Strategic Leadership for 21st Century Schools (Peabody College Education Leadership Series) (Peabody College Education Leadership)

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"The introductory volume in the Peabody Educational Leadership Series, Successful School Leadesrhip, provides readers with a solid overview of the primary topics that current and aspiring leaders will be faced with when making decisions regarding education organizations. Blending leadership theory and practice, this foundational leadership text provides cutting edge content in each of the key domains of responsibility facing current and aspiring school leaders while weaving case studies, current media articles, and reflection points into each chapter to enhance student synthesis and application." "The book is divided into four frames of reference for optimal learning: Planning, Politics, Performance, and Power - the functions with which educational leaders must continually grapple. In each section, readers are presented with information about what school leaders need to know to successfully surmount the modern challenges to education and instruction."--BOOK JACKET.