Bringing Out the Best in Teachers: What Effective Principals Do - Hardcover

Blase, Joseph; Kirby, Peggy C.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1412965195 ISBN 13: 9781412965194

Publisher: Corwin, 2008

Synopsis

The third edition of this bestseller offers first-person accounts from teachers who share the influential strategies of outstanding principals who empowered them.

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About the Author

Joseph Blase is a professor of educational administration at the University of Georgia. Since receiving his Ph.D. in 1980 from Syracuse University, his research has focused on school reform, transformational leadership, the micropolitics of education, principal-teacher relationships, and the work lives of teachers. His work concentrating on school-level micropolitics received the 1988 Davis Memorial Award given by the University Council for Educational Administration, and his coauthored article published in the Journal of Educational Administration won the W. G. Walker 2000 Award for Excellence. In 1999 he was recognized as an elite scholar, one of the 50 Most Productive and Influential Scholars of Educational Administration in the world. Blase’s books include The Politics of Life in Schools: Power, Conflict, and Cooperation (winner of the 1994 Critic’s Choice Award sponsored by the American Education Studies Association), Bringing Out the Best in Teachers (1994, 2000, 2008); The Micropolitics of Educational Leadership (1995), Empowering Teachers (1994, 2000), Democratic Principals in Action (1995), The Fire Is Back (1997), Handbook of Instructional Leadership (1998, 2004), Breaking the Silence (2003), and Teachers Bringing Out the Best in Teachers (2006). His recent research (coauthored with Jo Blase and Du Fengning, 2008), a national study of principal mistreatment of teachers, appeared in The Journal of Educational Administration. Professor Blase has published over 120 academic articles, chapters, and books.

Review

"Reading this book is like having a conversation with several great colleagues sharing their ideas and expertise. The ideas and suggestions are clear, relevant, and doable. This book is inspiring!" Author: Pam Newell Bradley, Principal Published On: 2007-11-29

"Blase and Kirby’s book serves as a constant reminder of the importance of improving and sustaining staff relations." Author: Lyndon Oswald, Principal Published On: 2007-11-27

"Allows principals to make teachers feel appreciated and valued. The book includes everything you need to know about being a transformational leader in your school." Author: David Raleigh, Assistant Principal Published On: 2007-11-27

About this edition

• Publisher: Corwin
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1412965195
• ISBN 13: 9781412965194
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 176