Learner-Centered Leadership: Research, Policy, and Practice (Hardcover)

Contents: D.C. Berliner, Foreword.Part I:Introduction and Overview of Learner-Centered Leadership. A.B. Danzig, K.M. Borman, B.A. Jones,W.F. Wright, Learner-Centered Leadership: New Directions for School Leadership in a National Perspective.Part II:Historical and Intellectual Underpinnings of Learner-Centered Leadership—Policy Shifts and Historical Shifts in Professional Development for Principals.A. Lieberman, B. Falk,L. Alexander, A Culture in the Making:Leadership in Learner-Centered Schools. A.B. Danzig, G. Blankson,G. Kiltz,A Learner-Centered Approach to Leadership Preparation and Professional Development. G.T. Bellamy, C.L.Fulmer, M.J. Murphy, R. Muth, Conceptual Foundations for Principal Leadership.Part III:Professional Development, Context Knowledge, Curricular Reform, and Administrator Development. L.M.C. Clarkson,K.S. Louis, Leadership for Curriculum Change: Schools Engaged in “Closing the Gap”. J.A. Middleton,K. Coleman,The Development of Leadership in Mathematics: Cases of Urban Reform. K. DeMoss, C.J. Wood,R. Howell,Eliminating Isolation to Foster Learner-Centered Leadership: Lessons From Rural Schools and Research Universities. T. Browne-Ferrigno,J.C. Lindle, Kentucky’s Collaborative Model for Developing School Leaders for Rural High-Need Schools: Principals Excellence Program.Part IV:Research and Practice on School Leadership and Professional Development. J.C. Wayman, S. Midgley, S. Stringfield, Leadership for Data-Based Decision Making: Collaborative Educator Teams. B.A. Jones, N.D. Jackson, Learner-Centered Leadership in “Urban” Contexts: Key Elements to Consider for Professional Development. K.M. Borman, T. Boydston, W. Katzenmeyer, Managing Policy Issues in Carrying Out Systemic Reform: Lessons for Principals From Chicago, El Paso, Memphis, and Miami.Part V: Social Justice and Urban Reform Issues in Professional Development for Learner-Centered School Leaders.E. Fierro,M.L. González, Leadership in Border Rural Areas:A Pedagogical Awakening of a Principal Preparation Program. A.B. Danzig, W.F. Wright, Using Story and Narrative to Enhance the Professional Development of Learner-Centered Leaders. R.J. Starratt, Moral Issues in a Test-Driven Accountability Agenda: Moral Challenges for Learning-Centered Leadership.