{"product_id":"the-moral-imperative-of-school-leadership","title":"The Moral Imperative of School Leadership","description":"\"Fullan shows how moral leadership can reinvent the principalship and bring about large-scale school improvement. This is a masterfully crafted and accessible book by North America′s foremost expert on change.\"\n―Thomas J. Sergiovanni, Lillian Radford Professor of Education\nTrinity University, San Antonio, TX\n\"Fullan challenges all who work in education to rethink the critical role of the principal as school leader in the current era of accountability. With clarity and insight, he offers a series of strategies to reshape the culture and context of leadership in schools to create learning communities where both students and teachers can excel.\"\n―Paul D. Houston, Executive Director\nAmerican Association of School Administrators\n\"Once again, the writing of Michael Fullan is a tour de force. The Moral Imperative of School Leadershipis a must-read for those who want to make a difference!\"\n―Gerald N. Tirozzi, Executive Director\nNational Association of Secondary School Principals\nThe time has come to change the context of school leadership!\nThe role of the principal is pivotal to systemic school change. That is the fundamental message of The Moral Imperative of School Leadership, which extends the discussion begun in Fullan′s earlier publication, What′s Worth Fighting for in the Principalship? The author examines the moral purpose of school leadership and its critical role in \"changing the context\" in which the role is embedded. In this bold step forward, Fullan calls for principals to become agents as well as beneficiaries of the processes of school change. In an effort to make the position more rewarding and exciting, he shifts the principal′s role from one of a site-based superman or superwoman, and recasts it as one in which principals figure prominently both within their school and within the larger school system that surrounds them.\nConcepts explored in-depth include: Why \"changing the context\" should be the main agenda for the principalship Why barriers to the principalship exist Why the principal should be seen as the COO (chief operating officer) of a school Why the role of the principal should figure more prominently within the system What individuals and the system can do to transform school leadership to a powerful new force\nThe challenge, and moral imperative, for today′s principal is to lead system transformations to resolve the top-down\/bottom-up dilemma that exists in systemic change. To end the exodus from the principalship, and for great school leaders to evolve in large numbers, the time to redefine the position is now!\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0761938737\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: RDV.0761938737.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Fullan, Michael\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: This book is in good condition with very minimal damage. Pages may have minimal notes or highlighting. Cover image on the book may vary from photo. Ships out quickly in a secure plastic mailer.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Reliant Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46203062943921,"sku":"RDV.0761938737.G","price":6.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0544\/8872\/7729\/files\/0761938737-0.jpg?v=1756056897","url":"https:\/\/www.reliantbookstore.com\/products\/the-moral-imperative-of-school-leadership","provider":"Reliant Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}