Product Description

"A humane blueprint for school reform that--instead of starting with a 'deficiency' model of what teachers can't do and giving them 'inservice' workshops ad infinitum--would build on the educational staff's existing strengths." —The New York Times Book Review

Barth hows how communication, collegiality, and risk-taking among adults can create an atmosphere of learning and leadership for all.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #263636 in Books
• Published on: 1991-08-20
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: 9.06" h x .61" w x 6.04" l, .60 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 224 pages

From Library Journal
Despite the subtitle, this is basically a handbook for principals. It is one of the first of the recent spate of books on improving schools to concentrate on the role of the principal in bringing about educational reform. Barth stresses the relationship between teacher and principal and the importance of collegiality in fostering an active community of teachers who then become leaders themselves. Barth believes this will create a better climate for student learning. By calling attention to the principal as a factor in the school situation, Barth makes a definite contribution to the literature on the subject. For educational administration collections.
- Shirley L. Hopkinson, California State Univ., San Jose
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Review
"A humane blueprint for school reform that--instead of starting with a 'deficiency' model of what teachers can't do and giving them 'inservice' workshops ad infinitum--would build on the educational staff's existing strengths." (The New York Times Book Review)

Ingram
Despite the subtitles, this is basically a handbook for principals. The book concentrates on the role of the principal in bringing about educational reform. Barth stresses the relationship between teacher and principal and the importance of collegiality in fostering an active community of teachers who then become leaders themselves.