R&L Education / American Association of School Administrators (AASA)
Pages: 188
Trim: 6 x 9
978-1-60709-606-1 • Hardback • March 2010 • $104.00 • (£80.00)
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William G. Spady has been a major catalyst and leader of educational change efforts in North America and abroad for over forty years. His vision of and commitment to elevating and transforming our entrenched Industrial Age paradigm of education is boldly stated in his seven books and countless published papers. Charles J. Schwahn has been a serious student of leadership theory and practice for all of his professional career. In addition to his successful tenure as a school superintendent, he has consulted with organizations throughout North America for more than thirty years on the topics of leadership, change, future-focusing, and strategic design.
Chapter 1 Transformational Change: From Educentrism to Empowering Learning Communities
Chapter 2 Establishing a Collegial Culture of Professionalism
Chapter 3 Creating a Transformational Philosophy and Rationale
Chapter 4 Deriving Life Performance Learner Outcomes
Chapter 5 Implementing an Empowering Learning System: Paradigm Change in Action
Chapter 6 Using Mass-Customized Learning to Restructure for Success
Chapter 7 Building an Aligned Support Structure
Chapter 8 Epilogue: Learning in the Age of Empowerment
Total Leaders 2.0 and Learning Communities 2.0 present practical solutions that will help both new and experienced educational leaders to transform their school systems.
— Daniel A. Domenech, executive director, AASA, The School Superintendents Association; former school superintendent