Leading School Renewal: A Guide for Educational Ground Breakers

Leading School Renewal explores how school principal leadership behavior impacts school change efforts, particularly pedagogic renewal, which focuses on growing knowledge, skills, and beliefs to optimize students' life options. The authors identify characteristics of successful principals and examine the influences on their leadership behaviors and disposition toward renewing their schools. They propose that certain leadership behaviors are essential for renewing a school's pedagogic focus and argue that renewal is a preferred form of sustainable educational change. The book is suitable for school leaders and educators interested in effective school change.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 248 pages
Publication date: 15 March 2021
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Leading School Renewal delves into the profound impact of school principal leadership behavior on educational transformation initiatives, particularly pedagogic renewal, a crucial endeavor focused on enhancing the knowledge, skills, and beliefs of educators to optimize students' life options. The authors meticulously identify the characteristics of principals who have actively engaged in school renewal and explore the multifaceted influences on their leadership behaviors and inclination toward renewing their schools. They also acknowledge the significance of contextual factors specific to individual sites. Through their research, the authors propose that certain leadership behaviors exhibited by school principals are essential in revitalizing a school's pedagogic focus. They argue that renewal is a preferred approach to sustainable educational change, as it aligns with deep-rooted cultural shifts in pedagogical practices, curriculum, and school structures. Moreover, they assert that leadership plays a pivotal role in school improvement, and principal leadership practices grounded in a clear sense of purpose, values, and beliefs about learning and teaching have the potential to transform a school into a thriving learning organization.

Including a foreword by renowned Professor John Hattie, this comprehensive book is an invaluable resource for all school leaders and educators seeking to deepen their understanding of effective school leadership behaviors and successful school change. It offers valuable insights and practical strategies to inspire and empower educators to drive positive change in their schools and contribute to the overall improvement of the educational landscape.

Weight: 384g
Dimension: 153 x 234 x 18 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367689865