William Paterson University Educational Leadership: Background Information

Chapter highlights the ongoing empirical endeavors delineating the construct of instructional leadership.

Encyclopedia entry reviews educational leadership as it relates to organizational vision and mission.

Encyclopedia entry focuses on learning-centered leadership practices that make a difference for student learning and outcomes.

Provides comprehensive research perspectives on the multi-faceted issues of leadership and administration considerations within the education sector.

Encyclopedia entry examines the role that gender has played in the selection of leaders as well as in the way leadership is carried out.

Presents the most recent theories, research, terms, concepts, ideas and histories on educational leadership and school administration as it is taught on PGCE courses and practiced in schools and colleges today.

Examines the community, district, and teacher leadership roles that affect urban schools.

Reviews the development, implementation and practice of the disciplines of school effectiveness and school improvement.

Chapter describes strategies, formal and informal alike, for mentoring adult graduate students to become practitioner–researchers.

Encyclopedia entry reviews how the types of leadership opportunities are beginning to expand and the way in which minorities are assuming responsibility for reforming educational institutions.

Emphasizes the important skills that effective leaders must develop and refine, including communication, developing teams, coaching and motivating, and managing time and priorities.

Offers a comprehensive overview of the full range of both practical and theoretical issues facing educational leadership today.