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Leadership Development on a Large Scale
Lessons for Long-Term Success

First Edition
  • Kenneth Leithwood - University of Toronto, Canada, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, Toronto, Canada

Forewords by Philip Hallinger and John Malloy, A Joint Publication with the Ontario Principals' Council

October 2018 | 208 pages | Corwin
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Effective school leadership can have a transformative impact on the lives of students. Written by one of the foremost scholars in the field. this book draws lessons from one of the most successful long-term educational leadership studies ever conducted to provide actionable advice and specific strategies. Learn how to:

  • Understand the evidence base to design effective leadership development programs and initiatives
  • Support instructional leaders in leading collaborative inquiry approaches to classroom pedagogy to help teachers convey complex ideas to students
  • Establish Principal Learning Teams to help guide school-wide and districtwide decision-making
 
Foreword by Philip Hallinger
 
Foreword by John Malloy
 
Preface
 
Acknowledgments
 
About the Author
 
Chapter 1. The Leading Student Achievement: Networks for Learning Project (LSA)
The Context

 
The Contributions of Leadership to Student Learning

 
A Brief History of the Leading Student Achievement Project

 
A Summary of LSA’s Priorities for Improvement

 
 
Chapter 2. Evidence Used by LSA to Learn Its Way Forward
Phase 1: Comprehensive Assessment of Project Implementation and Outcomes

 
Phase 2: Targeting a Small Number of Key Priorities

 
Conclusion

 
 
Chapter 3. Building on a Shared Understanding of Effective School Leadership
Successful Leadership Practices

 
Personal Leadership Resources

 
Conclusion

 
 
Chapter 4. LSA’s Approach to Leadership Development
LSA’s Initial Vision and Framework

 
Complementary Perspectives on LSA’s Functions

 
LSA’s Formal Professional Development Program

 
Conclusion

 
 
Chapter 5. Collaborative Inquiry
The Evolution of LSA’s Approach to Collaborative Inquiry

 
Conclusion

 
 
Chapter 6. Key Learning Conditions: A Subject for Collaborative Inquiry
Key Learning Conditions

 
Initial Justification for Five Key Learning Conditions

 
LSA’s Own Evidence About Key Learning Conditions

 
Conclusion

 
 
Chapter 7. LSA’s Theory of Action and How It Was Developed
How LSA’s Theory of Action Was Developed

 
The Four Paths Theory of Action

 
Empirical Test of the Four Paths Theory of Action

 
Conclusion

 
 
Chapter 8. Knowledge Building/Knowledge Creation: Education for a Knowledge Society
The Motivation for Adopting Knowledge Building

 
Knowledge Building

 
Creating Interest in Knowledge Building and the Capacity for Implementation

 
The First Year of Knowledge-Building Implementation

 
The Second Year of Knowledge-Building Implementation

 
Conclusion

 
 
Chapter 9. Creating Useful Knowledge About Leadership Networks: Taking It to the Next Level
Fundamental Assumptions About Learning in Networks

 
LSA’s Research About the Characteristics of Effective Leadership Networks

 
Conclusion

 
 
Chapter 10. Insights About Leading Large-Scale Leadership Development Projects
Four Practical Challenges in Sustaining LSA

 
One Large Technical Challenge: Assessing the Project’s Impact on Students

 
Eleven Lessons About Effective Project Leadership

 
Conclusion

 
 
References
 
Index

For instructors

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