Skip to Content

Books by Subject

Leadership Strategy Books

You are currently browsing 11–19 of 19 new and published books in the subject of Leadership Strategy — sorted by publish date from newer books to older books.

For books that are not yet published; please browse forthcoming books.

New and Published Books – Page 2

  1. Refocusing School Leadership

    Foregrounding Human Development throughout the Work of the School

    By Robert J. Starratt

    Refocusing School Leadership departs from the more traditional conceptualization of leadership, looking behind the daily routines of human resource leaders to highlight the assumptions and values and beliefs they bring to their work as well as the values and meanings embedded in the various...

    Published August 11th 2010 by Routledge

  2. The School Principal

    Visionary Leadership and Competent Management

    By Theodore J. Kowalski

    Over the past two decades, efforts to improve schools have significantly modified role expectations for principals. Today, school-level administrators are expected to be both visionary leaders and competent managers. Based on the conviction that administration is an amalgam of leadership and...

    Published June 7th 2010 by Routledge

  3. Trust and Betrayal in Educational Administration and Leadership

    Edited by Eugenie A. Samier, Michèle Schmidt

    Series: Routledge Research in Education

    This collection explores critical and foundational theory for trust in educational administration and leadership as it influences a broad range of topics, such as ethics, governance, diversity, policy, management, and power. It demonstrates the relevance of this foundation to practical issues and...

    Published April 29th 2010 by Routledge

  4. Lean Higher Education

    Increasing the Value and Performance of University Processes

    By William K. Balzer

    In an environment of diminishing resources, growing enrollment, and increasing expectations of accountability, Lean Higher Education: Increasing the Value and Performance of University Processes provides the understanding and the tools required to return education to the consumers it was designed...

    Published April 18th 2010 by Productivity Press

  5. The Challenges of School District Leadership

    By Daniel L. Duke

    Despite the rising interest in school districts, there are relatively few comprehensive resources available for graduate students in educational leadership programs. The Challenges of School District Leadership takes the position that the best way to prepare the next generation of school district...

    Published March 23rd 2010 by Routledge

  6. Raising the Achievement of All Pupils Within an Inclusive Setting

    Practical Strategies for Developing Best Practice

    By Belle Wallace, Sue Leyden, Diane Montgomery, Carrie Winstanley, Michael Pomerantz, Sally Fitton

    Schools everywhere are concerned with raising standards according to government requirements, particularly for those pupils who could be termed 'more able'. The key challenges revolve around government initiatives such as Every Child Matters, independent learning, inclusion and differentiation,...

    Published November 3rd 2009 by Routledge

  7. Distributed Leadership According to the Evidence

    Edited by Kenneth Leithwood, Blair Mascall, Tiiu Strauss

    Although not new, the concept of distributed (shared) leadership has re-emerged in recent years as one highly promising response to the complex challenges currently faced by schools. Responding productively to these challenges far exceeds the capacities of any individual leader. If schools are to...

    Published July 13th 2008 by Routledge

  8. Curriculum Leadership Development

    A Guide for Aspiring School Leaders

    By Carol A. Mullen

    Curriculum Leadership Development is an up-to-date, user-friendly textbook offering unique approaches to help readers understand the complexity of curriculum leadership. It is grounded in current and relevant theory, research, legislation, and application in the closely related areas of curriculum...

    Published July 31st 2006 by Routledge

  9. Best Interests of the Student

    Applying Ethical Constructs to Legal Cases in Education

    By Jacqueline A. Stefkovich

    This text for educational leadership courses presents a theoretical model based on the 'best interests of the student' for examining legal and ethical dimensions of court cases. It: provides an examination of both law and ethics pertinent to all educators but aimed specifically at school...

    Published May 22nd 2006 by Routledge