Description:
Learning-Focused Leadership in Action explores what it means for educational leadership to be "learning-focused," what this looks like in practice at both the school and district level, and how such changes can be set in motion.
Review Quotes:
"Re-purposing the nature of learning, re-visiting the slippery nature of language, re-imagining the character of leadership, while recognizing the collective resource: With conviction and commitment to these four key principles, school leaders can create space for the core work of the school. Elaborating on these themes with exemplification of cutting-edge practice, Knapp and colleagues provide a persuasive and powerful narrative of the possible."
--John MacBeath, Emeritus Professor, University of Cambridge
"This book neatly bridges the chasm between 'how to do it' approaches to school reform and abstract leadership strategies. The authors provide richly detailed evidence about practices that shift every teacher, administrator, support professional, and district staff member's work to focus on what matters: student learning. It is as close to a manual for improving quality and equity in schools as anything available today."
--Karen Seashore Louis, Regents Professor and Robert H. Beck Chair, University of Minnesota