Supervision as Proactive Leadership Book

Effective leadership skills are crucial for managing the varied agendas, profiles, and populations of today s schools. Daresh focuses on leadership and how foundational theories and models can be applied to supervisory activities in schools. The section, Supervision as Social Action, includes discussions of critical theory, or critical pedagogy, and postmodern thought. In addition, Daresh reviews recent research concerning cognitive development theories of leadership looking at how leaders think rather than at what leaders do. This outstanding text, with its well-organized, easy-to-comprehend approach, practical end-of-chapter activities, and thought-provoking case studies, guides readers in becoming educational leaders of the twenty-first century in a climate where a broad vision is a necessity and professional development is an ongoing activity.

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Daresh (education, U. of Texas at El Paso) presents a text for future school administrators. Coverage includes the historical development of leadership practices in America; the use of leadership theories as analytic tools to guide action; issues and concerns faced by effective proactive leaders; supervisory models for evaluation of staff; and staff development and inservice training. The new edition de- emphasizes the distinction between administration and supervision and incorporates new material. Activities and case studies apply theory to everyday educational situations. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)