Practicing the Art of Leadership: A Problem-Based Approach to Implementing the ISLLC Standards (4th Edition) (Allyn & Bacon Educational Leadership)

In Practicing the Art of Leadership, prospective educational leaders get practical help for developing a sound understanding of ISLLC Standards and how to put them into practice effectively. The problem-based approach uses realistic scenarios patterned on those that appear on national examinations to show students clearly how to relate theory to practice in actual school situations they will encounter when they become educational leaders. The author covers the full spectrum of educational leadership theories and how they apply to today’s actual classrooms and schools.

Features especially important to ensuring student understanding of the concepts and Standards include:

• NEW! Up to date information on the New Interstate School Leader Licensure Standards and their functions and the revised ISLLC Standards of 2007 along with the solid research base that supports them
• NEW and updated concepts, scenarios, and activities throughout
• Outstanding pedagogy through introductory sections in each chapter and numerous end of chapter opportunities for personal study, ideas for research studies, and topics for in-class discussion
• NEW! Additional teacher support through a new Instructor’s Manual with a Test Bank, new Power Points, and the integration of materials from the Companion text, The Four Dimensions of Principal Leadership: A Foundation for Leading 21^st Century Schools