{"product_id":"handbook-of-school-improvement-how-high-performing-principals-create-high-performing-schools-9781412979979","title":"Handbook of School Improvement: How High-Performing Principals Create High-Performing Schools","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLearn how successful principals make a difference in their school's performance!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBased on a ground-breaking study and numerous firsthand accounts, this illuminating book captures unique perspectives from 20 outstanding principals, representing a wide range of urban and rural schools. This resource includes: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe nine personal characteristics that help principals lead high-performing schools \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePractical strategies for balancing both administrative responsibilities and instructional leadership\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGuidance on using a systems-development approach to support excellence at every level \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscussion of the use of research and data for school improvement\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTips and suggestions from effective principals, along with recommended resources for further learning\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJo Blase\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of educational administration at the University of Georgia, and a former public school teacher, high school and middle school principal, and director of staff development. She received a Ph.D. in educational administration, curriculum, and supervision in 1983 from the University of Colorado at Boulder, and her research has focused on instructional and transformational leadership, school reform, staff development, and principal-teacher relationships. Through work with the Beginning Principal Study National Research Team, the Georgia League of Professional Schools, and public and private school educators with whom she consults throughout the United States and abroad, she has pursued her interest in preparation for and entry to educational and instructional leadership as it relates to supervisory discourse. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinner of the W. G. Walker 2000 Award for Excellence for her coauthored article published in the Journal of Educational Administration, the University of Georgia College of Education Teacher Educator Award, the University of Colorado School of Education Researcher\/Teacher of the Year, and the American Association of School Administrators Outstanding Research Award, Blase has published in international handbooks and journals such as \u003ci\u003eThe Journal of Staff Development, The Journal of Curriculum and Supervision, Educational Administration Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Alberta Journal of Educational Research;\u003c\/i\u003e her eight book editions include \u003ci\u003eEmpowering Teachers\u003c\/i\u003e (1994, 2000), \u003ci\u003eDemocratic Principals in Action\u003c\/i\u003e (1995), \u003ci\u003eThe Fire Is Back\u003c\/i\u003e (1997), \u003ci\u003eHandbook of Instructional Leadership \u003c\/i\u003e(1998, 2004), \u003ci\u003eBreaking the Silence\u003c\/i\u003e (2003), and \u003ci\u003eTeachers Bringing Out the Best in Teachers\u003c\/i\u003e (2006). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlase has authored chapters on becoming a principal, school renewal, supervision, and organizational development; her recent research examines the problem of teacher mistreatment. She has published over 90 academic articles, chapters, and books, and she also conducts research on supervisory discourse among physicians as medical educators and consults with physicians in US hospitals and medical centers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoseph Blase\u003c\/strong\u003e is a professor of educational administration at the University of Georgia. Since receiving his Ph.D. in 1980 from Syracuse University, his research has focused on school reform, transformational leadership, the micropolitics of education, principal-teacher relationships, and the work lives of teachers. His work concentrating on school-level micropolitics received the 1988 Davis Memorial Award given by the University Council for Educational Administration, and his coauthored article published in the Journal of Educational Administration won the W. G. Walker 2000 Award for Excellence. In 1999 he was recognized as an elite scholar, one of the 50 Most Productive and Influential Scholars of Educational Administration in the world. Blase's books include \u003ci\u003eThe Politics of Life in Schools: Power, Conflict, and Cooperation\u003c\/i\u003e (winner of the 1994 Critic's Choice Award sponsored by the American Education Studies Association), \u003ci\u003eBringing Out the Best in Teachers\u003c\/i\u003e (1994, 2000, 2008); \u003ci\u003eThe Micropolitics of Educational Leadership\u003c\/i\u003e (1995), \u003ci\u003e Empowering Teachers\u003c\/i\u003e (1994, 2000), \u003ci\u003e Democratic Principals in Action \u003c\/i\u003e(1995), \u003ci\u003eThe Fire Is Back \u003c\/i\u003e(1997), \u003ci\u003eHandbook of Instructional Leadership\u003c\/i\u003e (1998, 2004), \u003ci\u003eBreaking the Silence\u003c\/i\u003e (2003), and \u003ci\u003eTeachers Bringing Out the Best in Teachers\u003c\/i\u003e (2006). His recent research (coauthored with Jo Blase and Du Fengning, 2008), a national study of principal mistreatment of teachers, appeared in The Journal of Educational Administration. Professor Blase has published over 120 academic articles, chapters, and books.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDana Yon Phillips, Ed.D. \u003c\/b\u003eis a middle school administrator and former elementary school administrator in Georgia, part-time Assistant Professor at the University of Georgia, and part-time Instructor for Piedmont College. She completed her Ed.D. in Educational Leadership at the University of Georgia in 2004, where she focused on shared governance, instructional leadership, and teacher leadership. She now teaches organizational leadership, change for school improvement, and ethics at the University of Georgia. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring 1999 and 2000, Phillips produced and was host of \u003ci\u003eSchool Talk\u003c\/i\u003e, a weekly cable television program exploring educational trends and issues with school leaders. In 2003 she delivered a paper on the topic of \"parental involvement\" at the National School Reform Conference. Prior to her return to the field of education in 2000, Dr. Phillips owned and operated a nursing home management company for 26 years. Recognized as a service-oriented organizational leader, Dr. Phillips also provided management consulting services and conducted numerous seminars and workshops on topics such as staff development and training, operational policies and procedures, and federal and state long-term health care requirements for trade associations and nursing home and assisted living facilities. She is author of \u003ci\u003ePolicies and Procedures for Long-term Health Care Facilities\u003c\/i\u003e (1993) and \u003ci\u003eManual of Staff Orientation and Training for Long-Term Health Care Facilities\u003c\/i\u003e (1994).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Corwin Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51453571367186,"sku":"9781412979979","price":45.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_de00547a-638f-4735-ab6f-8f8705ff89e6.jpg?v=1751974468","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/handbook-of-school-improvement-how-high-performing-principals-create-high-performing-schools-9781412979979","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}