by Jackie Daniilides
Foreword to the Third Edition by Jackie Daniilides
Preface to the Third Edition
Preface to the Third Edition
Acknowledgments
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
About the Authors
1. Principals and Their Effectiveness
1. Principals and Their Effectiveness
2. The Power of Praise
2. The Power of Praise
3. Influencing by Expecting
3. Influencing by Expecting
4. Influencing by Involving
4. Influencing by Involving
5. Granting Professional Autonomy
5. Granting Professional Autonomy
6. Leading by Standing Behind
6. Leading by Standing Behind
7. Gentle Nudges: Suggesting Versus Directing
7. Gentle Nudges: Suggesting Versus Directing
8. Positive Use of Formal Authority
8. Positive Use of Formal Authority
9. Mirrors to the Possible
9. Mirrors to the Possible
10. Conclusions, Caveats, and Challenges
10. Conclusions, Caveats, and Challenges
Resource A: Research Methods and Procedures
Resource A: Research Methods and Procedures
References
References
Index
Index
Additional materials
Description
"Reading this book is like having a conversation with several great colleagues sharing their ideas and expertise. The ideas and suggestions are clear, relevant, and doable. This book is inspiring!"
—Pam Newell Bradley, Principal
Irving Elementary School, Muskogee, OK
Teachers reveal how principals can empower them to perform their best!
What strategies do great principals use to influence teachers, students, and classroom instruction? This best-selling book by Joseph Blase and Peggy C. Kirby, now in its third edition, provides the answers from the teachers themselves.
New material in this revised edition compares the authors' original research findings with recent literature on transformational leadership, school productivity, and adult learning, as well as the ISLLC and ELCC standards. Such comparisons underscore the continued timeliness and timelessness of this teacher's-eye view of effective school leadership. The book offers strategies and related practices that allow leaders to
- Use the power of praise
- Influence others by using expectations and involvement
- Encourage professional autonomy
- Lead by standing behind
- Suggest rather than direct
- Use formal authority positively
Ideal for experienced or aspiring school principals, this enlightening and compact resource provides invaluable perspectives on how to motivate and inspire classroom teachers.
Contents
Foreword to the First Edition by Arthur Blumberg
Foreword to the First Edition by Arthur Blumberg
Foreword to the Second Edition by Roland S. Barth
Foreword to the Second Edition by Roland S. Barth
Foreword to the Third Edition by Jackie Daniilides
Foreword to the Third Edition by Jackie Daniilides
Preface to the Third Edition
Preface to the Third Edition
Acknowledgments
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
About the Authors
1. Principals and Their Effectiveness
1. Principals and Their Effectiveness
2. The Power of Praise
2. The Power of Praise
3. Influencing by Expecting
3. Influencing by Expecting
4. Influencing by Involving
4. Influencing by Involving
5. Granting Professional Autonomy
5. Granting Professional Autonomy
6. Leading by Standing Behind
6. Leading by Standing Behind
7. Gentle Nudges: Suggesting Versus Directing
7. Gentle Nudges: Suggesting Versus Directing
8. Positive Use of Formal Authority
8. Positive Use of Formal Authority
9. Mirrors to the Possible
9. Mirrors to the Possible
10. Conclusions, Caveats, and Challenges
10. Conclusions, Caveats, and Challenges
Resource A: Research Methods and Procedures
Resource A: Research Methods and Procedures
References
References
Index
Index
Additional materials
Reviews
Bringing Out the Best in Teachers
What Effective Principals Do
July 2008 | 176 pages | Corwin
| Format | Published Date | ISBN | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paperback | 01/02/2026 | 9781412965200 | $37.95 |
| Hardcover | 27/02/2023 | 9781412965194 | $73.95 |
| Lifetime | 01/02/2026 | 9781452296012 | $35.00 |
"Reading this book is like having a conversation with several great colleagues sharing their ideas and expertise. The ideas and suggestions are clear, relevant, and doable. This book is inspiring!"
—Pam Newell Bradley, Principal
Irving Elementary School, Muskogee, OK
Teachers reveal how principals can empower them to perform their best!
What strategies do great principals use to influence teachers, students, and classroom instruction? This best-selling book by Joseph Blase and Peggy C. Kirby, now in its third edition, provides the answers from the teachers themselves.
New material in this revised edition compares the authors' original research findings with recent literature on transformational leadership, school productivity, and adult learning, as well as the ISLLC and ELCC standards. Such comparisons underscore the continued timeliness and timelessness of this teacher's-eye view of effective school leadership. The book offers strategies and related practices that allow leaders to
- Use the power of praise
- Influence others by using expectations and involvement
- Encourage professional autonomy
- Lead by standing behind
- Suggest rather than direct
- Use formal authority positively
Ideal for experienced or aspiring school principals, this enlightening and compact resource provides invaluable perspectives on how to motivate and inspire classroom teachers.
Table Of Contents:
- Foreword to the First Edition by Arthur Blumberg
- Foreword to the Second Edition by Roland S. Barth
- Foreword to the Third Edition by Jackie Daniilides
- Preface to the Third Edition
- Acknowledgments
- About the Authors
- 1. Principals and Their Effectiveness
- 2. The Power of Praise
- 3. Influencing by Expecting
- 4. Influencing by Involving
- 5. Granting Professional Autonomy
- 6. Leading by Standing Behind
- 7. Gentle Nudges: Suggesting Versus Directing
- 8. Positive Use of Formal Authority
- 9. Mirrors to the Possible
- 10. Conclusions, Caveats, and Challenges
- Resource A: Research Methods and Procedures
- References
- Index