{"product_id":"educational-leadership-pat-williams-boyd-9781576073537","title":"Educational Leadership: A Reference Handbook","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn objective discussion of educational leadership from both inside and outside the school system, focusing on ethical issues, dominant models, and today's unprecedented commitment to community involvement.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDuring the last decade of the 20th century, the United States entered a new era of educational leadership. The seat of educational authority shifted from the district office to the individual school, from the principal-as-manager to the stakeholders: students, teachers, families, community members, school boards, politicians, and corporate and philanthropic foundations. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eEducational Leadership\u003c\/i\u003e, educator Pat Williams-Boyd traces these changes from their roots in the 19th century to the present day. She shows readers what leadership looks like when it is distributed throughout a community and explains how collaborative relationships can be forged. She also examines techniques for effective leadership during the hazardous process of school reform and presents a critical discussion of 20 leading school reform models.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Pat Williams-Boyd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 157607353X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781576073537\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e ABC-CLIO\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/03\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 358\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.39lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.72h x 5.84w x 1.16d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2002 pg. 100\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerican Reference Bks Annual\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2003 pg. 114","brand":"Pat Williams-Boyd","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48088583241983,"sku":"9781576073537","price":83.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a4890865-2f8b-459b-8410-daabe9daf1e8.jpg?v=1769105576","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/educational-leadership-pat-williams-boyd-9781576073537","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}