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Pearson The Principal Creative Leadership for Excellence in Schools 2015 Edition by Gerald C. Ubben, Larry W. Hughes, Cynthia J. Norris
Note: This is the bound book only and does not include access to MyEdLeadershipLab (R). To order MyEdLeadershipLab (R) packaged with the bound book, use ISBN 0134311795.With its focus on the critical elements of leadership essential for today's school principals, this widely popular resource combines a strong research base with a practical, hands-on approach to help aspiring, new, and experienced educators become effective school administrators. Organized into four sections, The Principal presents a vision for leadership and learning and shows how to create a positive school culture, manage the organization, and interact with the external environment. The new edition reflects the evolution in the roles of educational leaders; explores the increased tasks that are requiring principals to expand their toolboxes of skills in such areas as instructional leadership, data analysis, technology, utilization, staff evaluation, and community relations; and looks at the mounting demands to rewrite their job descriptions every year. Also available with MyEdLeadershipLab (R)This title is also available with MyEdLeadershipLab-an online homework, tutorial, and assessment program designed to work with this text to engage students and improve results. Within its structured environment, students practice what they learn, test their understanding, and pursue a personalized study plan that helps them better absorb course material and understand difficult concepts. Table of contents :- Part One Creating a Vision of Leadership and LearningChapter 1 The Principal: A Creative Blend of Substance and StyleChapter 2 The Learning CommunityChapter 3 Decision MakingChapter 4 School Improvement through Systematic PlanningPart Two Developing a Positive School CultureChapter 5 Creative a Positive Learning ClimateChapter 6 The School CurriculumChapter 7 Promoting Student AchievementChapter 8 Special Students and Special ServicesChapter 9 Human Resources DevelopmentPart Three Managing the OrganizationChapter 10 Staffing the School: Recruitment, Selection, and Termination ProcessesChapter 11 Restructuring the Deployment of Instructional PersonnelChapter 12 Restructuring TimeChapter 13 Fiscal Accounting, Budgeting, and Building ManagementChapter 14 Technology Applications for School ManagementPart Four Interacting with the External School EnvironmentChapter 15 Marketing the SchoolsAppendix A: Case Studies in School Leadership and Management