Description: Principals as Maverick Leaders by Sharron Goldman Walker, Michael Chirichello Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description This book presents a guide for principals in the form of rules that suggest that educational leaders must ask themselves why they do what they do. It also takes readers through a series of vignettes focused on how principals can practice democracy in the schoolhouse, while challenging themselves and their school community. Publisher Description After her school wins the coveted United States National Secondary Education Award, a school principal embarks upon an educational odyssey. The principal discovers that the reasons for winning the award are a sham! As her school falls apart, she begins to reflect on the stagnant school organization and the ineffective prescriptions for improvement. She wonders why as a democratic nation, American schools do not model the practice of democracy for students. The principal begins her quest to unearth the flaws in her own thinking about the way schools work in her quest to create more democratic schools. Endeavoring to understand how systems really work, the principal puts her new ideas into practice and shares with the reader the lessons learned from past practices. This book presents a guide for principals in the form of rules that suggest that educational leaders must ask themselves why they do what they do. It also takes readers through a series of vignettes focused on how principals can practice democracy in the schoolhouse, while challenging themselves and their school community. Author Biography Michael Peter Chirichello was a teacher, principal, superintendent of schools, and college professor for four decades. He is currently visiting professor at Northern Kentucky University, where he teaches aspiring doctoral students. Sharron Goldman Walker was a public school teacher and principal for almost four decades. She continues to write books and articles about the practice of democracy in the schoolhouse in order to preserve freedom. Details ISBN 1610483499 ISBN-13 9781610483490 Title Principals as Maverick Leaders Author Sharron Goldman Walker, Michael Chirichello Format Paperback Year 2011 Pages 266 Publisher Rowman & Littlefield GE_Item_ID:37102375; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys
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ISBN-13: 9781610483490
Book Title: Principals as Maverick Leaders
Number of Pages: 266 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Principals As Maverick Leaders : Rethinking Democratic Schools
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Education
Publication Year: 2011
Subject: Leadership, Administration / General, Decision-Making & Problem Solving, Administration / School Superintendents & Principals, Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects
Item Height: 0.6 in
Item Weight: 14.4 Oz
Type: Textbook
Subject Area: Education
Author: Michael Chirichello, Sharron Goldman Walker
Item Length: 9.2 in
Item Width: 6.1 in
Format: Trade Paperback
