Aim High, Achieve More How to Transform Urban Schools Through Fearless Leadership

Name: Aim High, Achieve More How to Transform Urban Schools Through Fearless Leadership
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ISBN: 9781416614678

ISBN-10: 1416614672

ISBN-13: 9781416614678

Edition: 2012

Authors: Yvette Jackson, Veronica McDermott

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Many urban educators live in fear: of their schools being labeled failures, of increasingly punitive sanctions, of loss of respect and livelihood. This fear pervades the entire school community, affecting the physical, mental, and emotional well-being of its members.The authors of this guide to transformation in urban schools are convinced that the key ingredient for school renewal is fearless leadership. Fearless leaders work in schools under-resourced and overburdened and serve disproportionately large numbers of children who live in poverty and face racism daily. They are ordinary educators committed to proving that demographics need not be destiny.This inspirational yet practical book…

Book details

List price: $24.95
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Association for Supervision & Curriculum Development
Publication date: 8/30/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 142
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.02" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.440
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction



Preparation



What Is Fearless Leading?



To What Are Fearless Leaders Committed?



Why Fearless Leaders Are Needed: A Call to Action



The Itinerary



Fearless Leaders as Soul Friends: Affirmation in Action



Fearless Leaders as Muses: Inspiration in Action



Fearless Leaders as Ministers: Mediation in Action



Amplifying Student Voice



The Destination



Mediative Learning Communities as Oases of Success



Revisiting an Oasis of Success in the Making


References


Index


About the Authors